A Quiet Violet with Copic Markers

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.

Silent Snow

Elena’s Advice:

Hmmm, Amy handed me this photo reference and challenged me to find the colors of snow.

I’m from Texas.

What do I know about snow?

Even if you never use this swatch to color snow, I think you will be amazed at the mellowing action of yellow, making the quietest of BV combinations!

None of these are strong value markers, but they blend beautiful and will work on all sorts of projects, not just those with snow.

Because some of us don’t see much snow, okay Amy? Michigan people. Humpf.

Winter Workshops

Vanilla Arts Company - Candlelight

Vanilla Arts Company - Satin Gift

Violeta Ink - Online Coloring Classes

Further Reading:

Be a Smart Artist: 5 Things to Think About While Coloring

Copic Marker Leaks: What Causes Ink Explosions (And How to Prevent Them)

Looking for More Underpainting Combinations?

Elena Cazares is a Vanilla Arts student 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 the latest coloring news and Copic Marker updates.