8 Tips for Coloring Realistic Dogs with Copic Markers & Colored Pencils
Can we color dogs with greater realism?
It’s easy to get realistic looking flowers with Copic Markers. Sometimes it feels like Copics were made for floral images.
But how do we apply the same kind of floral realism to animal stamps?
Specifically how do we color realistic dogs?
Copic Markers: Do you make coloring harder than it has to be?
wow, that is so complicated!
What did you think when you first saw the Indian Maize project here?
All those colors on each little kernel? I’ll bet it took weeks to color!
Weeks? Really?
I’ve noticed over the years, some very experienced Copic Marker fans add lots of extra steps to the coloring process that don’t really pay off in the end.
A lot of people make dimensional coloring harder than it has to be.
Do you?
Copic Markers: Is blending the key to dimension or realism? (plus, coloring with chisel nibs!)
I want lots of dimension in my Copic coloring!
"So I must blend, blend, blend!
Right?
Hmmm...
Do you really think so?
I mean, I know that's what you've been told or at least it's what you've….
Artistic Coloring: Tiny Details - how to decide which details are important & what to skip
Do you love detail?
How much detail should you include in your Copic Marker and colored pencil projects?
Which details can you add and what should you leave out?
Are there rules for finding the sweet spot?