Hello there, here is my second post for the Copic Europe Design team
and I've opted for something with a real summery feel.
and I've opted for something with a real summery feel.
Sweet treat Wryn & Wryn Beach Bonanza - Tiddly Inks
Copics
Sand - YR30, E40, E41, E42, E50, E51, W0
Sky - B0000, B000
Brolly - E70, E71, E74, B34, B32, B60, B41, N3, N2, N1, N0
Cone - E50, E51, E41, E42
Ice cream - R30, R20, R21, R22, G0000, G000, G00, W0, W1, W2
Bucket - N0, N1, N2
Shell/Fish - BV20, V20, YR21, YR24, E11, E01, R11, R12, E31, E30, E00, YR12, E08, T0, T1, T2, N0, W0, W1, R00
Hair - E40, E42, E43, E44, R89, R83
Flowers/Sandals - E33, E37, R11, R12, W1, R00, R01, W0
Girl - E0000, E000, E00, R20, V20, B41, B45, W7
Enhanced with coloured pencils
I have had several requests to clarify what I mean by "enhanced with pencil"........
Basically colour your image as you would normally with your markers, then with colour matching pencils go over the top in areas you wish to improve. I use this method to define shadows and highlights, add fine detail & correct areas that have been blighted by the dreaded sticky Copic issue.
This double colouring technique works especially well with hair - I can get the minute detail of hair strands that is just not possible with markers alone on small images such as the Tiddly Ink above.
I have been using coloured pencils for yonks so I have amassed a huge collection, meaning that colour matching is not much of a problem for me - but please be aware in order for this "double colouring" to work well you need to ensure your pencils match your markers as closely as possible......or your pencil enhancement will stick out like the proverbial sore thumb!!
It also works best with pencils that hold their point, allowing you to add fine detail, but buttery enough that they blend with one another easily on top of your marker work...........and please don't forget to spray your finished piece with fixative. Pencils do not adhere well to Copic card, it's a tad too smooth for them to key properly so I always spray my combination pieces with Winsor & Newton Professional Fixative - but if you haven't got any or can't afford to splurge on some you can always use my old school days trick.......hairspray!!
Just be careful & don't spray it too close to your work or it will affect the underlying Copic work - been there, done that, wrecked hours of work!!!
I primarily use the following pencils to enhance my Copic colouring:
Caran D'Ache Pablo's
Caran D'Ache Luminance
and to a lesser degree
Faber Castell Polychromos
Derwent Artist
Thanks for dropping by
Copics
Sand - YR30, E40, E41, E42, E50, E51, W0
Sky - B0000, B000
Brolly - E70, E71, E74, B34, B32, B60, B41, N3, N2, N1, N0
Cone - E50, E51, E41, E42
Ice cream - R30, R20, R21, R22, G0000, G000, G00, W0, W1, W2
Bucket - N0, N1, N2
Shell/Fish - BV20, V20, YR21, YR24, E11, E01, R11, R12, E31, E30, E00, YR12, E08, T0, T1, T2, N0, W0, W1, R00
Hair - E40, E42, E43, E44, R89, R83
Flowers/Sandals - E33, E37, R11, R12, W1, R00, R01, W0
Girl - E0000, E000, E00, R20, V20, B41, B45, W7
Enhanced with coloured pencils
I have had several requests to clarify what I mean by "enhanced with pencil"........
Basically colour your image as you would normally with your markers, then with colour matching pencils go over the top in areas you wish to improve. I use this method to define shadows and highlights, add fine detail & correct areas that have been blighted by the dreaded sticky Copic issue.
This double colouring technique works especially well with hair - I can get the minute detail of hair strands that is just not possible with markers alone on small images such as the Tiddly Ink above.
I have been using coloured pencils for yonks so I have amassed a huge collection, meaning that colour matching is not much of a problem for me - but please be aware in order for this "double colouring" to work well you need to ensure your pencils match your markers as closely as possible......or your pencil enhancement will stick out like the proverbial sore thumb!!
It also works best with pencils that hold their point, allowing you to add fine detail, but buttery enough that they blend with one another easily on top of your marker work...........and please don't forget to spray your finished piece with fixative. Pencils do not adhere well to Copic card, it's a tad too smooth for them to key properly so I always spray my combination pieces with Winsor & Newton Professional Fixative - but if you haven't got any or can't afford to splurge on some you can always use my old school days trick.......hairspray!!
Just be careful & don't spray it too close to your work or it will affect the underlying Copic work - been there, done that, wrecked hours of work!!!
I primarily use the following pencils to enhance my Copic colouring:
Caran D'Ache Pablo's
Caran D'Ache Luminance
and to a lesser degree
Faber Castell Polychromos
Derwent Artist
Thanks for dropping by