Copic Marker Underpaint: Blending Combinations for Realistic Color - Red Swatch (True Love)

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Written By Amy Shulke
 
“True Love” Copic Marker blending combination. Add realism by underpainting with complementary color. Use BG green under R red markers for depth and dimension. Red swatch. | VanillaArts.com | Color theory for alcohol markers.

True Love - a Copic Color Swatch

Add blue-green to a red blending combination for realistic depth and dimension

BG and R 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 Marker Novice Uncapped swatch:

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Learn more about your Copic Markers:

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“True Love” Copic Marker blending combination. Add realism by underpainting with complementary color. Use BG green under R red markers for depth and dimension. Red swatch. | VanillaArts.com | Color theory for alcohol markers.
 
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