VANILLA ARTS
16 years of marker + pencil tutorials, color resources, and artist-focused education designed to help you understand the why of realistic coloring.
realistic coloring. realistic advice.
Beyond Blending
Most coloring tutorials teach recipes.
Which colors to use, where to shade, and where to add those white-pen highlights.
That’s never been my approach.
For more than 16 years, I’ve taught the foundation of realism through form, texture, stroke control, and color theory
Because realistic coloring makes a lot more sense when you understand the why artists do what they do.
Vanilla Arts is a growing library of articles, tutorials, videos, and workshops for colorists who want to think beyond blending and color independently like an artist.
“Jar of Hearts”: 6x6”. Copic Marker and Holbein Colored Pencils on Strathmore Bristol Smooth.
To color like an artist,
You’ve gotta think like an artist.
There’s a big ol’ world out there
BEYOND BLENDING
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