Category Archives: Techniques
Roaring Twenties Fashion: Creating Jewels with Copic Markers
May 14, 2013To celebrate the release of the latest The Great Gatsby remake (now in theathers), we’ve teamed up with fashion illustrator Jennifer Hancock to bring you a series of four tutorials based on the Roaring Twenties fashion seen in the film. This week, Jennifer walks … Continue reading
Flowers & Feather Blending
April 16, 2013Copic Design Team Member Sharon Harnist is back with another fabulous flower coloring tutorial. Enjoy! Spring is definitely in bloom, so I’m excited to bring you another flower coloring tutorial – This time using a little bit different technique: Flick Feathering or … Continue reading
Shading Fluorescent Yellow
March 26, 2013Kristy Dalman is the talented owner/artist/designer of Some Odd Girl digital stamps. Today she’s sharing her technique for adding shading to fluorescent yellow Copic markers.
Coloring Realistic Water with Copic Markers
March 12, 2013Illustrator and Copic fine art instructor Brandi York shares her techniques for creating realistic water with Copic markers: One of the biggest challenges to rendering realistic water is to not think about the reflections too much. Water is clear. And yet not. … Continue reading
Demystifying the Copic Color System
March 5, 2013Follow along as Jackson Root, a talented illustrator and Copic fine art instructor, explains the Copic color system: At first glance, the Copic color chart can seem pretty intimidating – a vast array of colors, currently totaling 358, with the … Continue reading
Reflected Light Tutorial
February 26, 2013Comics creator Jayleen Weaver (Marker Guru) runs Gurukitty Studios with her sister. They’re self-described as the craziest little comics and animation studio to ever try to hash out a living. Read on for her tips on rendering reflected light with Copic markers: Reflected light … Continue reading
Creating a Portrait with Copic Markers
February 19, 2013This week’s guest tutorial is by Anat Ronen, a talented illustrator who works on large murals as well as a much smaller, 3″x3″ format. Enjoy, and be sure to leave your comments for Anat below! I used to think I … Continue reading
Rendering Surface Finishes with Copic Markers
February 12, 2013Industrial designer Spencer Nugent shares his techniques for achieving dimensionality through a variety of surface finishes (matte, shiny and glossy) using Copic markers: Enjoyed this tutorial? Be sure to check out his product design tutorial as well! Find Spencer on the … Continue reading
CartoonBlock: How to Color Korra Using Copic Markers (plus Giveaway!)
February 6, 2013The Legend of Korra fans, rejoice! CartoonBlock is back, showing you how to color Korra, step-by-step – and offering you a chance to win a set of Copic markers by joining us on CopicColor. Enjoy watching, and be sure to … Continue reading
Coloring Poppies with Copic Markers
February 5, 2013Copic Design Team Member Sharon Harnist is back with us to share a flower coloring tutorial for this birthday card: Hello, I’m happy to be back for the first time this year with another flower coloring tutorial for you, since they are … Continue reading
