Rebel Blending: Break the Copic Marker Blending Rules | Aqua & Lavender (Blue Peony)

“Blue Peony” is a delicate blend from aqua to violet. This Rebel Blending challenge inspired by blooming peonies. Real color with no rules. BG, B, and V alcohol markers. Copic Marker recipe here.
 

“Blue Peony” - a delicate Blue and Violet Copic Marker blending combination

Be a Rebel Blender— because real life is never Light-Medium-Dark.

“Blue Peony” is a delicate blend from aqua to violet. This Rebel Blending challenge inspired by blooming peonies. Real color with no rules. BG, B, and V alcohol markers. Copic Marker recipe here.

Light-Medium-Dark blending combinations were never designed for YOU.

Light to dark blends are for teachers.

It’s very easy to teach simple blends.

But when I look at the world around me, nothing is ever three versions of the same color. Shade colors are murky. Highlights shift warm. And surface colors take on hints of the colors around them.

I use Rebel Blends in all of my personal work, I teach them in my online classes and workshops, plus you’ll see them in my free videos.

If you want to color with realism, you need to ditch the light-medium-dark fallacy.

Let’s break the rules.

 

Scroll down for the Copic Rebel Blend recipe.

 

BLUE COLORING

BREAK THE RULES

WE TEST BLUE INK

 

MAKE BLUE BEAUTIFUL

UNDERPAINT BLUE

 
 
 

You’ve never seen Blue Copic Markers do this!

Challenge yourself with this delicate rebel blend

 
“Blue Peony” is a delicate blend from aqua to violet. This Rebel Blending challenge inspired by blooming peonies. Real color with no rules. BG, B, and V alcohol markers. Copic Marker recipe here.
 

*B24 is used twice— once to blend blue with aqua, the second time to blend blue with lavender.

 
Join pro illustrator Amy Shulke for a floral challenge project, a large and dynamic peony blossom with Copic Markers and colored pencils.

Color a vibrant peony with Amy

“Blue Peony” is an advanced challenge project, teaching you to develop fantasy color transitions while retaining a sense of realistic depth and dimension.

Color along with Amy using her original line art.

 

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