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Coloring Tip: The Secret to Beautiful Colored Backgrounds (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil, Distress Ink)

Coloring Tip: The Secret to Beautiful Colored Backgrounds (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil, Distress Ink)

Are you a fan of simple backgrounds?

I am too. If I’ve spent hours coloring with my best Copic Marker and colored pencil skills, I want people to see the coloring.

But simple doesn’t have to be boring. Let’s look at how to create dynamic simple backgrounds.

Coloring Tip: Test Background Colors to Prevent Accidental Distractions (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Coloring Tip: Test Background Colors to Prevent Accidental Distractions (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Do you wait until the end of the project to add a background?

Uh ohhhh…

Backgrounds are far more important than most colorers realize.

You’ve just spent hours coloring a beautiful image with your very best Copic Marker techniques. You added lots of amazing details with colored pencils.

Do you really want to mess it up now with a bad background?