Best Paper for Copic Markers: Recommendations from 4 Top Marker Instructors
What is the Best Paper for Copic Markers?
The truth is that there isn’t one best marker friendly paper or card stock for everyone. Smart artists match their style of coloring to the paper they use. To help you find your ideal paper without buying and testing every paper on the market, I’ve talked with 3 instructors, asking them which papers they use, what they teach with, and their best beginner recommendation…
Student Success: Kathy Adds Realism by Coloring Larger Images (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)
“I want my coloring to look absolutely realistic!”
You’ve taken lots of coloring classes and you’ve colored tons of stamped images. You’re even being very careful to avoid the cutesy classes— no googley-eyed bunnies or smiling toaster classes for you.
You want to color with realism. So why isn’t it happening? Why does everything you color still look cartoonish?
Student Success Story: Lori's Independent Coloring- On the Rocks (Copic Markers)
More Than Pretty Projects
You take a lot of classes. You color a lot of Copic Marker projects. You begin adding details and artistry with colored pencils. But are you really learning anything useful?
Coloring classes teach you how to color a specific project. Art classes teach you how to apply new skills to OTHER projects.
Our goal at Vanilla Arts Company is to develop skills rather than a pile of pretty projects. This week we look at how Lori is applying what she’s learned in classes to this amazing independent project!
Realistic Florals: Why Traditional Copic Marker Blending Technique Makes Fake Flowers
Do your flowers look fake?
Do you dream of coloring realistic flowers with Copic Markers, colored pencils, or even watercolor? Do you practice— coloring lots of flower stamps and trying out new tutorials… but you never seem to get the look of a real flower? My latest video at YouTube is a free lesson on why traditional Copic blending techniques fail miserably when it comes to florals. It’s not you. It’s the technique…