Coloring Tip: Don’t Let Dimensional Coloring Techniques Distract From Realism (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)
Smooth Copic blending is the least important part of coloring
That’s a pretty harsh statement, especially coming from someone who teaches smooth marker and colored pencil blending for a living.
But honestly, blending is so overrated.
In fact, I’d say smooth blending and all those dimensional coloring techniques everyone wants to learn? They kill your chances
Copic Coloring Videos: The Limitations of Online Learning (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)
Copic Marker & Colored Pencil Mixed Media: Less Pencil Than You Think
I am a mixed media artist
Well, at least technically.
My projects do not look like the typical mixed media. I don’t glue photographs to a board and drizzle paint everywhere… but that’s the point. This is subtle mixed media.
I use a combination of Copic Marker and Prismacolor Soft Core Colored Pencils but I use them in a way that’s cohesive and seamless.
