August 10, 2019

Amy Shulke

Marker Painting Workshops, Botanical, Challenge Level Classes, Copic, Floral, Online Class, Improve Your Coloring

Realistic Florals: Why Traditional Copic Marker Blending Technique Makes Fake Flowers

August 10, 2019

Amy Shulke

Marker Painting Workshops, Botanical, Challenge Level Classes, Copic, Floral, Online Class, Improve Your Coloring

Realistic Florals: Why Traditional Copic Marker Blending Technique Makes Fake Flowers

Do your flowers look fake?

Do you dream of coloring realistic flowers with Copic Markers, colored pencils, or even watercolor? Do you practice— coloring lots of flower stamps and trying out new tutorials… but you never seem to get the look of a real flower? My latest video at YouTube is a free lesson on why traditional Copic blending techniques fail miserably when it comes to florals. It’s not you. It’s the technique…

May 7, 2019

Amy Shulke

Marker Painting Workshops

Tutorials Make Realistic Coloring Impossible (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

May 7, 2019

Amy Shulke

Marker Painting Workshops

Tutorials Make Realistic Coloring Impossible (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

Do your Copic Marker projects look flat & unrealistic?

Do you follow lots of coloring tutorials which promise depth and dimension? Yet your projets still have a flat, artificial or stylized look to them. Is your coloring dimensional and yet not realistic? Have you ever wondered…

March 27, 2019

Amy Shulke

Marker Painting Workshops

Realistic Coloring: 6 Ways to Make Your Practice Sessions More Effective (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

March 27, 2019

Amy Shulke

Marker Painting Workshops

Realistic Coloring: 6 Ways to Make Your Practice Sessions More Effective (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)

So you set a practice routine…

You’ve decided to buckle down and really work on improving your Copic Marker and colored pencil coloring skills. You’re going to color for at least an hour, 5 days a week. Or maybe you’re…

January 29, 2019

Amy Shulke

Marker Painting Workshops

Realistic Coloring: The Danger of Black Copic Markers & Black Colored pencils

January 29, 2019

Amy Shulke

Marker Painting Workshops

Realistic Coloring: The Danger of Black Copic Markers & Black Colored pencils

Do you use black markers and colored pencils?

Would you be surprised to find out that I almost never use black?

My latest Copic Coloring Tips video at YouTube tells you the story about how I started not-using black. There are a lot of benefits to tucking your black Copics and colored pencils into the back of your deepest desk drawer.

I’m a better artist today because I don’t use black!

Today, let’s talk about the traps you can fall into when you uncap that black marker.