Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
PROJECT RESOURCES: vanillaarts.com/blog/colortheory-ep11-red-swatching
LEARN WITH AMY: colorwonk.com
Do your red Copic Marker blending combinations look flat and lifeless? Do you shade red flowers with the same old R89 marker every time? For more realism, let's use color theory to shade a realistic rosebud using an unexpected aquamarine marker.
Applied Color Theory for Alcohol Markers.
Join illustrator and art instructor, Amy Shulke from VanillaArts.com in a color theory exercise for R red markers. There are tons of tutorials out there for shading red but why do they always use either R59 or R89... which looks a bit ugly. 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 red Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils. If you’ve ever been disappointed by your red blends or if you're using R89 or even purple markers to shade red, this series of videos will change the way you approach coloring florals.
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.
PROJECT RESOURCES: vanillaarts.com/blog/colortheory-ep11-red-swatching
LEARN WITH AMY: colorwonk.com
Do your red Copic Marker blending combinations look flat and lifeless? Do you shade red flowers with the same old R89 marker every time? For more realism, let's use color theory to shade a realistic rosebud using an unexpected aquamarine marker.
Applied Color Theory for Alcohol Markers.
Join illustrator and art instructor, Amy Shulke from VanillaArts.com in a color theory exercise for R red markers. There are tons of tutorials out there for shading red but why do they always use either R59 or R89... which looks a bit ugly. 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 red Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils. If you’ve ever been disappointed by your red blends or if you're using R89 or even purple markers to shade red, this series of videos will change the way you approach coloring florals.
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.
