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

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Sep 27

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Tabby Blue. Add realism to Copic Marker blends by underpainting with complementary color. Real shade is desaturated. Underpaint with YR for feline depth and shade. Blue B color swatch. | VanillaArts.com | Alcohol marker blending combinations.

Tabby Blue - A Copic Color Swatch

Add bold peach to a warm blue blending combination for feline depth

YR, B, and BG 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)

Testing takes time.

We’ll add test results from more colors in this swatch recipe as they’re published.

Learn more about YR02 Light Orange 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 more about B12 Ice Blue 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 more about BG11 Moon White 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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