A subtle shift in blue
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.
Sweet Cyan
Elena’s Advice:
I do not usually underpaint with RV, BV or YR markers as these are already a mix of two color families (i.e., RV = red + violet, BV = blue + violet, etc.). Sometimes the mix of colors makes for a muddy look to the final color.
But this time it worked because the violet in the RV marker helps to keep the blue vibrant.
Warning! Don’t cry when you add the B04. You will think you ruined everything because the B04 looks a little green compared to the previous colors. Keep going! Bo2 will save the day as it shifts everything back to blue.
Start this blend with a layer of the RV marker, then follow lightly with B16 and B04. End with a very generous coat of B02.
Blue Workshops & Digital Stamps
Vanilla Arts Company - Luminous Lanterns
Vanilla Arts Company - Big Sable Point
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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, refills, and coloring accessories. Join Elena’s Copic Facebook group here for news and updates.
