Purchasing Copic markers: Generally useful colors
I have said all throughout the lessons that color is a personal choice. I will have a list of my favorite colors that I use later on. However, these are versatile colors that a lot of people use on different things.
- Sky and water you want to go with the pale blues (B0000, BG10, or B21)
- Pale yellows are wonderful for rich, subtle sunny backgrounds and highlights (Y0000 or Y21)
- Pale greys are fantastic for different things such as N0 for general coloring, C1 or C3 for cool shadows, and W1 or W3 for more earthy objects.
- If you would like to color people there are many different colors for skin. You can find many different examples of this and the kids that you like all over Pinterest. But generally, colors in the E family are the best. This also works for different hair colors as well.
- Plants are easy, there are two general greens, that are either bright and springy (YG00’s) or muted and natural (G20’s, G80’s). You will also want some browns/pale warm grays for the ground and wood tones.
- Flowers and blossoms you would want to choose a color family (like RV or Y) and get at least two colors in that family. But again when it comes to flowers it is back to personal preference as there are so many colors to choose from.
- Animals like bears, dogs, deer, etc, again, two browns in a color family
Most times it helps if you have one picture you want to find colors for, and then build your collection from there. Discuss it with friends, look at things online with colors you like and find colors that match your favorite stamp pads or papers and take the plunge with a couple of colors. Remember there are no BAD colors just colors that are less useful to you.
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