Halloween ~ Coloring with Copic Markers

Friday, September 11, 2009

First, before we get started, I want you to know that I am NOT Copic Certified! I am learning and this is simply a tutorial showing you HOW I color with my Copics.

I stamped my image on the left with Memento Ink and embossed it with Transcendence Embossing Powder. I stamped my image on the right with Memento Ink and heat set it. In the end ... both ways worked fabulously!

I only have a handful of Copics so I used what I had!

First, I colored in his eye with Lemon Yellow #Y13. This is the only yellow I have in Copics.

Next I used Yellow Green YG03 and colored in his skin.

I added Forest Green #G17.

Then I went back over his skin with YG03 Yellow Green. You can see that the lighter and darker greens blend together.

Notice his face in the image below. There is a sort of triangle in the center of his face. This is the one area that I only put one coat of my Yellow Green. You can see where I added more Yellow Green ... it's a tad darker.

Then I added Chrome Orange #YR04.

For some unknown reason I have 3 oranges so I thought it appropriate to use them all! {smiles}

I added highlights with my darkest orange next. R08 Vermilion.

Then I used my middle orange YR07 Cadmium Orange to begin blending.

Then I went back over with my lightest orange YR04 Chrome Orange.

I have two blues so I started with my lightest. B14 Light Blue.

I added highlights with my B29 Ultramarine.

And then I blended with my Light Blue.

I did his bolts the same as his britches.

Now when I color direct to paper with Black #100 it is ALL Black. So I use my Colorless Blender #0 and pick up the black with the tip of my blender.

Then I color the image. Here I did the sole of his left boot.

I gently add my color in this way ... when I'm using Black.

And remember to wipe off the tip of your Colorless Blender when you're done!

If you look closely you can see that my ink ran a little bit on my boots when I used the Colorless Blender. This seems to be normal when using it. It's NOT your ink from your image but from the Blender.