Category Archives: Illustration

Artist Interview with Jennifer Hancock

May 10, 2012

Jennifer Hancock is a talented freelance designer and fashion illustrator who creates custom bridal illustrations for a variety of clients. Read on to learn more about Jennifer and her work with Copics! Tell us about yourself! I love to draw!  … Continue reading →

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Guest Tutorial: Bridal Illustration by Brooke Hagel

May 1, 2012

This week, New York City-based fashion illustrator Brooke Hagel shares her bridal illustration process. Enjoy! Hello, I’m Brooke Hagel, a freelance fashion illustrator with two successful Etsy shops, Brooklit and BrooklitBride, that I run from my home based in New York City. The vast majority … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Blue Hair by Brandi York

April 10, 2012

This week, artist Brandi York gives us details on coloring the blue hair of her goblin character. Enjoy! Last time, we covered unusual, fantasy skin tones with our little goblin.  This time, we’re going to look at her blue hair with ringlet … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Goblin Illustration by Brandi York

March 20, 2012

This week, artist Brandi York walks us through a fantasy illustration with Copics. Enjoy! For today’s demonstration, I thought I’d let my geek flag fly a bit and do a rendering of my World of Warcraft goblin, pushing myself to … Continue reading →

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Tips and Techniques for Using Colored Multiliners

February 22, 2012

Copic-loving comics artist Jayleen Weaver (Guruubii of GuruKitty Studios) shares some great, practical information on ways to use colored inking pens. Multiliners come in a range of colors for a variety of applications. See how she uses them, below: Materials: Copic Multiliners … Continue reading →

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Guest Tutorial: Coloring Curly Hair by Brandi York

February 7, 2012

This week, illustrator Brandi York shares how to color curly hair with Copics. Enjoy! Curly hair. We all have tried it at one time or other. At some point, we all become tempted to just draw a bunch of squiggly … Continue reading →

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Artist Interview with Daniel Govar

January 25, 2012

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 →

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Artist Interview with Allison Strom

January 19, 2012

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 →

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Artist Interview with Gigi

December 16, 2011

Gigi is an illustrator and card designer based in California. Read on to learn more about this talented artist and her unique style: Tell us about yourself! I was born in a town called Victoriaville (Québec/Canada) from a Belgian mom … Continue reading →

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Sketchbooks in Italy Workshop

December 9, 2011

Ken O’Connell will teach “Sketchbooks in Italy” for the 5th time in Italy, September 2-16, 2012. This year Copic Design Team member, Debbie Olson, will assist Ken (President Emeritus of Imagination International, Inc., importer of Copic Markers.) The plan is … Continue reading →

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