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Control Freak Tips: How to Color with Loose Artistic Style (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Control Freak Tips: How to Color with Loose Artistic Style (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Do you micro-manage your markers?

You’re not alone. There’s something about Copic Marker and especially colored pencil that seems to attract persnickety people. We like control and we want to regulate our colors, so we choose the most controlled version of all art mediums.

Because really, who trusts a drippy paintbrush and all those weird little tubes? That stuff gets messy! Markers and pencils are safe.

And yet we dream of painting. Painting with wild abandon.

Today, let’s look at tips for coloring with passion and freedom.