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

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

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

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.

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

Coloring Tip: Add Decorations Last. Don't add detail until you've created realistic shape and form — Vanilla Arts Co.

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

Improve your Copic Marker Coloring: Are Your Darks Dark Enough? — Vanilla Arts Co.

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

Improve your Copic Marker Coloring: Are Your Darks Dark Enough? — Vanilla Arts Co.

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

Real Color Theory: Improve Your Coloring with Smart Values, Not Contrast ( Copic, colored pencil) — Vanilla Arts Co.

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

Is Your Coloring Flat? Why you need to own lots of ugly Copic Markers — Vanilla Arts Co.

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

Colors in Focus: YG99 “Marine Green” Copic Marker (Everything you need to know and more) — Vanilla Arts Co.

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

Coloring Tip: Add Decorations Last. Don't add detail until you've created realistic shape and form — Vanilla Arts Co.

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

Vanilla Undercover: Swatches for Realistic Copic Coloring

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

Advanced Copic Marker & colored pencil: Fair Isle Stocking — Vanilla Arts Co.

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

Coloring Tip: Don't Let Dimensional Coloring Technique Distract From Realism (Copic, Colored Pencil) — Vanilla Arts Co.

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

Copic Coloring: Home Run Depth and Dimension (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil) — Vanilla Arts Co.

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

Vanilla Undercover: Swatches for Realistic Copic Coloring

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

Coloring Tip: Don't Let Dimensional Coloring Technique Distract From Realism (Copic, Colored Pencil) — Vanilla Arts Co.

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

Copics Uncapped: Color Profile Swatches & Testing — Marker Novice

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

Is Your Coloring Flat? Why you need to own lots of ugly Copic Markers — Vanilla Arts Co.