Category Archives: Tutorial
Guest Tutorial: Taking your Comic Art to the Next Level Using Copic Multiliners
January 31, 2012
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
Posted in Artist, Comics, Community, Community Art, Drawing, Inking, Manga, Multiliner, Multiliner SP, Storyboarding, Techniques, Tutorial
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Guest Post: Art Paper Testing with Copic Markers by Colleen Schaan
January 24, 2012
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
Guest Tutorial: Creating Patterns with Colorless Blender by Kristy Dalman
January 17, 2012
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
Guest Tutorial: Coloring Hair by Brandi York
January 10, 2012
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
Guest Tutorial – Airbrushing Comics by Jayleen Weaver (Marker Guru)
January 3, 2012
Comics 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. She’s been kind enough to share a bit about skills … Continue reading
Guest Tutorial: Acrylic Skins by Colleen Schaan
December 29, 2011
Papercrafting designer Colleen Schaan is one of our Design and Education/Instruction team members, and this week she’s sharing a unique project that utilizes Copic Various Ink. Enjoy! While I like to use my Copic markers to color images in the traditional … Continue reading
Color Spotlight: B66
December 20, 2011
Welcome to our Color Spotlight feature! Every so often we’ll showcase a different color and give ideas of color combos that will work with it. Marianne’s Note: When I mention a color combo whatever color I put first is the … Continue reading
Posted in Color Spotlight, Copic Markers, Tutorial
Tagged B66, Clematis, color spotlight, Copic Markers, Tutorial
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Guest Tutorial: New Year’s Project by Sharon Harnist
December 13, 2011
Papercrafting designer Sharon Harnist is one of our Design and Education/Instruction team members, and she’s back with us again this month to share a New Year’s project that utilizes several Copic products and a great background/custom paper technique. Hello, I’m excited to be back … Continue reading
Guest Tutorial: Marbleizing
December 6, 2011
In this week’s guest tutorial, mixed media artist Bianca Mandity shares some tips for creating marbleized paper with Copic Various Ink. Enjoy! When I was in school I learned how to marbleize paper traditionally using a chemical bath. I loved … Continue reading
Guest Tutorial: Reflections by Brandi York
November 29, 2011
In this week’s guest tutorial, Brandi York shares some tips for creating reflective objects with Copics. Enjoy! Reflecting objects are difficult to render in any medium. With a transparent medium like Copic Markers, you need to be thinking a few … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Tutorial
Tagged Copic Markers, guest tutorial, Illustration, Tutorial
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