ONLINE Copic Marker Class: “Ink Frog” Alternatives to Blending & How to create Friendly Expressions

ONLINE Copic Marker Class: “Ink Frog” Alternatives to Blending & How to create Friendly Expressions

Coloring with Copic Markers

Looking for a new coloring challenge? Stuck at home? Social distancing? Bored?

Now’s the time to finally work on your Copic Marker and colored pencil skills.

For years, you’ve put it off because you didn’t have the time. There were errands to run, appointments to keep, stuff to take care of. Now we’ve got time out the wazoo.

Vanilla Arts is here to help keep your hands and minds busy.

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Vanilla Undercover: Underpaint with Copic Markers for Beautiful Realism - Violet Ribbon

Vanilla Undercover: Underpaint with Copic Markers for Beautiful Realism - Violet Ribbon

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.

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Copic Marker Tutorial: Easy, Inexpensive, & Safe Marker Cleaning

Copic Marker Tutorial: Easy, Inexpensive, & Safe Marker Cleaning

Clean your Copic Markers

Protect your investment! Regular Copic care extends the life of your Copic Markers.

Clean and full Copics make coloring easier!

In today's video, Elena demonstrates how to properly clean and maintain your Copic Markers. She also shows how to refill Copic Markers to keep them performing like new.

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Strawberry Tea - a Challenge Level Mixed Media Project  (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Strawberry Tea - a Challenge Level Mixed Media Project (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Realism using color Runs

Coloring high shine objects like strawberries can be difficult. Using color runs can help achieve that realistic shine.

In this intermediate mixed media project you can follow Amy’s step by step strawberry process photos to color beautiful, realistic strawberries. This process can also be used for any berry.

Vanilla Arts Stamps feature wide open areas with minimal texture marks. This makes them suitable for colored pencil, alcohol markers, watercolor... get creative and get coloring!

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