Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
PROJECT RESOURCES: vanillaarts.com/blog/colortheory-ep4-greenleaf-demo
LEARN WITH AMY: colorwonk.com
Do your green Copic Marker blending combinations look fake and flat? Do you shade green leaves with green markers? For more realism, let's use color theory to shade a realistic 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 G or YG markers. There are so many green markers to choose from, how do you know which will shade leaves for photorealism? 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 green with pink Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils. If you’ve ever been disappointed by your leafy green blending combinations or if you're using muddy green markers to shade bright green, 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 THE LILY OF THE VALLEY WITH TODAY'S MARKERS: youtu.be/uEUARwziGpM
LILY O' VALLEY DIGITAL STAMP + 3 MONTH KIT: vanillaarts.com/shop/color-theory-spr23
LEARN TO BLEND COPICS: vanilla-workshops.teachable.com/p/blend-summer
ARTICLES & TIPS: vanillaarts.com/blog-by-topic
MORE LINE ART: sketch-garden.com/shop/may-bells
PHOTO REFERENCE: vanillaarts.com/blog/colortheory-ep4-greenleaf-demo
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER + TIPS & DISCOUNTS: vanillaarts.com/subscribe-vanilla-beans
PROJECT RESOURCES: vanillaarts.com/blog/colortheory-ep4-greenleaf-demo
LEARN WITH AMY: colorwonk.com
Do your green Copic Marker blending combinations look fake and flat? Do you shade green leaves with green markers? For more realism, let's use color theory to shade a realistic 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 G or YG markers. There are so many green markers to choose from, how do you know which will shade leaves for photorealism? 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 green with pink Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils. If you’ve ever been disappointed by your leafy green blending combinations or if you're using muddy green markers to shade bright green, 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 THE LILY OF THE VALLEY WITH TODAY'S MARKERS: youtu.be/uEUARwziGpM
LILY O' VALLEY DIGITAL STAMP + 3 MONTH KIT: vanillaarts.com/shop/color-theory-spr23
LEARN TO BLEND COPICS: vanilla-workshops.teachable.com/p/blend-summer
ARTICLES & TIPS: vanillaarts.com/blog-by-topic
MORE LINE ART: sketch-garden.com/shop/may-bells
PHOTO REFERENCE: vanillaarts.com/blog/colortheory-ep4-greenleaf-demo
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER + TIPS & DISCOUNTS: vanillaarts.com/subscribe-vanilla-beans
