Monthly Archives: January 2012
Guest Tutorial: Taking your Comic Art to the Next Level Using Copic Multiliners
In this guest post, Copic-loving artist Alex Heizer explains how to use a range of Multiliners in various nib sizes to create patterns, texture and tone in your comics. Check it out! Recently, reading a collection of popular Japanese ghost … Continue reading
Artist Interview with Daniel Govar
Daniel Govar is an extremely talented illustrator with an impressive roster of clients, including DC Comics, Nike, Marriott and various U.S. sports teams. In addition to illustrating nearly 15 books, his work has been seen in worldwide publications such as … Continue reading
Guest Post: Art Paper Testing with Copic Markers by Colleen Schaan
This week, Colleen Schaan shares her technique for testing paper to determine what works best with her artistic style. Enjoy! Traditional marker rendering ranges from using large areas of color with streaking to show motion, to smooth gradient blends and … Continue reading
Artist Interview with Allison Strom
Allison Strom is a talented illustrator whose latest work can be seen in Vera Greentea’s independent comic Recipes for the Dead: Issue 2. Read on to learn how she incorporates Copics into her process and find out where you may … Continue reading
Guest Tutorial: Creating Patterns with Colorless Blender by Kristy Dalman
Kristy Dalman is the talented owner/artist/designer of Some Odd Girl digital stamps. She has teamed up with Melissa Andrew (Melissa Made) to start Created from Color, where they will teach online Copic classes. Registration for their first class is now … Continue reading
Artist Interview with Tess Fowler
Tess Fowler is a California-based comic book illustrator. Her work includes a handful of books for Zenescope, including issues of the Charmed series, and a number of sketch card jobs for properties such as Marvel, Lord of the Rings, and … Continue reading
Guest Tutorial: Coloring Hair by Brandi York
This week, illustrator Brandi York shares how to color realistic hair with Copics. Enjoy! Rendering realistic hair with Copics is not especially difficult with a little practice. Copic Sketch markers, with their brush tips, are ideal for rendering varied line … Continue reading
ComicMaster Product Review by Brandi York
Thank you to Brandi York for the following review of our ComicMaster Lightbox! The ComicMaster Lightbox. What more is there to say but Wow? The surface area is large, but the lightbox itself is not. Back in the day, (well, … Continue reading
Artist Interview with Abdul H Rashid
Abdul H Rashid is a talented comic artist whose work is featured in the NEW-GEN series distributed by Marvel Comics. Read on to learn more about his work and love for Copics! Tell us about yourself! I’m a proud native … Continue reading
Artist Interview with Traci Bunkers
Traci Bunkers, author of “The Art Journal Workshop” and “Print & Stamp Lab,” is a passionate mixed-media & fiber artist who loves rusty things, glitter glue, old books to cut up and cheap cameras. Since making her own books and … Continue reading
