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Animal friends are gathered together all in one stamp – so I don’t have to mask them to put them all in a group, yay! I love stamps like this, so I couldn’t resist. I decided to add to my collection of No-Line coloring projects, so if this intrigues you, go check out some of […]

I’m often asked what my favorite blending groups are – and today I’ll be sharing that with you as well as coloring up a fun little camping card! EDITED 2020: The stamps are no longer available. Video The card is clean and simple – but you’ll see a little of my fave color choices in […]

If you’re new to Copic coloring and want to try out some starter techniques, I’m here to help! I’ll continue adding to this post as I create more beginner tutorials, so feel free to check back anytime. Click on any photo to go to the post with that video tutorial. Color a Fortune Cookie Basic […]

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Ready to go to school? Today I’m answering a question that I get a lot: what’s saturation and why should I care? I’ll give you the Copic numbering system application – some swatches – and a scene incorporating saturation levels! Let’s get rolling! First: the Copic numbering system. There’s a letter, and that’s pretty obvious […]

Happy 2022! It feels like today starts that new adventure I talked about last week….and I hope you’re as excited as I am! This is taking far longer than my old style of posting, at least for the moment – because I’m coordinating social media posts all week, and tying everything up so it works […]

It’s time for a new release from Ellen Hutson – and the stamp set I decided to use for the video is Squeeze The Day! I created a little cascade of lemons so it looks like the branch of a lemon tree; change it to greens and it can be a lime tree! Some of […]

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Learn how to mix colors with alcohol markers like Olo, Copic, Sketchmarker - the tips in this tutorial work with any brand!

Happy Friday, everyone! If you’re off to a fancy party this weekend, I hope you look as amazing as Rita the Prima doll! If you’re at home in pjs like me…enjoy a little lesson on shading fabric! Fabric folds give lots of people fits – it billows in and out of the light so much […]

A common challenge for a lot of us as Copic colorists is keeping the marker where we WANT it rather than where IT wants to go! In today’s post I’ll give you the things that I know cause it and some ideas how to fix it. While the cards are some of my epic scenes […]

Silk? As in silk fabric? Why yes! Also check out the blog post for all the other sunflowers from social media this week! Video Watch the video below or click here to see it on YouTube. It’s the end of sunflower week – and oh my what fun this was! I’ve had these silk hoops […]

Let’s talk about choosing Copic green colors. Greens are a color that Copic doesn’t do well; I’m not particularly sure if it’s not the color’s fault – they’re a bear to mix yourself. Or maybe they’re a frog, not a bear! This fun new Frog set from Art Impressions just makes me laugh so hard […]

It’s Bokeh week in my world, and I revisited my bokeh project tutorials! I created more than I thought I had already done. Tap on any photo to go see the tutorial! Two Yellow Roses (plus ICYMI collection of social media bokeh posts) 3 Mediums to Create Realistic Bokeh Effect Watercolor Bokeh Cherry Blossoms Copic […]

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It’s time to gather up all the watercolor pencil tutorials into one beautiful collection! I’ve linked a few general ones at the beginning, then went by brand – Inktense, Albrecht Durer, Supracolor, Museum Aquarelle. Most tutorials can be recreated in any brand though! Pick one and get out your pencils to try it out. Click […]

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I’ve got a tutorial packed with an efficient overload of information: some Copic red pairs of colors picked from the Hex Chart; a simple way to create a gift card that stands “up” like an easel; and a new way to have gift cards handy anytime you need one! Video Copic pairs of reds I […]