Natural Shade for Yellow
Add dimension and realism by underpainting with Copic Markers! Use V000 underneath your Y and YR blending combinations to recess your yellows. 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.
Swiss Yellow
Elena’s Advice:
If you want to color something dark yellow, stop looking through your Y or YR markers for that perfect color. Instead, do what I do, grab a V marker! Why you ask? Because more Y or YR will not make a deeper, darker yellow. The combination of the Y, YR and V marker families will blend together to create that deeper, darker yellow you’re looking for!
Though the mixing of these colors may scare you at first, don’t worry! As long as you use a good coat of the second (Y13), third (YR31), and forth (YR30) markers you will be fine. Give the Copic ink time to blend.
Remember, it’s always good practice to swatch your colors. It’s a great warm up for your coloring session and builds color confidence.
Yellow Workshops
Vanilla Arts Company - Calendula
Vanilla Arts Company - Lemon Zest
Crafts for Paws - Online Coloring Classes.
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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 CraftsForPaws.com, a 501(c)(3) non profit animal rescue. C4P’s donates 100% of their profits to rescue and care for worst-case stray dogs and cats in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.
Shop to benefit Crafts for Paws at their sister site - Violeta Ink. Join Elena’s Copic Coloring Club here for online class announcements and catch her YouTube cardmaking series here.
