Add realism to Copic Marker animal images by underpainting the fur with gray marker. Power Poppy’s guest author Amy Shulke from VanillaArts.com offers a fresh perspective on blending combinations. Gray marker establishes the anatomical shape of the animal before adding distractive fur texture.
Dashing through the snow...
Well, it's a Corgi, so it's more like wiggle-butting through the snow. They're so darned cute but those wee legs just don't do much dashing through deep snow banks.
I'm a dog person, so I just love the Corgi Christmas sets from Power Poppy.
Today at the Power Poppy Blog, I've got an easy Copic Marker underpaint recipe for giving these fellows the kind of thick, dense fur that is typical of spitz doggies…
Move Over, Rudolph!
Intermediate Copic Marker + Colored Pencil
Santa’s Backup Plan: Learn to define body anatomy with underpaint before adding fur. Color real looking animals rather than cartoons by paying attention to the unique characteristics of the breed or species.
Santa’s Backup Plan features Power Poppy's ”Christmas Corgi” digital stamp set
Watch anytime, no expiration dates, work at your own pace.
Intermediate Level Artistic Coloring
Select supplies used in Santa’s Backup Plan:
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