September 21, 2019

Amy Shulke

Prismacolor Pencil, Copic Marker, Marker Painting Workshops, Food Illustration

Copic Marker + Colored Pencil: Vibrancy & Translucency, a Halloween coloring lesson

September 21, 2019

Amy Shulke

Prismacolor Pencil, Copic Marker, Marker Painting Workshops, Food Illustration

Copic Marker + Colored Pencil: Vibrancy & Translucency, a Halloween coloring lesson

Bright color on Kraft paper?

It doesn’t have to be so hard!

Folks, I’ve seen a ton of Colored Pencil on kraft paper tutorials and videos. Ugh, they make my heart sink.

It seems like everyone advises you to basecoat the heck out of everything with thick layers of white colored pencil.

Have you ever tried this?

Because seriously, once you spend 15 minutes coloring everything white, you’ve got no tooth left over then to add all the brilliant color!

If you basecoat in white, you’re saying goodbye to any shot you have at realism.

July 6, 2018

Amy Shulke

Digital Stamps, Marker Painting Workshops

Realistic Coloring: Glazing Technique for translucent objects (Copic marker, Colored Pencil)

July 6, 2018

Amy Shulke

Digital Stamps, Marker Painting Workshops

Realistic Coloring: Glazing Technique for translucent objects (Copic marker, Colored Pencil)

Do you color transparent objects with a blue Copic Marker?

Last month, we looked at transparent glass and the failures of the blue marker method.

The blue marker method was likely born out of coloring frustration. Because really, what color is clear?

The blue marker technique seems to have caught on like wildfire; you see it everywhere! And I'm not surprised. Look, we've all been there. The stamp or coloring book image has a transparent object in it and we don't want to leave large areas completely uncolored... so what marker or colored pencil should we use?

October 12, 2016

Amy Shulke

Challenge Level Classes, Colored Pencil, Copic, Digital Stamps, Prismacolor Pencil, Remember When Classes

“Tonic”: Advanced Copic Techniques for Glass and Transparent Objects

October 12, 2016

Amy Shulke

Challenge Level Classes, Colored Pencil, Copic, Digital Stamps, Prismacolor Pencil, Remember When Classes

Coloring Glass is a Challenge

I'm not going to lie. Glass is something you work at but never master.

I know there are a lot of internet coloring tutorials for how to color glass, they almost always use a few BG Copics and you spend most of the time tracing the outline of the bottle, jar, or drinking glass.

Does that really look real to you?

Join us for art based coloring lessons on how to look at glass through an artist's eye- clues to look for, materials to use, and when + how to highlight. This class is the first step to really coloring glass rather than outlining it!

Tonic - More Info

Tonic

Join me for a fun Copic Marker + Colored Pencil lesson in the Vanilla Workshop

Tonic is an intermediate skills class, that introduces you to coloring glass & Amy’s exclusive Parchment technique

Learn to incorporate real artistry into your coloring projects, one concept at a time. Every Workshop details a new method for enhancing realism, depth, and dimension.

Each class stands on its own as independent learning. You don't have to take six of my other classes to understand this lesson.

Workshops are NON-SEQUENTIAL!

All of my Workshop classes are ANYTIME ACCESS. Work at your own pace and repeat the project as many times as you'd like.

Come color with me. It's a ton of fun!

Class Printable Pack Includes:

Class syllabus with detailed recipe guide
Full color project sample
Guide to Copic base
Detailed color map
Project inspiration references

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