Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
PROJECT RESOURCES: vanilla-workshops.teachable.com/p/blend-summer
LEARN WITH AMY: colorwonk.com
Do your green Copic Marker blending combinations look flat and fake? Let's use color theory to shade a realistic lily of the valley leaf using an unexpected magenta marker.
Applied Color Theory for Alcohol Markers.
Join illustrator and art instructor, Amy Shulke from VanillaArts.com in a color theory exercise for green markers. Green is a challenge to shade with realism because green markers typically aren't dark enough for leafy shade. Color theory can help but most color theory videos are nothing more than color wheel tours. Amy walks you through her coloring process for desaturating green with magenta Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils. If you’ve ever been disappointed by your green blending combinations or if you're still using green or blue markers to shade green, this series of videos covers the color theory info you actually need.
AMY SELECTS GREEN MARKERS FOR THIS EPISODE HERE: youtu.be/3mHos3MiIdo
LILY OF THE VALLEY DIGITAL STAMP plus worksheet and color wheel are part of Amy's Spring 2023 Color Theory Kit. Kit includes three months of YouTube coloring exercises: March (Yellow), April (Green), and May (Pink) videos. vanillaarts.com/shop/color-theory-spr23
LEARN TO BLEND COPICS: vanilla-workshops.teachable.com/p/blend-summer
ARTICLES & TIPS: vanillaarts.com/blog-by-topic
CHALLENGE LILY OF THE VALLEY LINE ART: sketch-garden.com/shop/may-bells
PHOTO REFERENCE: pixabay.com/photos/lily-of-the-valley-761141
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER for tips, discounts, and notifications: vanillaarts.com/subscribe-vanilla-beans
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:20 Theory
2:21 Prep
3:15 Background
5:03 Flower Stem
7:52 Leaf
19:14 Colored Pencil
42:10 Outro
PROJECT RESOURCES: vanilla-workshops.teachable.com/p/blend-summer
LEARN WITH AMY: colorwonk.com
Do your green Copic Marker blending combinations look flat and fake? Let's use color theory to shade a realistic lily of the valley leaf using an unexpected magenta marker.
Applied Color Theory for Alcohol Markers.
Join illustrator and art instructor, Amy Shulke from VanillaArts.com in a color theory exercise for green markers. Green is a challenge to shade with realism because green markers typically aren't dark enough for leafy shade. Color theory can help but most color theory videos are nothing more than color wheel tours. Amy walks you through her coloring process for desaturating green with magenta Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils. If you’ve ever been disappointed by your green blending combinations or if you're still using green or blue markers to shade green, this series of videos covers the color theory info you actually need.
AMY SELECTS GREEN MARKERS FOR THIS EPISODE HERE: youtu.be/3mHos3MiIdo
LILY OF THE VALLEY DIGITAL STAMP plus worksheet and color wheel are part of Amy's Spring 2023 Color Theory Kit. Kit includes three months of YouTube coloring exercises: March (Yellow), April (Green), and May (Pink) videos. vanillaarts.com/shop/color-theory-spr23
LEARN TO BLEND COPICS: vanilla-workshops.teachable.com/p/blend-summer
ARTICLES & TIPS: vanillaarts.com/blog-by-topic
CHALLENGE LILY OF THE VALLEY LINE ART: sketch-garden.com/shop/may-bells
PHOTO REFERENCE: pixabay.com/photos/lily-of-the-valley-761141
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER for tips, discounts, and notifications: vanillaarts.com/subscribe-vanilla-beans
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:20 Theory
2:21 Prep
3:15 Background
5:03 Flower Stem
7:52 Leaf
19:14 Colored Pencil
42:10 Outro
