Coloring Tip: Look Deeper at Shiny Reflections to Add Realism (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Coloring Tip: Look Deeper at Shiny Reflections to Add Realism (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Do you add shiny reflections with a white gel pen?

Oh no. Please don’t tell me that you make them in the shape of a comma or semicolon…

Noooooo! That’s not shine, that’s a punctuation!

Here’s a great tip for coloring lifelike and amazing reflections on metal with Copic Markers and colored pencils.

Coloring Tip: Don’t Let Dimensional Coloring Techniques Distract From Realism (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Coloring Tip: Don’t Let Dimensional Coloring Techniques Distract From Realism (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Smooth Copic blending is the least important part of coloring

That’s a pretty harsh statement, especially coming from someone who teaches smooth marker and colored pencil blending for a living.

But honestly, blending is so overrated.

In fact, I’d say smooth blending and all those dimensional coloring techniques everyone wants to learn? They kill your chances

Coloring Tip: Add Decorations Last. Don’t add details until you’ve created realistic shape & form. (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Coloring Tip: Add Decorations Last. Don’t add details until you’ve created realistic shape & form. (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

We love to color the fun stuff first!

I know… and I don’t blame you either.

Some weeks it feels like we hardly get a chance to touch our Copic Markers and colored pencils. So when we do squeeze a little coloring time in between work and family stuff, we want to color something fun!

Like really cool, super shiny reflections?

Coloring Tip: Add Bold & Beautiful Color to Shadows (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Coloring Tip: Add Bold & Beautiful Color to Shadows (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

What color are real shadows?

It’s time to color the cast shadow… Hold on while I grab my gray Copic Markers!

Noooooooo! You can do better!