Learn to Capture Accurate details for Realism (coloring Classes vs. demonstrations)
Do you want to play a game? “Okay class, pick up your R35 and we will color the tail of this ribbon.” That’s how Copic and even some colored pencil classes work, right? If you do exactly what the teacher does, you’ll end up with something amazing. And it works… Kinda. You walk away with a very pretty project. Your Christmas scene looks just as cute as the instructor’s. Your ribbon is smooth, your ornaments look shiny and the box looks perfectly dimensional… maybe even realistic.
Am I a Beginner? 5 Things Experienced Colorers Never Think About (Copic Markers, Colored Pencils)
“Do I color like a beginner?” It can be hard to determine where you fit because it’s possible for someone to color for years with Copic Markers or colored pencils and still be a beginner. I know that sounds crazy but if you’re never presented with upper level techniques and if you never color anything but simple stamps for small cards, it doesn’t matter how long you’ve been coloring, you still have beginner skills.
Vanilla Undercover: Underpaint with Copic Markers for Beautiful Realism - Ocean Wake
Briny Blues
Did you know that artists have traditionally loved the sea so much that they named one of our favorite colors after it?Aquamarine! Check out the names on your blue-green markers. Even Copic got into the watery spirit of things: pale aqua, aqua blue, aqua, coral sea, aqua mint, horizon green, Nile blue, ocean mist, ice ocean and abyss green. So since we are so obsessed with the variations of the ocean’s beauty, doesn’t it make sense to choose colors wisely when portraying watery depths? Using a little C6 to underpaint your BG49 is sure to create a splash!
Be a Smart Artist: 5 Things to Think About While Coloring (Copic Markers, Colored Pencils)
What do professional artists think about as they work?
Well, it’s not what you see in the movies.
Turning the stereo up to eleven, chugging whiskey, and waiving a paintbrush around in the air like you’re swatting flies? That’s how artists work on television. It looks romantic on camera.
But in real life?
All that distraction is a good way to make bad art.
If you’re moving from craft-level stamp coloring to artistic coloring with Copic Markers, colored pencils, watercolor… well, it’s easy to feel like a misfit.