Vanilla Arts Rewind: Improve your Copic Marker Coloring Today - Size Matters
January is a Time to Reflect…..
So we decided to bring back some tried and true tips and tricks from the Vanilla Arts archives!
This week we look at why size matters…..are we too hard on ourselves because we are trying to color too small?
There are no magic shortcuts to better coloring...
But there are small…
Vanilla Undercover: Underpaint with Copic Markers for Beautiful Realism - Lovely Pink
Real shade is not darker color, real shade is desaturated color. To create the desaturated colors that Copic Marker does not make, Vanilla Arts Company teaches Online Workshops and Livestream Coloring Challenges using the underpainting method. Students learn to layer colors realistically rather than blend. Underpainting creates natural colors found in everyday life.
Advanced Coloring Class? Or is it really beginner level? (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)
Are you taking advanced copic classes? Are you sure?
There are a lot of Copic Marker classes out there. Some local, most online. Some are straight markers, some add colored pencil over the top. Lot’sa info is getting tossed around. But wow, the classification of these classes sure is a free-for-all. One man’s advanced class is another man’s…
The Artist's Notebook: Add Realistic Texture to Your Coloring (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)
Want to add more life to your coloring projects?
When people first start coloring polymer, rubber, or digital stamps with Copic Markers or colored pencils, they often focus on color. Which marker colors should I buy? Which pencil colors should I use?
Color-color-color.
Later, as we build up a pretty good color collection, the focus shifts to blending. What color blend should I use on the bow? What color blend should I use for the snow?
And there’s the catch, even though you’re thinking about blending technique, it’s still all about the color-color-color…