Color Palette: Copic Marker + Colored Pencil Combination (Green, Periwinkle)

Color Palette: Copic Marker + Colored Pencil Combination (Green, Periwinkle)

Spruce green, celadon, and periwinkle Copic Markers make a woodsy color palette for your next coloring project.

Today’s color palette pairs BG, G, and BV Copic Markers to make a beautiful color scheme for your next project.

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Details in Focus: 6 Tips for Coloring Realistic Birds (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Details in Focus: 6 Tips for Coloring Realistic Birds (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Do you want to color Realistic birds?

Traditional blending techniques teach you to color everything smooth.

It doesn’t matter what animal you’re coloring— furry puppies, spiky porcupines, scaly fish, or feathery flamingos— no problem, just color them all smooth!

So it’s no wonder your animals turn out generic and cartoonish.

Folks, this is nuts. As a professional artist, I can’t imagine ignoring the amazing textures that make birds so interesting and unique.

It’s not hard to add a little bit of realism to your coloring.

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Coloring Tip: Test Background Colors to Prevent Accidental Distractions (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Coloring Tip: Test Background Colors to Prevent Accidental Distractions (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Do you wait until the end of the project to add a background?

Uh ohhhh…

Backgrounds are far more important than most colorers realize.

You’ve just spent hours coloring a beautiful image with your very best Copic Marker techniques. You added lots of amazing details with colored pencils.

Do you really want to mess it up now with a bad background?

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