How to Color Realistic Highlights with Marker and Colored Pencil (Draw & Color Demo)
Draw and Color with Amy in her latest livestream series.
In this episode, we explore the artist’s method for coloring photo-realistic highlights in your Copic + colored pencil art projects.
Garden Dirt: Bleeding Hearts, a Swatch for Underpainting with Copic Markers
Today at the Power Poppy Blog, I've got a gorgeous Copic Marker underpaint recipe for coloring cute little Bleeding Hearts. We’re using a complementary underpaint, green plus magenta to create amazing depth, dimension, and a touch of realism…
Coloring Tip: Test Background Colors to Prevent Accidental Distractions (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)
Do you wait until the end of the project to add a background?
Uh ohhhh…
Backgrounds are far more important than most colorers realize.
You’ve just spent hours coloring a beautiful image with your very best Copic Marker techniques. You added lots of amazing details with colored pencils.
Do you really want to mess it up now with a bad background?
Use What You Learn: Color Shiny Pink Heart Balloons with Copic Marker & Colored Pencil
You can use techniques borrowed from other Vanilla Arts classes to color shiny balloons.
You can color these balloons, your own balloon drawing, or any other balloon stamp you encounter.
Good technique isn’t just good for one project.
Good technique is good for a lifetime of coloring!