You don’t need a new Copic Marker or colored pencil class for everything you want to color. Good techniques add up! Color a wide eyed owl using concepts from an intermediate Vanilla Arts class on bird anatomy plus an advanced class on fluffy pencil techniques. Combine your classes for amazing realism.

Color Amazing Projects Without a Specialized Class

It would be impossible to create a Copic Marker or colored pencil class for everything everyone wants to color.

Even if I devoted all my time to producing classes, 24 hours a day, non-stop, I still couldn’t teach a specific class on everything you want to learn to color.

The good news is that you don’t need a dedicated class to color this realistic box of macaron cookies.

You can use techniques borrowed from other Vanilla Arts classes to color this wide-eyed owl

You can color this owl, your own owl drawing, or any other bird stamp you encounter.

Good technique isn’t just good for one project.

Good technique is good for a lifetime of coloring!

Borrow & Combine Techniques to Create Original Coloring Projects

Make the most out of every coloring class you take!

To color this realistic line art with Copic and colored pencils, I used techniques from two Vanilla Arts classes:

Red Bird + Robin’s Nest = the wise Know It Owl

In the Red Bird online workshop, students learn the basic parts of bird anatomy to begin coloring any species of bird with greater realism. Birds are not just balls of fluff; once you understand the parts, your birds will look more bird-like.

In the Robin’s Nest online workshop, we explore how to add hand-drawn details to simple shapes, creating lifelike textures. You can use this method to add unique personality to commercial stamps, taking coloring to the next level of artistry.

Know it Owl is an original artistic coloring kit from Amy Shulke here at VanillaArts.com. Amy’s stamps are open spaces with no texture marks, allowing your technique and skill to shine. Perfect for Copic Markers, colored pencil, or watercolor.

feathery challenge

Create realistic birds full of personality. Birds are more than just feathers!

Know it Owl

Artistic Coloring Kits are everything you need to challenge yourself with intermediate to advanced level images.

Explore your knowledge of texture and lost edges to achieve semi-realistic birds with personality!

Let your skill & creativity be the star of the image, not the stamp art. Ideal for large-scale projects in Copic Marker, colored pencil, or watercolor

Kit includes: digital stamp, suggested supply list, photo references, guide to shade and shadow & underpainting advice, color map & coloring process tips & photo collage