Easy as Pie: Color Photo-Realistic Cherry Pie with Markers & Colored Pencils (Resources, Project Info)

June 8, 2023

Amy Shulke

Advanced Coloring, Challenge Level Classes, Food Illustration, Realism, The Underpainters

Easy as Pie: Color Photo-Realistic Cherry Pie with Markers & Colored Pencils (Resources, Project Info)

“Easy as Pie” is a mixed media painting using Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils to create the look of glowing tart cherries and glossy cherry pie filling inside flakey golden pie crust.

Learn more with our extra resources and learning aids here.

December 28, 2021

Amy Shulke

Copic Marker, Colored Pencil, Improve your Coloring, Combine Techniques, Realism

Use What You Learn: Color Pink Waves with Copic Marker & Colored Pencil

December 28, 2021

Amy Shulke

Copic Marker, Colored Pencil, Improve your Coloring, Combine Techniques, Realism

Use What You Learn: Color Pink Waves with Copic Marker & Colored Pencil

You can use techniques borrowed from other Vanilla Arts classes to color a sweet Valentine.

You can color this heart shaped ribbon, draw your own ribbons, or color any other stamp with folds and waves you encounter.

Good technique is good for a lifetime of coloring!

December 7, 2021

Amy Shulke

Improve your Coloring, Realism, Colored Pencil, Steps to Realism, Copic Marker

Steps to Realism: Coloring beyond Smooth Blending Combinations (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

December 7, 2021

Amy Shulke

Improve your Coloring, Realism, Colored Pencil, Steps to Realism, Copic Marker

Steps to Realism: Coloring beyond Smooth Blending Combinations (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Now that you know how to blend with Copic Markers, What’s next?

For beginners, the initial challenge with Copic Markers or even colored pencils is learning how to blend smoothly. After that, you worry about collecting enough markers or pencils to be able to color everything you want to color.

Buy, buy, buy. Blend, blend, blend…