Coloring Tip: The Secret to Beautiful Colored Backgrounds (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil, Distress Ink)
Are you a fan of simple backgrounds?
I am too. If I’ve spent hours coloring with my best Copic Marker and colored pencil skills, I want people to see the coloring.
But simple doesn’t have to be boring. Let’s look at how to create dynamic simple backgrounds.
Layering Technique: Realism Doesn’t Come from Blending (Copic Markers, Colored Pencils)
What are the best colors to use on a duck?
You’ll see this kind question on all the online coloring discussion boards.
The Copic Marker groups all want the best blending combination. What’s the best combo for a fire hydrant? What’s a good G marker trio for grass?
The colored pencil groups ask the same question, but a little more subtle. I’m coloring a shiny Black Lab. Should I be looking at the warm grays plus a black pencil or the cool grays?
Everyone wants to color-by-number.
Using someone else’s color recipe is why your coloring looks fake and flat.
Want to know the artist’s secret to realism? It doesn’t matter which markers or pencils you use…