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Use Sunscreen to Shade Realistic Yellow (Copic Markers & Colored Pencils)

Do your flowers look fake?

Do you dream of coloring realistic flowers with Copic Markers, colored pencils, or even watercolor?

Do you keep practicing— coloring lots of flower stamps and trying out new tutorials… but you never seem to get the look of a real flower?

Traditional Copic blending techniques fail miserably when it comes to florals.

It’s not you. It’s the technique.

Standard Copic blending technique is why your flowers are flat.

Explore Amy’s top tip for coloring flowers and botanicals with more life and greater realism.

Calendula is almost 2 hours of video based instruction which includes interesting sidebar discussions on how to shade delicate yellow markers with depth and realism.

You won't believe the artistry and dimension you'll get from Amy's technique which avoids turning your yellow objects orange or making mud in the shady spots!

SORRY, CALENDULA HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED


If you’re looking for the Free Digi Club, the program has been discontinued.

You can check out the many free resources at VanillaArts.com which include the Studio Journal Article Archives, Vanilla Beans, YouTube (demonstrations & tips), Computer for Colorers, Undercover Swatches and Daily Coloring Tips.


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Happy Coloring!