Depth & Dimension: Why pretty Copic Markers make your coloring look flat — Vanilla Arts Co.

September 20,2024

Cursed by a Rainbow? Yep. All the pretty markers you own? They’re killing your ability to color dimensionally. Copic doesn’t make ugly markers because you won’t buy ugly markers. And that’s a problem because ugly color is essential for realism. It’s pretty darned hard to color real without real col.

The Art Beyond Blending - Professional Illustrator Amy Shulke offers online classes, articles, and videos on the fine art use of alcohol markers and colored pencils. Using techniques borrowed from classical oil painting, Amy helps her students build upon existing beginner or hobby-level skills, to add more realism, life, and artistic expression to their coloring projects. Become the artist you were born to be by moving beyond basic blending techniques and crafty color recipes.

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