Details in Focus: Find the Perfect Balance of Copic Marker & Colored Pencil
Details in Focus: How Important is Smooth Copic Marker Blending?
Are You Obsessed with Copic Marker Blending?
When you see artwork from your coloring heroes, it’s easy to be distracted by the rustic wood background and artfully placed curl of ribbon.
You see the presentation, not the coloring.
Later, you remember the coloring as better than it actually was.
Which is a terrible thing to do to yourself!
Control Freak Tips: How to Color with Loose Artistic Style (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)
Do you micro-manage your markers?
You’re not alone. There’s something about Copic Marker and especially colored pencil that seems to attract persnickety people. We like control and we want to regulate our colors, so we choose the most controlled version of all art mediums.
Because really, who trusts a drippy paintbrush and all those weird little tubes? That stuff gets messy! Markers and pencils are safe.
And yet we dream of painting. Painting with wild abandon.
Today, let’s look at tips for coloring with passion and freedom.
