Add realism to Copic Marker blends by underpainting with complementary or opposite colors. Power Poppy’s guest author Amy Shulke from VanillaArts.com offers a fresh perspective on blending combinations. Gray marker neutralizes vibrant orange pencils, perfect for shading heirloom pumpkins.

Pumpkin Spice!

Today I’m showing you a close-up of one lumpy, bumpy pumpkin.

Yes, I was the strange kid who always picked out the misshapen, un-perfect pumpkins with weird tinges of green at the top or funky warts on the side. It drove my mother nuts! 

Marcella's Pumpkins & Pears stamp has three pumpkins to color but you can see that just this one fellow makes a really nice composition for a harvest card. It also wouldn't be hard to add a Jack o' Lantern face to it!

You can find other Power Poppy pumpkin stamps here. This recipe would work on any…

A Taste of Fall!

Intermediate Copic Marker + Colored Pencil

Created Color: Learn to stack and layer colors for more vibrancy and sophistication than you’d get from standard blending combinations.

Silvered Pumpkins features Power Poppy's ”Pumpkins and Pears” digital stamp set

Watch anytime, no expiration dates, work at your own pace.

Intermediate Level Artistic Coloring

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