Real Color Theory: Improve Your Coloring with Smart Values Rather Than Contrast (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)
Is contrast the secret to amazing coloring?
Many Copic Marker and colored pencil tutorials make it sound that way. Add contrast for depth and dimension, so you darkened your darks and lightened your lights. Now your coloring looks… uhm… it’s very interesting?
Psst… Contrast doesn’t add dimension. Let’s look at how to control contrast to color with greater realism.
The Underpainters: Advanced Artistic Coloring Community- a step beyond basic coloring classes
All students get to the point where you no longer struggle to use Copic Markers or colored pencils. Coloring becomes pretty darned easy as you zip though project after project.
At that point, a good instructor either adds more challenges or pushes the little birds out of the nest.
Because it’s not good to play follow the leader forever…
Testing Derwent Lightfast Colored Pencils (Plus the Problem with Unboxing Product Reviews)
I purchased a set of Derwent Lightfast pencils.
Amy’s using something other than Prismacolors? This is strange. What’s going on?
Do you need to rush out now and purchase a set of Derwents too? Well, let’s talk about the problem with new product and unboxing reviews.
Box of Colors: What Comes After Copic Marker Coloring Classes? Artistry & Independence
After all the Copic Marker and colored pencil classes… after all the tutorials, articles, and skill building projects…
You’ve learned how to color beautiful projects with skill.
What comes next?
Box of Colors. It’s time to become an artist…