I’ve been teaching artistic coloring classes for over a decade and I’ve got to say, it’s pretty rare for me to meet a new student who isn’t afraid to take control of their colors.
Do you let your supplies run the show? Then your coloring is flatter than it ought to be! Let’s look at why and how to fix it.
You want to get more depth, dimension, and realism from your Copic Markers and colored pencils.
So you spend a ton of time picking just the right colors…
And you labor over getting all the right shade colors into just the right spots…
You work hard to get all the details just right…
Then you grab a white gel pen and decorate the heck out of it. Sound about right?
Stop! There’s a better way!
You’re not alone. It’s hard to create a smooth colorful background with Copic Markers.
I see the streaky-background question posted on beginner marker groups at Facebook a lot. The sad thing is, the answers from the community are almost never correct. Today let’s look at how to color beautifully smooth backgrounds.
