Rich and Luxurious Greens

Real shade is not darker color, real shade is desaturated color.

To create the desaturated colors that Copic Marker does not make, Vanilla Arts Company teaches Online Workshops and Livestream Coloring Challenges using the underpainting method. Students learn to layer colors realistically rather than blend.

Underpainting creates natural colors found in everyday life.

Mallard Green

Elena’s Advice:

When you’re looking for a deep velvety green you won’t find it in your Copic stash. R markers to the rescue!

It may seem strange, but red under green makes a beautifully dark but still green color. Trust me on this (but do try it yourself).

Remember, red is a staining color and when a staining color touches the paper first, it grabs the paper fibers and won’t blend as easily as a blue or gray ink would. Red inks always require more moisture to create a full blend.

I recommend that you swatch colors before coloring your image. It’s a great warm up for your coloring session and builds your coloring confidence.

Green Workshops

Vanilla Arts Company - Tulips & Ribbon

Vanilla Arts Company - Grey Matter

Violeta Ink - Online Coloring Classes

Further Reading:

Is Your Copic Coloring Flat? Learn to Color with Depth & Dimension

Copic Marker Strategies : Different Objects Should be Colored Differently

Looking for More Underpainting Combinations?

Elena Cazares is a Vanilla Arts student and a budding online instructor with beautiful sense of color and style. She is a hurricane of positive creative energy.

Elena runs Violeta-Ink.com, an online boutique shop specializing in Copic Markers and coloring accessories.

Join Elena’s Copic Facebook group here for news and updates. Watch her YouTube cardmaking series here.