Coloring Tip: How to Color a Smooth Background (why Copic Markers leave stripes and streaks)

Coloring Tip: How to Color a Smooth Background (why Copic Markers leave stripes and streaks)

Do your Copic Marker backgrounds look streaky or striped?

You’re not alone. It’s hard to create a smooth colorful background with Copic Markers.

I see the streaky-background question posted on beginner marker groups at Facebook a lot. The sad thing is, the answers from the community are almost never correct. Today let’s look at how to color beautifully smooth backgrounds.

Color Palette: Copic Marker + Colored Pencil Combination (Green, Red, Pink)

Color Palette: Copic Marker + Colored Pencil Combination (Green, Red, Pink)

Warm green, vivid red, and earthy pink Copic Markers make a tropical color palette for your next coloring project.

Today’s color palette pairs YG, R, and E Copic Markers to make a beautiful color scheme for your next project.

Use What You Learn: Color Realistic Strawberries with Copic Marker & Colored Pencil

Use What You Learn: Color Realistic Strawberries with Copic Marker & Colored Pencil

You can use techniques borrowed from other Vanilla Arts classes to color sweet strawberries.

You can color these strawberries, your own strawberry drawing, or any other strawberry stamp you encounter.

Good technique isn’t just good for one project.

Good technique is good for a lifetime of coloring!

Color Palette: Copic Marker + Colored Pencil Combination (Brown, Gold, Red)

Color Palette: Copic Marker + Colored Pencil Combination (Brown, Gold, Red)

Saddle brown, pale gold, and vivid red Copic Markers make a jaunty color palette for your next coloring project.

Today’s color palette pairs E, YR, and R Copic Markers to make a beautiful color scheme for your next project.