Copic markers tutorial

So you want to get into Copic art markers? Well, this beginner’s guide is a great place to start! You’ve probably drawn with Crayola markers before but

You do not have to be a genius to make beautiful Copic Marker blends! Coloring with markers is a skill. Good news because if it's a skill, that means everyone can learn to color well with Copics. But there is a learning curve-- and how quickly you progress depends upon your ability to diagnose the

Create an amazing starry night scene using only 4 marker colors and the 0 Colorless Blender/blending solution! This is a great technique to learn for landscape illustrators, manga artists, and anyone who enjoys learning unconventional effects with their Copic markers. Using Opaque White at the end to add in the stars a

Hi all, Today I have a lot of photos for you! My old little handmade Copic color wheel book was falling to pieces so I have decided to make a new version. As you might know Copic has a color wheel with all colour groups E (Earth ) , B ( Blue ), BG ( Blue Green ) , G ( Green ) , YG ( Yellow Green ) , Y ( Yellow ), YR ( Yellow Red ) , R ( Red ) , RV ( Red Violet ) , V ( Violet ) , BV ( Blue Violet ), the Grey Tones W ( Warm Grey ), T ( Toner Grey ) , N ( Neutral Grey ) , C ( Cool Grey ) and…

Have you seen the price for a set of Copic markers? I'd already earmarked the Copic collection for my Christmas list thinking the set of 72 would be a splurge. I had no idea there were FIVE sets of 72! Thousands of dollars on markers is quite the investment and an unrealistic one for me.…

A few weeks ago (in one of my videos) I mentioned I don't have a lot of colors of Copic markers and I usually stick to the same color combos for reds, greens, yellows and so on when I do my coloring. A few of you asked me to share my combos and while at

Watch our latest video demonstration at YouTube. All About is a video series from Violeta-Ink.com demonstrating both traditional and innovative ways to blend with Copic Markers. Blending combinations are suggested for each of the 358 Copic colors with a free downloadable template to color your own marker swatches.

A common challenge for a lot of us as Copic colorists is keeping the marker where we WANT it rather than where IT wants to go! In today’s post I’ll give you the things that I know cause it and some ideas how to fix it. While the cards are some of my epic scenes […]

As promised, I have prepared a demonstration on how I color skin using Copic markers. I've been preparing for the upcoming convention + doing freelance work, so I'm a bit late, sorry! I'm using one kind of variation. There are countless skin tones out there that can be done with the Copic spectrum, but I…