Copic Marker Underpaint: Blending Combinations for Realistic Color - Purple Swatch (Plum Geranium)

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Aug 1

Written By Audrey shulke

“Plum Geranium” Copic Marker blending combination. Add realism by underpainting with complementary color. Use BG blue green under V violet markers for depth and dimension. Purple swatch. | VanillaArts.com | Color theory for alcohol markers.

Plum Geranium: A Copic Swatch

Add blue-green to a purple blending combination for depth and dimension.

BG and V 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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