Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
PROJECT RESOURCES: vanillaarts.com/blog/yr16-video-resources
LEARN WITH AMY: colorwonk.com
MORE ABOUT COPIC YR16: vanillaarts.com/blog/focus-yr16
I have a theory about orange... Do you avoid using orange alcohol markers, pencils, watercolor, or other art supplies until fall when Halloween pumpkins and blazing autumn leaves demand strong doses of orange?
Join me, illustrator and art instructor, Amy Shulke from VanillaArts.com as we explore the use of orange in our art and coloring. Using Copic Marker YR16 "Apricot" as an example, I'll walk you through the specifics of orange marker ink-- what makes this orange special and how to blend with it.
I've got some great tips for working with orange Copic Markers and you'll see what makes orange alcohol ink generally harder to blend. Then using color theory, I demonstrate blending combinations for YR16 plus underpaint colors and pencil accent colors for shade and highlight. Color orange with depth, dimension, and greater realism using my suggestions for YR16 desaturation.
This is an applied color theory exercise. This is not a coloring lesson and it is not intended as an alcohol marker blending tutorial.
#alcoholmarkers #copicmarkers #realisticart
PROJECT RESOURCES: vanillaarts.com/blog/yr16-video-resources
LEARN WITH AMY: colorwonk.com
MORE ABOUT COPIC YR16: vanillaarts.com/blog/focus-yr16
I have a theory about orange... Do you avoid using orange alcohol markers, pencils, watercolor, or other art supplies until fall when Halloween pumpkins and blazing autumn leaves demand strong doses of orange?
Join me, illustrator and art instructor, Amy Shulke from VanillaArts.com as we explore the use of orange in our art and coloring. Using Copic Marker YR16 "Apricot" as an example, I'll walk you through the specifics of orange marker ink-- what makes this orange special and how to blend with it.
I've got some great tips for working with orange Copic Markers and you'll see what makes orange alcohol ink generally harder to blend. Then using color theory, I demonstrate blending combinations for YR16 plus underpaint colors and pencil accent colors for shade and highlight. Color orange with depth, dimension, and greater realism using my suggestions for YR16 desaturation.
This is an applied color theory exercise. This is not a coloring lesson and it is not intended as an alcohol marker blending tutorial.
#alcoholmarkers #copicmarkers #realisticart
