Vanilla Undercover: Underpaint with Copic Markers for Beautiful Realism - Sweet Cyan

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Written By Audrey shulke
 
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. Red Violet adds gentle shade to bright cyan Blue markers. | VanillaArts.com | #copicmarker …
 
 

A subtle shift in blue

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.

"Sweet Cyan", a color palette for underpainting with Copic Markers. Blending combinations designed to create realism in you next coloring project. | VanillaArts.com | Color theory for alcohol markers.
 

Further Reading:

Head to Head : Blending Cardstocks - Cryogen vs X-Press It

Copic Marker Myths : 6 Fake Tips (Think Before You Believe)

How to Choose the Best Stamps for Copic Coloring

 

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