Vanilla Undercover: Underpaint with Copic Markers for Beautiful Realism - Bosc Pears

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Written By Amy Shulke
 
Add dimension and realism to Copic Marker blends by underpainting with complementary or opposite colors. Real shade isn’t just one step darker than the base color. Real shade is murky and desaturated. | VanillaArts.com | #copicmarker #realisticcolor…
 
 

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

To create the desaturated colors that Copic Marker does not make, Vanilla Arts Company teaches Online Workshops and Livestream Coloring Challenges using the underpainting method. Students learn to layer colors realistically rather than blend. Underpainting creates natural colors found in everyday life.

Underpainting creates natural colors found in everyday life.

“Bosc Pear” blending combination for Copic Markers. Underpaint YR yellow-red markers with B blue for realistic depth and dimension. Orange swatch. | VanillaArts.com | Alcohol marker color theory.
 
 

Further Reading:

Color Smart: Marker Recipes Hurt Your Coloring

Why Traditional Copic Marker Blending Techniques Make Fake Flowers

 

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