Artistic Coloring: How to color shade with realism (copic Marker & colored pencil)
Do you struggle with shade?
Fans of Copic Markers and colored pencils love to talk about the joys of shading. But I'll bet you're not very confident about shading without help from a sample project or a tutorial. You probably feel safest when there's someone telling you where the shade goes.
Right?
"Where should I add shade?" is the number one hang-up for colorers at all levels.
Yes, even…
Artistic Coloring: Tiny Details - how to decide which details are important & what to skip
Do you love detail?
How much detail should you include in your Copic Marker and colored pencil projects?
Which details can you add and what should you leave out?
Are there rules for finding the sweet spot?
Artistic Coloring: How Black-line Stamps slow your Artistic Growth
Do You Stamp or Print coloring images with Black Ink?
That's not a surprise, most colorers do.
Black ink is probably a standard part of your coloring routine. Got the Copic Markers? Got the colored pencils? Got the black ink pad?
Chances are you don't even see…
Mixed Media! Five reasons to add colored pencils to your Copic Marker projects
Do you fly solo?
Most colorers learn to color from other colorers, and this leads to a lot of segregated thinking in the coloring world.
"Today's tutorial demonstrates how to color magical unicorns with Copic Markers. Tune in tomorrow when we color tropical fish with Distress Ink. Next week, I'll show you how to color a landscape with Polychromos pencils!"
That's flying solo. Using one product per project. Using one brand per project.
I never fly solo.
Never.
And it makes a gigantic difference