Stamp Crazy..And Other Things!!: Coloring with Copics

I just did a demo for about 65 ladies and I focused on the Copic Markers. I love playing with these and just wanted to share some ideas on shading with them. I have had so many people tell me they love them but don't know how to use them. I have given my version of that here. Remember it is just my version on how I color...by no means is there anything professional done here. Above is the coloring sequence I did...you will see it up closer in the next pictures.

The Colors of Copics I used were: Skin E000, E00, E02...Hair Y21, YR21, YR24....Shirt RV10, RV21,
Pants & Bow B41, B45...Leaves, Stems and Grass YG11, YG63.....Flower Centers Y17, YR31..... Peach Flower R20, R22.....Pink Flower RV02, RV06.....Purple Flower BV02, BV13.

THE FOLLOWING DEMONSTRATION IS FOR LEARNING ONLY. WHEN I AM COLORING I DO ONE SEGMENT AT A TIME...MEANING I WILL DO ALL THE SKIN FIRST, THEN THE HAIR...SO ON AND SO ON. I DON'T COLOR EACH VALUE COMPLETELY FOR EACH SEGMENT AND THEN GO BACK. YOUR COLORS WILL BLEND A LOT EASIER THIS WAY!

Step 1

I stamp the image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I used my lightest colored markers and colored the image. The colors above are listed lightest to darkest for each segment of the image I colored.

Step 2

I now picked up the second color and added shadows. You can see in the image where I added the color. My rule of thumb is...if the sun doesn't shine there it needs a shadow. HINT: If you are going to be adding a third color for shadowing, make sure you bring the second color down a little bit to add room for the third color to go over it without hiding it.

Step 3

I now added my third color which is the darkest color value. You can also see in the picture above where the darker colors were added. Not all segments had a third color on them. Remember to be careful and leave some of your second color showing.

Step 4

For my last step; I pick up my lightest color value for each of the segments and color the image again blending the shadow colors. I start on top of the shadow colors and work away from them. It seems to blend better for me. I may go over the segments a couple of times to get the blending the way I want it.

I hope you have enjoyed this and go away with some hints that will help you in your coloring.

Happy Stamping and have a Blessed Day!