
Am I Done Yet? How To Know When your coloring is Finished
Are We There Yet?
Are we there yet now? How about now?
Knowing when to declare "I'm finally finished!" is hard.
Do you have enough Copic Marker color? Have you added enough colored pencil? Are the blends good? Does it look right? Is anything left undone?
Beginners have an especially tough time deciding when to call it quits. Many overwork their projects (as I discussed here) but far more students quit too early leaving things looking half finished or uncolored.
It's a hard call to make.
And here's where you're expecting me to swoop in with a handy solution, right?

3 Secret Coloring Steps you won't find in tutorials (improve your coloring!)
Secret Knowledge?
Hidden steps to coloring?
Are there quiet things that bloggers and instructors do with their Copic Markers and colored pencils which they never show or discuss?
You bet'cha!
Today, I'm going to spill the beans and tell the tales.
Because your coloring projects will run smoother and turn out better once you know the secrets!

6 Tips for Left-Handed Colorers: Copic Markers or Colored Pencils
Are you a left handed colorer?
No? I'm not surprised. Lefties are a definite minority.
Southpaws like me are the few, the proud, and the backwards.
But hey, even if you are right handed, keep on reading. While I'm aiming these Copic Marker and colored pencil tips at those of us who color counter-clockwise, you righties can totally use these tips too.
You righties can flip the tips cattywampus the way we keck-handers have to do every day!

Copic Marker Secrets that Free Coloring Tutorials Never mention!
Copic Secrets that Self-Taught Colorers Never Hear
The internet is a wonderful resource with tons of information about Copic and other brands of alcohol markers. With so much free information available, many people do quite well learning on their own without help from local classes or online courses.
Free is great if you’re simply coloring for enjoyment. But self-taught colorers need to know that the solo experience has drawbacks. There’s no avoiding it, you absolutely will miss out on important resources and concepts that are rarely covered in free tutorials.
Self-study is a little like…