Vanilla Undercover: Underpaint with Copic Markers for Beautiful Realism - Cedar Plank

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Add realism to Copic Marker blends by underpainting with complementary or opposite colors. Real shade isn’t just darker, real shade is murky and desaturated. Yellow softly mellows BV markers for dreamy snow scenes. | VanillaArts.com | #copicmarker #…
 
 

Cedar Plank: A Copic Color Swatch

Deepen a Yellow-Red blending combination by adding one B Copic Marker.

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 Marker Novice Uncapped swatch:

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Learn more about your Copic Markers:

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