Copic Marker Underpaint: Blending Combinations for Realistic Color - Blue Violet Swatch (Bellflower)

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May 2

Written By Audrey shulke

“Bellflower” Copic Marker blending combination. Add realism by underpainting with complementary color. Use G green under BV blue-violet markers for depth and dimension. Periwinkle swatch. | VanillaArts.com | Color theory for alcohol markers.

Bellflower: A Copic Color Swatch

Add green to a blue violet blending combination for depth and dimension

G and BV 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:

(click the pic to read test results and tips at MarkerNovice.com)

Learn more about BV04 Blue Berry Copic Marker. We swatch test Copic colors- staining, value, lightfast, cap accuracy. | MarkerNovice.com | color theory for alcohol markers

Testing takes time.

We’ll add more test results from the colors in this swatch recipe as they’re published.

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

Learn more about your Copic Markers:

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