Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
PROJECT RESOURCES: vanillaarts.com/blog/colortheory-ep7-blue-forget
LEARN WITH AMY: colorwonk.com
Do your blue Copic Marker blending combinations look flat and a bit cartoonish? Do you shade blue flowers with dark blue markers? For more realism, let's use color theory to shade realistic forget-me-not flowers using an unexpected pinkish-purple marker.
Applied Color Theory for Alcohol Markers.
Join illustrator and art instructor, Amy Shulke from VanillaArts.com in a color theory exercise for blue B markers. There are lots of blue markers to choose from, so how do you know which shady blues to pick? Color theory can help but if all you ever hear about is the color wheel, you're missing the real story. Amy walks you through her coloring process for desaturating blue or even blue-violet Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils. If you’ve ever been disappointed by your boring blue blends or if you're using dark blue or even gray markers to shade soft blue, this series of videos will change the way you approach coloring forever.
This exercise is for marker selection-- this is not a coloring or blending tutorial. Color selection is a struggle for most colorers and is not taught in classes which use a specific marker supply list. Seeing a professional artist in action, picking colors and explaining why colors work/fail can be very helpful in developing your own artistry.
AMY COLORS BLUE FLOWERS WITH TODAY'S MARKERS: youtu.be/54WQXj32mLw
FORGET-ME-NOT DIGITAL STAMP + 3 MONTH KIT: vanillaarts.com/shop/color-theory-summ23
LEARN TO BLEND COPICS: vanilla-workshops.teachable.com/p/blend-summer
ARTICLES & TIPS: vanillaarts.com/blog-by-topic
MORE LINE ART: sketch-garden.com
PHOTO REFERENCE: vanillaarts.com/blog/colortheory-ep7-blue-forget
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER + TIPS & DISCOUNTS: vanillaarts.com/subscribe-vanilla-beans
PROJECT RESOURCES: vanillaarts.com/blog/colortheory-ep7-blue-forget
LEARN WITH AMY: colorwonk.com
Do your blue Copic Marker blending combinations look flat and a bit cartoonish? Do you shade blue flowers with dark blue markers? For more realism, let's use color theory to shade realistic forget-me-not flowers using an unexpected pinkish-purple marker.
Applied Color Theory for Alcohol Markers.
Join illustrator and art instructor, Amy Shulke from VanillaArts.com in a color theory exercise for blue B markers. There are lots of blue markers to choose from, so how do you know which shady blues to pick? Color theory can help but if all you ever hear about is the color wheel, you're missing the real story. Amy walks you through her coloring process for desaturating blue or even blue-violet Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils. If you’ve ever been disappointed by your boring blue blends or if you're using dark blue or even gray markers to shade soft blue, this series of videos will change the way you approach coloring forever.
This exercise is for marker selection-- this is not a coloring or blending tutorial. Color selection is a struggle for most colorers and is not taught in classes which use a specific marker supply list. Seeing a professional artist in action, picking colors and explaining why colors work/fail can be very helpful in developing your own artistry.
AMY COLORS BLUE FLOWERS WITH TODAY'S MARKERS: youtu.be/54WQXj32mLw
FORGET-ME-NOT DIGITAL STAMP + 3 MONTH KIT: vanillaarts.com/shop/color-theory-summ23
LEARN TO BLEND COPICS: vanilla-workshops.teachable.com/p/blend-summer
ARTICLES & TIPS: vanillaarts.com/blog-by-topic
MORE LINE ART: sketch-garden.com
PHOTO REFERENCE: vanillaarts.com/blog/colortheory-ep7-blue-forget
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER + TIPS & DISCOUNTS: vanillaarts.com/subscribe-vanilla-beans
