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Tuesday Tips and Tricks: RV’s and R’s

Written by Samantha Peyton. Posted in Tips & Tricks

Hello everyone! Samantha here with a simple project and a video tutorial for you.

Today, I want to talk to you about blending with some of the most difficult Copic color families: The RV’s and the R’s.

We have talked about blending tips with the R’s in the past, and the same principles hold true for RV’s or any Copic colors you are wanting to blend.

Patience is key when blending with difficult colors. Take your time, blend a little, let the paper dry and blend some more. If you try to blend too much all at once, you may over saturate your paper and your colors will bleed outside of your lines. The great thing about Copics, which are Alcohol based markers, is that you can always go back and add to your coloring well after the ink has dried. The alcohol will always blend!

In this video, I show you how to make a cute little beetle bug using some RV Copics (it kinda looks like a purple ladybug):

And here is my finished card using that little cutie. The stamps used are from the SP and Company Hug a Bug stamp set.

Hope you enjoyed this quick project and Dana will be here tomorrow to show you another of her wonderful projects!

Tuesday Tips and Tricks: Strategic Buying

Written by Samantha Peyton. Posted in Tips & Tricks

Hey everyone! Samantha here, and Welcome to this week’s Tuesday Tips and Tricks segment.

I get asked A LOT about buying Copics. It is overwhelming because many of us are on a tight budget and there are soooo many markers to choose from. It is hard to narrow your wish list down because, let’s face it, we want them ALL!! LOL And then it is hard to keep track of the colors you already purchased.

For a list of where to begin, click here for a previous Tuesday Tips and Tricks segment on the subject.

Well to start building your collection, my best piece of advice is to purchase in TWOS or THREES. Look at the Colorable Color Chart PDF (this is the updated chart in the sidebar) and decide which colors you would like. Then purchase the colors in the color family (meaning the same letter, and first digit).

You NEED to print that chart! It will help you keep track of what colors you have. Follow these easy steps:

  1. Print out the chart on whatever paper you like to use with your Copics (I prefer the XpressIt blending cardstock it is fabulous!). 
  2. Fill in the boxes for whatever colors you already own.
  3. As you purchase new colors, fill in the boxes for those colors.
  4. Keep your chart handy! It is an easy reference when coloring. You can see what the colors look like and use what you have. 

I keep my chart handy when coloring and when purchasing new colors. It is easy to see what colors are missing from the chart.

Here are some of my favorite “groups”. Of these series, you can pick 2 of the colors and still get some really nice shading:

  • V12, V15, AND V17
  • R32, R35, AND R37
  • YR30 AND YR31
  • Y000, Y00, Y02
  • BG11, BG 13, AND BG15

You can’t go wrong with whatever colors you choose! Just start small and before you know it, you will have a huge collection!

Tuesday Tips and Tricks: Color Combo Book

Written by Samantha Peyton. Posted in Tips & Tricks

Hi everyone!

Today, I would like to talk to you about color exploration. As you know, there are set colors for easy blending, which have the same letter and first number. BUT because Copics are all alcohol based, you can blend any colors together to get nearly an unlimited color palette. We talked about this a little bit on a previous Tuesday Tips and Tricks segment, and that segment can be found by clicking here.

I don’t know about you, but it is difficult for me to remember all the color combinations I test out, so what I have done is start a Color Notebook. I just bought one of those inexpensive little spiral notebooks and inside the notebook, I write down the color combos that I like!  Sometimes I even include a little sample (I just cut out an inch or two of copic paper that I colored, or even a sample stamped image)

I have them listed in sections like hair colors, skin colors, greens, etc.

Here are some combos off my list to get you started on your own Color Notebook:
Blond hair I: Y00, Y11, AND Y21
Blond hair II: Y11, Y21, AND Y15

Skin (Fair): E000, E00
Skin (Light) E00, E11, R20(for the cheeks)

What are some of your favorite color combos to use?

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