Garden Dirt: Copic Marker Blending Combinations for Coloring Realistic Pumpkins
Power Poppy, Realism, Botanical, Color Theory Amy Shulke Power Poppy, Realism, Botanical, Color Theory Amy Shulke

Garden Dirt: Copic Marker Blending Combinations for Coloring Realistic Pumpkins

Add realism to Copic Marker blends by underpainting with complementary or opposite colors. Power Poppy’s guest author Amy Shulke from VanillaArts.com offers a fresh perspective on blending combinations. Gray marker neutralizes vibrant orange pencils, perfect for shading heirloom pumpkins.

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Garden Dirt: Copic Marker Blending Combinations for Realistic Coloring (Orange)
Power Poppy, Realism, Botanical, Color Theory Amy Shulke Power Poppy, Realism, Botanical, Color Theory Amy Shulke

Garden Dirt: Copic Marker Blending Combinations for Realistic Coloring (Orange)

Let’s Color Realistic Oranges!

Today I’m showing you an up close, tight shot of just one glorious orange. It’s based on a brand new digital stamp from Marcella at PowerPoppy.com.

The entire Oranges and Aloe stamp has a lot more to color. To my eye, this is the best orange in Marcella’s line drawing, it’s a juicy cut-half showing off the cute orange segments which are perfect for fun texture details.

I’ve colored the orange with a combination of Copic Markers and Prismacolor Premier Pencils.

So why would I name this color swatching series after dirt? Take a closer look.

This isn’t just any old Copic color swatch…

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