Marker Underpainting: Realistic Copic Blending Combinations - Brown Swatch (Open Sesame)

Amy creates a rich brown blend with Copic Markers, inspired by a fresh baked loaf of bread. Free recipe for “Open Sesame” plus more earth marker inspiration.
 

“Open Sesame”: A Copic Blending Combination

Add a bright purple to a golden brown blending combination for depth and dimension

V, E, and Y Copic Markers

Real shade is not darker color, real shade is desaturated color.

To create the murky shade colors that Copic Marker does not make, Vanilla Arts Company teaches Online Workshops using the underpainting method. Students learn to layer colors realistically rather than blend.

Underpainting creates natural colors found in everyday life.

 

Scroll down for the Copic Underpaint recipe.

 

BROWN WORKSHOP

BROWN COLORING KIT

WE TEST BROWN INK

 

MAKE BROWN BEAUTIFUL

UNDERPAINT ARCHIVE

 

Underpaint E markers with violet for realistic depth & dimension

 
The “Open Sesame” blending combination recipe for Copic alcohol markers. Violet under brown makes a toasty underpainting blend.