Copic Club: Casual Coloring Class- Learn to color on kraft paper

There are many tutorials for coloring stamps on kraft paper

And they usually involve multiple coats of colored pencil.

Layer after layer after layer after layer...

That's because mid-toned paper tends to shine through the pencil layers to dampen their vibrancy.

Some of these tutorials are simply exhausting! Color it white, then color it again, then add another coat, then  brighten it with more white...

Stop. Just stop. This is stupid.

Mid-toned papers are pretty standard in the art world, we use them for quick sketches and studies.

Did you notice the word quick there?

Yep. Quick studies are pretty much the opposite of 92 layer crafty style coloring.

Coloring on kraft paper doesn't have to use up an entire white pencil to get the job done. There's a minimal amount of white in this image, I sharpened my white pencil twice for this 8.5" tall piece (and that's only because I love a sharp point on my lead).

Coloring with colored pencils does not require a massive pencil collection. There are 14 pencils here and I could eliminate three of them if I wanted to prove my Ebenezer Scrooge street cred.

You do not need solvents or chemicals either. I don't use them.

And you don't have to press hard! Not a thing on this image has been burnished, rubbed, or scrubbed. It's 100% carpal tunnel free!

There's an easier way to color with colored pencils. Let me show you how.

Copic Club is a monthly live class for casual coloring

Perfect for beginners, hobby colorers looking to increase their skill set, and self-taught colorers who feel as if they've missed key technique details.

Wednesday, March 8th 2017 from 1 to 3:30pm

Thursday, March 9th 2017 from 6 to 8:30pm

Lesson: Secrets of Kraft Coloring

Stamp Set: "Garden Variety" by Memory Box

Medium: Copic Marker & Prismacolor Premier Pencils

Skill Level: Beginners who are ready for a challenge. No drawing skills necessary.

Marker Painting Foundations: Copic Marker skills for beginners

SORRY, THIS COURSE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Learn the Flick stroke for Copic Markers

Everybody talks about the flick stroke…

You can’t spend 10 minutes looking at Copic on the Internet without stumbling across a reference to flicking.

But here’s the problem - instructors and bloggers don’t seem to agree on what a flick is and how to do it.

Really?

Really. It's likely in the top ten things that marker bloggers blog about and if I had a Twinkie for every different explanation, I've seen...

Well, I'm not sure what I'd do with a three-story high pile of Twinkies... but you get the idea.

Join me for a deep dive look at the Marker Painting flick technique

What a flick is, what it looks like, how to do it, when to do it...

This isn't just a passing glance at flicking! I even get into maximizing your wrist anatomy to make the best flick possible.

This online course is perfect for:

• complete beginners

• self taught colorers who feel as if they've accidentally missed key information

• long time colorers who still encounter problems with blending, shading, or developing convincing depth

Marker Painting Workshops:

Learn to color with confidence

Because you can't color artistically if you're always worrying about the basics.

This course includes:

• 15 minute break-down of flicking- not just the how but the why

• 45 minute color-along style video, fully narrated walk through of "Oopsie Daisy"

• Hi-res "Oopsie Daisy" PNG digital stamp (also PDF and JPG alternate formats)

• full color sample

• guide to shading

• color map

• bonus supplement on Push & Pull technique for floral images

Anytime access, entire class is immediately available upon registration.

Join the class, join the fun! I can't wait to color with you.

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**complete, printable supply list available with class purchase