Do you dream of coloring realistic flowers with Copic Markers, colored pencils, or even watercolor? Do you keep practicing— coloring lots of flower stamps and trying out new tutorials… but you never seem to get the look of a real flower? Traditional Copic blending techniques fail miserably when it comes to florals. It’s not you. It’s the technique.
Absolutely!
Contrary to everything you read on crafty coloring blogs, depth does not come from shading with darker markers.
Darker markers are darker, that's it.
I know you're not used to hearing this but it's true. Making something darker doesn't do a darned thing to sculpt its shape or to create the illusion of distance.
Join me for a fun Copic Marker + Colored Pencil lesson in the Vanilla Workshop
Learn to incorporate real artistry into your coloring projects, one concept at a time. Every Workshop details a new method for enhancing realism, depth, and dimension.
Each class stands on its own as independent learning. You don't have to take six of my other classes to understand this lesson.
All of my Workshop classes are ANYTIME ACCESS. Work at your own pace and repeat the project as many times as you'd like.
Come color with me. It's a ton of fun!
Class Printable Pack Includes:
Class syllabus with detailed recipe guide
Full color project sample
Guide to Copic base
Detailed color map
Project inspiration references
(contains affiliate links to Amazon and Dick Blick)
**complete, printable supply list available with class purchase
You can’t spend 10 minutes looking at Copic on the Internet without stumbling across a reference to flicking.
But here’s the problem - instructors and bloggers don’t seem to agree on what a flick is and how to do it.
Really?
Really. It's likely in the top ten things that marker bloggers blog about and if I had a Twinkie for every different explanation, I've seen...
Well, I'm not sure what I'd do with a three-story high pile of Twinkies... but you get the idea.
What a flick is, what it looks like, how to do it, when to do it...
This isn't just a passing glance at flicking! I even get into maximizing your wrist anatomy to make the best flick possible.
complete beginners
self taught colorers who feel as if they've accidentally missed key information
long time colorers who still encounter problems with blending, shading, or developing convincing depth
Because you can't color artistically if you're always worrying about the basics.
15 minute break-down of flicking- not just the how but the why
45 minute color-along style video, fully narrated walk through of "Oopsie Daisy"
Hi-res "Oopsie Daisy" PNG digital stamp (also PDF and JPG alternate formats)
full color sample
guide to shading
color map
bonus supplement on Push & Pull technique for floral images
Join the class, join the fun! I can't wait to color with you.
(contains affiliate links to Amazon and Dick Blick)
**complete, printable supply list available with class purchase
Yes! Watercolor is beautiful but it has one major drawback.
You can mix the most vibrant watercolor colors imaginable on your palette. Gorgeous, wet, and amazing color! But once they go onto the paper and dry, the color will fade.
It's the nature of the beast. Watercolor loses its potency as it dries.
But there are ways to keep your paintings from washing out and looking pale. It's called underpainting. We are going to try preserving vibrancy!
**Taught as a local class in 2016. Now available as a full page digital stamp**
Designed for Watercolor but perfect for Copic or colored pencil.
This full page digital image is an original stamp used in my H2Oh! watercoloring classes in 2016. It was designed as a full page stamp (8.5" x 11") but can be scaled down if desired.
"Chinese Lanterns" has wide open areas with no texture marks and is perfect for colored pencil, alcohol markers, watercolor... your options are endless!
Lettering is not included in the digital stamp as it was hand lettered by me after the project was compled.
This stamp was taught as a watercolor class, therefore I do not have a recipe guide to include in the stamp package. You can view my “Work in Progress” photos for this project on Instagram here.
