Category Archives: Inking

Copic Chat with Todd Nauck

Talented comic artist Todd Nauck will be hosting a special Q&A, signing and artist workshop event to celebrate his first art installation in an accredited museum, the Bakersfield Museum of Art. The exhibit opens February 4th.  Todd Nauck has over 17 years … Continue reading


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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


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Guest Tutorial: Steampunk Horse by Cindy Dauer

This week’s guest tutorial is by Cindy Dauer. Her whimsical artwork caught our eye, and we asked to share one of her step-by-step walkthroughs with Copic fans. Enjoy, and thank you for sharing, Cindy! Tell us a bit about yourself! … Continue reading


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Multiliner Inking Pen Sets

Have you seen the new 4pc Multiliner Pen sets yet? Now available in assortments of Sepia, Gray, Fine Black, and Broad Black, these sets just arrived and are already flying off the shelves. The Copic Multiliner Pens are seriously the … Continue reading


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Motor City Sketch

 Once a month, in the Detroit area Motor City Sketch invites local artists and non-artists to a different cafe, pub, bar, saloon, what have you, to build community, create, test out new products, network  and maybe even make some new friends. Everyone is welcome, … Continue reading


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Cross Hatching Part I – Multiliners & Pen Sizes

Copic’s inking pens are ideal for basic line illustrations. Between the disposable Multiliner and the refillable Multiliner SP, there are 14 pen sizes: 0.03, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.25, 0.3, 0.35, 0.5, 0.7, 0.8, 1.0, Brush Small*, and Brush Medium, F01, … Continue reading


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Advanced Feather Blending

Here is an example of feather blending colored mountains from purple, to warm gray. Blue and Warm Gray are opposites, in that Warm Gray is brownish toned and Blues and Blue Violets are across from each other on the color … Continue reading


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Black Ink Pro

The cover looks rad, but have you ever wondered what’s inside of the Black Ink Pro wallet? Featuring Copic, Sketch, and Wide Markers along with four Multiliner SP Pen sizes, this awesome set contains all the essentials for black line … Continue reading


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