Vanilla Undercover: Underpainting Blending Combinations for Realistic Color - Warm Green Swatch

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Oct 4

Written By Audrey shulke

Green Onion. Add realism to Copic Marker blends by underpainting with complementary color. Real shade is desaturated. Underpaint with V for savory depth and shade. Green YG color swatch. | VanillaArts.com | Alcohol marker blending combinations.

Green Onion: A Copic Color Swatch

Add violet and teal to a warm green blending combination for savory depth

V, BG, and YG 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 about BG09 Blue Green Copic Marker. We swatch and test Copic colors- layering, staining, lift, value, lightfastness, saturation, and cap accuracy. | MarkerNovice.com | Testing alcohol markers like other artist grade art supplies.

Learn about YG11 Mignonette Copic Marker. We swatch and test Copic colors- layering, staining, lift, value, lightfastness, saturation, and cap accuracy. | MarkerNovice.com | Testing alcohol markers like other artist grade art supplies.

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

Learn more about your Copic Markers:

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