Have you ever noticed how the most vibrant Copic Marker inks look duller when applied to white paper? It’s not the ink, it’s your blending technique! Natural vibrancy comes from layers, not blends. It’s an easy technique to learn. Learn to create glowing colors that look lit from within.
For Glowing colors, stop Blending!
Have you ever seen a painting that simply glows?
It’s hard to describe but you know it when you see it. There’s something in the way it was painted that makes it seem like there are lights on the back of the canvas. It looks lit from within.
Why can’t we get that effect with Copic Markers or colored pencils?
Oh, but you can!
But you must give up your normal blending technique to do it.
Transparent inks look duller when applied to white paper. To compensate for this, many colorers choose extra bright or florescent markers when they want vibrancy.
But then everything looks garish!
Stop.
You can create inner glows without glow-in-the-dark ink!
The trick is in the layers.
Normally, these oranges would be colored with 3 orange markers- a light, medium, and dark YR marker.
To get a natural yet stunning glow, I underpainted the oranges with yellow and shaded with YG. Then I added the orange on top.
The result is pure sunshine.
Underpainting isn’t a shading method.
Underpainting is color science. You as an artist control how we see your colors.
Yes, you can color. Coloring and traditional marker blending is lots of fun.
But if you’re ready for more, there’s a whole world of color beyond the same old blending combinations.
Come join us.
Beyond Blending.
Color that packs a punch!
Join Amy for a vibrant Copic + Colored Pencil lesson
Marker Painting Workshops - online!
Citrus Punch features ”Aloe & Oranges” from PowerPoppy.com
Citrus Punch is an intermediate challenge level coloring class
Real time coloring, recorded live
Live Workshops are unscripted demonstrations which provide students with a real look into the authentic coloring process. You’ll see mistakes being made and corrected. It’s just like visiting Amy in her home studio.
Log in and color with Amy at your convenience. Anytime access, no expiration dates.
Class was recorded in August 2020 and featured a live student audience. Amy answers questions from the students and offers many tips for better colored pencil art.
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