So you want to color landscapes…
WITH REALISM?
Blending is a technique which now dominates marker art. Everyone blends, blends, blends.
But once upon a time, not too long ago, marker artists didn’t blend.
And because they didn’t blend, they could color landscapes with amazing realism.
You can too!
Fine Art Lessons for Colorists - Marker Indication for Landscapes
MARKERS THE WAY THEY WERE MEANT TO BE USED
Let me ask you a question:
When was the last time you colored with the chisel end of a marker?
Ahhh, that nib you thought was useless is actually the secret to creating hand-drawn, amazing details for landscapes, urban sketching, or just the background for some cool line art.
The nib you’ve been avoiding could be your best friend.
It’s right there waiting for you, let’s learn how to use your broad chisel nib!
THE COUNTRY COLLECTION
ADVANCED INDEPENDENT COLORING
MARKER + COLORED PENCIL INSTRUCTION WITH AMY SHULKE
TWO LANDSCAPE LESSONS
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GET STARTED
Uncap that chisel nib and let’s use it to create some amazing details for landscapes and urban sketches. NO DRAWING SKILLS REQUIRED. Your markers were born to help you do this!
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READING TEXTURE
Learn to use a photo reference to intuit realistic textures to scale. Ditch the silly texture tutorials to color real details like a real artist!
THE COUNTRY COLLECTION
$90 USD - Instant Access to TWO Workshops
Professional Illustrator, Amy Shulke helps you discover the wonder of a chisel nib
Urban and landscape sketching is popular right now
But have you noticed sketchers mostly use fine-line pens and watercolor?
Which is weird because back in art school, the marker instructors told us markers were the perfect sketching tool.
I’d like to share the old-school marker indication process with you— including how to use the other half of your marker!
Improve your coloring by improving how you think about color
Advanced Independent Level
Copic Markers & Prismacolor Pencils
Minimal Supply lists
Maximum Impact
Alcohol markers are expensive. Let’s finally use the features you paid extra for.
IT'S TIME FOR A NEW KIND OF CLASS:
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SKILL
Control markers and pencils with accuracy. When the mechanics of coloring becomes automatic, your mind is free to concentrate on the important aspects of art.
COLORING IS EASIER WHEN YOU'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT TECHNIQUE
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VERSATILITY
What we do with markers and pencils isn't magic. Coloring Theory should work with watercolor, pastels, or any other medium. It's not about the product, it's how we use the color.
COLOR IS UNIVERSAL. COLORING LESSONS SHOULD BE TOO
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INDEPENDENCE
"How to color a house" is useless unless you plan to color the same house for the rest of your life. With fine art concepts, you can apply the lesson to an endless variety of objects.
COLOR WHATEVER YOU WANT, WHENEVER YOU WANT
Color & sketch like an artist
Color each project as many times as you wish — You’ve got FOREVER ACCESS!
One time payment - $90 USD
WARNING: NO STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTION!
ADVANCED COLORING SKILLS REQUIRED
Irish Cottage and Old Mill are projects originally from The Underpainters group. UP projects give students enough instruction to begin a project, then ask the student to take over and make color and technique decisions.
The video is not a full demonstration. Amy shares tips for difficult areas but large areas of the project are not demonstrated at all.
DO NOT PURCHASE THIS WORKSHOP IF YOU CAN NOT COLOR WITHOUT A DEMONSTRATION.
How The Country Collection works:
Enroll today for instant access to two separate lessons including detailed supply lists, line art, photo references, printable guidebooks, and livestream video discussions. No waiting.
Consult the photo references while you color independently. Printables include project diagrams and process photos to check your progress plus helpful descriptions and tips.
Watch the video for further helpful tips but the point is to improve your decision making skills by coloring on your own.
ADVANCED COLORING SKILLS REQUIRED
Beginner techniques like blending and layering will not be covered in these Workshops.
To master these skills before coloring The Country Collection, I have two beginner courses. More info here.
IF YOU LIKE THIS PROJECT:
Get Started with The Country Collection Now
A whole new world of coloring is about to be yours.
One time payment - $90 USD
Quick Questions:
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This workshop is taught at the advanced independent level.
We will not cover beginner techniques such as marker blending or how to layer colored pencils.
To learn these beginner skills, please see our beginner Copic Marker course, The Blend
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Immediately and Forever! As soon as you're through the enrollment and payment processes, the class material automatically opens for you.
This workshop is 100% FULL ACCESS from the moment you enroll. Work at your own pace and take as much time as you want to complete the lesson.
Save your log-in info for forever access to the workshop materials.
Questions? Email us at info@vanillaarts.com
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The line art is included with the printable workshop materials.
No secondary or outside purchase necessary.
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Sorry but no. You must be logged into your account here at Teachable to view the videos.
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This is a self-directed workshop with no forum access or feedback from Amy or the Vanilla Team.
For more community support and feedback from Amy, please consider joining the Color Wonk community.
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No problem. Colored pencils are much easier than markers!
I don’t do anything fancy with pencils, anyway.
We cover the pencil technique in every demo and most marker people pick it up easily in just a few projects.
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Sorry, but no. We’re doing fine art techniques which require artist grade alcohol markers. Despite what you’ve heard or read, inexpensive markers are not the same as Copic and Olo.
Inexpensive markers can not handle the kind of heavy layering and color mixing we do in my lessons.
If you absolutely must use student or craft grade markers, then I’m the wrong instructor for you. There are other instructors who can teach you to use them.
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Absolutely! Actually, I expect you to make lots of substitutions!
At this level of coloring, I provide a set of generic color swatches instead of a detailed supply list. Students are encouraged to make their own color choices but it can help to see what I used and think about why.
If you’re really stuck, you can consult the shopping list section for the exact brands and color numbers I used — but this lesson only works when you venture off on your own path and use the colors you see in the reference.
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This is a one-time, single payment purchase with no additional billing.
We use the Teachable platform to process your purchase. Teachable uses Stripe to accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover payments. We do not accept PayPal deposits but you may use a PayPal debit card.
Several major currencies are accepted but prices are listed in USD. VAT is automatically charged where applicable. We absolutely can not waive VAT charges.
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If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact me at info@vanillaarts.com within the first 48 hours for a full refund minus processing fees.
Note: A refund withdraws you completely from the workshop. You will lose access to the course panel, all materials, and any associated forum.
Repeat refund requestors will be blocked from participation.
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