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    Copic Coloring Guide Level 2: Nature
    Copic Coloring Guide Level 2: Nature
    Copic Coloring Guide Level 2: Nature
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    Copic Coloring Guide Level 2: Nature

    By Colleen Schaan and Marianne Walker

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    Containing informative and educational material for using the popular Copic markers, this guide presents card designs and instructions in an easy-to-follow format filled with tips for expanding coloring skills. The sample projects provide examples of the most current and popular card-making techniques used by paper crafters today. Ideal for card makers, coloring artists, and drawing enthusiasts, this book features advice from a Copic certified instructor on advanced blending techniques, working with digital images, and how to follow the Copic numbering system. A CD of images to color is included in the package.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnnie's
    Release dateApr 1, 2012
    ISBN9781596355217
    Copic Coloring Guide Level 2: Nature

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      Copic Coloring Guide Level 2 - Colleen Schaan

      updates.

      Taking It to the New Level

      Marianne and I were humbled by the excitement and support we received for our first book, Copic Coloring Guide. THANK YOU! We’ve heard your plea for MORE tutorials, MORE techniques and MORE inspiration—thus, the series continues!

      Our goal as educators is to give you the tools necessary to strengthen your knowledge, boost your confidence and take your skills to the next level. In this book, we focus on more advanced blending tips and techniques and answer some of the most commonly asked, How do you color (fill in the blank) … questions.

      It is our hope that the enclosed tips and tutorials will not only prompt you to try new things, but that they become the basis for your very own experimentation and color exploration. These tips and techniques are just the starting point. Learn them, practice them and make them your own.

      —Colleen and Marianne

      Actually, all education is self-education. A teacher is only a guide, to point out the way, and no school, no matter how excellent, can give you education. What you receive is like the outlines in a child’s coloring book. You must fill in the colors yourself.

      —Louis L’Amour

      Alternative Blending & Shading Groups

      There are a number of ways to color images. In the Copic® Coloring Guide, we covered how to read the Copic numbering system and how to select good blending groups based on some basic rules. In the following section, we show how to break those rules and give some guidelines for picking alternative blending and shading groups.

      Blending Beyond the Code

      When beginning with Copic markers, you are taught to pick blending groups with the same letter (color family), same first number (saturation), and two or three digits difference in the last number (shade/value). Here is an example of an image colored following those basic rules. The following markers were used: B000, B00, B02, B04, BV000, BV00, BV02, BV04, R46.

      While this is good, images can be made even more realistic by changing the saturation as well as the shade. By going one or two steps less saturated with each marker, you can create more believable contrast and shading.

      Some basic things to know about shadows and shading

      •Shadows are not only darker in shade, but also less saturated. This means they are not as vibrant and typically have more gray in them.

      •Shadows are often cooler in tone.

      •Objects in the foreground are more vibrant than objects in the background.

      The 10+2 Rule

      B00 + 10 = B10 + 2 = B12 + 10 = B22 + 2 = B24

      Materials

      White smooth cardstock

      Tropical fish digital stamp

      Markers: B000, B00, B12, B24, BV00, BV11, BV23, R46

      Computer with printer

      Here is an example of the 10+2 Rule:

      B00 is the base color.

      Step 1: Pick a beginning color. This should be a light shade in the color family you want to work with. For example, the fish is based in B00 and B000 is worked in as the light color.

      B00+10+2=B12

      Step 2: Pick a medium shade marker in the same color family but with one digit less saturation. By adding 10 + 2 to the beginning marker number, you will find a usable blend. In the example, B12 is feathered into the fish

      Remember—the first digit goes UP as the saturation goes DOWN.

      Step 3: Following the same general rule, pick a darker shade, again with one or two digits less saturation. For example, B24 is added as final shading on fish.

      This will give your shading more depth and a realistic appeal.

      B12+10+2=B24

      Sources: White smooth X-Press It Blending Card and markers from Imagination International Inc.; digital stamp by Marianne Walker.

      Remember, the 10+2 Rule is a guideline and can be tweaked to work for you.

      Blending Outside the Color Family

      To take your coloring even further, you can completely leave the rules behind and move outside the color family for blends. This allows you to create beautiful undertones and interesting color combinations.

      When picking colors, forget the numbers. Shades from various color families are not always going to be similar. Don’t trust that R46 is going to be a lighter shade than YR09.

      Materials

      White smooth cardstock

      Tropical fish digital stamp

      Markers: R46, Y11, Y15, YR15, YR18

      Computer with printer

      Always test your color combinations on scratch paper and add your favorites to your sketchbook.

      Here is an example of Blending Outside the Color Family:

      Step 1: Base the entire image in a light color to create an undertone. The example uses Y11.

      Step 2: Feather in a darker shade of the same color. The example uses Y15.

      Step 3: Add a similar shade in a different color family. The example uses YR15.

      Step 4:

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