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Steps to Realism: Coloring beyond Smooth Blending Combinations (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Steps to Realism: Coloring beyond Smooth Blending Combinations (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Now that you know how to blend with Copic Markers, What’s next?

For beginners, the initial challenge with Copic Markers or even colored pencils is learning how to blend smoothly. After that, you worry about collecting enough markers or pencils to be able to color everything you want to color.

Buy, buy, buy. Blend, blend, blend…

Copic Marker & colored pencil: "Fair Isle Stocking"

 
"Fair Isle Stocking" a Copic and colored pencil coloring lesson for intermediate + students. | VanillaArts.com
 
 

Texture, texture, texture...

"Fair Isle Stocking" a Copic and colored pencil coloring lesson for intermediate + students. | VanillaArts.com

Fair isle stocking

Most crafters love the smooth blending effects that Copic Markers offer.

But life is full of texture. The first step to adding realism to your images is to admit that smooth blending is not appropriate for every single stamp image you color. Real life is full of lumpy, bumpy, and craggy surfaces.

Knit objects are one of those stamps that look so much better with texture. 

Fair Isle Stocking was a class offered to my live class students in December 2016.