Reflections

Do Not Use White Gel Pen for Realistic Highlights (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Do Not Use White Gel Pen for Realistic Highlights (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

What’s the best white gel pen for Realistic highlights?

I get this question a lot— as if the problem is the brand of pen rather than the white pen technique.

If you’re coloring cranberries with the same technique you also used on a fuzzy brown bear or a prickly pine tree… And if you’re using the white gel pen highlight technique on everything?

You’ve got realism problems.

Use What You Learn: Color Shiny Pink Heart Balloons with Copic Marker & Colored Pencil

Use What You Learn: Color Shiny Pink Heart Balloons with Copic Marker & Colored Pencil

You can use techniques borrowed from other Vanilla Arts classes to color shiny balloons.

You can color these balloons, your own balloon drawing, or any other balloon stamp you encounter.

Good technique isn’t just good for one project.

Good technique is good for a lifetime of coloring!

Coloring Tip: Add Decorations Last. Don’t add details until you’ve created realistic shape & form. (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Coloring Tip: Add Decorations Last. Don’t add details until you’ve created realistic shape & form. (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

We love to color the fun stuff first!

I know… and I don’t blame you either.

Some weeks it feels like we hardly get a chance to touch our Copic Markers and colored pencils. So when we do squeeze a little coloring time in between work and family stuff, we want to color something fun!

Like really cool, super shiny reflections?