Copic Marker Underpaint: Blending Combinations for Realistic Color - Blue Swatch (Arctic Fox)

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Jan 24

Written By Audrey shulke

“Arctic Fox”. Add realism to Copic Marker blends by underpainting with complementary color. Underpaint with C blue violet under blue B markers for depth and dimension. Blue B color swatch. | VanillaArts.com | Alcohol marker blending combinations.

Arctic Fox: A Copic Swatch

Add cool gray to an icy blue blending combination for depth and dimension

C and B Copic Markers

Real shade is not darker color, real shade is desaturated color.

To create the murky shade colors that Copic Marker does not make, Vanilla Arts Company teaches Online Workshops using the underpainting method. Students learn to layer colors realistically rather than blend.

Underpainting creates natural colors found in everyday life.

How to use a Copic underpainting combination

Learn more about the Copic Markers in this blending combination:

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Copic Ink Test Results: Lightfast? Value? Cap accuracy?

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