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Wow, this is exactly what I needed to see and didn't even think to ask for it!
I am a newbie to Copics and have discovered that I have NO IDEA what color of markers to collect just for basic things like coloring a tree (leaves, branches and tree trunks). Colors I thought would work are just way too dark to start with and I don't have a nice combo of light & medium tones to do the shading. Yes, I feel totally out of my element with Copics. :oops: I find myself pulling out the watercolors to finish a project just because I don't have markers that are even kind of what I need.
I am desperately in need of favorite simple Copic combos for commonly colored images like trees and flowers and such. Please take pity on me and share your go-to colors. Yes, I'm begging! ;)
Go to Colors. I tend to gravitate to the 2x series. So R2x, G2x, etc...
I have started more lately to try to mix across colors... So YG2x with the G2x.
One of my favorite combination's is using the YG1x series with the G1x series with the V1x series. Purple and Green together just looks wonderful to me!
Wow, this is exactly what I needed to see and didn't even think to ask for it!
I am a newbie to Copics and have discovered that I have NO IDEA what color of markers to collect just for basic things like coloring a tree (leaves, branches and tree trunks). Colors I thought would work are just way too dark to start with and I don't have a nice combo of light & medium tones to do the shading. Yes, I feel totally out of my element with Copics. :oops: I find myself pulling out the watercolors to finish a project just because I don't have markers that are even kind of what I need.
I am desperately in need of favorite simple Copic combos for commonly colored images like trees and flowers and such. Please take pity on me and share your go-to colors. Yes, I'm begging! ;)
Leaves - G21, 24, 28 or if you gravitate toward more olive shades go for G40, 82, 85.
Browns - I think the E3x series is the most versatile for a brown. The E2x doesn't quite have the lighter color to blend easily (YET - soon the E23 and it might be different).
Flowers - Again - my go to reds are the R22, 24, 29. My favorite pinks are not in the RV series, but also the R series - R81, 83, 85, 89. Yellows Y21, 23, 26
Leaves - G21, 24, 28 or if you gravitate toward more olive shades go for G40, 82, 85.
Browns - I think the E3x series is the most versatile for a brown. The E2x doesn't quite have the lighter color to blend easily (YET - soon the E23 and it might be different).
Flowers - Again - my go to reds are the R22, 24, 29. My favorite pinks are not in the RV series, but also the R series - R81, 83, 85, 89. Yellows Y21, 23, 26
Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to write out your favorite colors for me. This is a HUGE help and I appreciate it! (And I'm delighted that you included your favorite pinks -- I discovered the 2 that I bought in the RV series weren't what I was hoping they would be.)
Now I need to figure out what you meant by the "2x" series and the "3Ex" series are so I follow your lead there, as well. :cool:
Now I need to figure out what you meant by the "2x" series and the "3Ex" series are so I follow your lead there, as well.
The first number in the series R22 is how vibrant the color is. So a R2x is more vibrant than an R8x. Another way to look at it is how much grey is in it. The higher the first number, the more grey is in it. B0x series has the least amount of grey tones, while B9x has the most.
The second number in the series R22 is how light or dark the marker is within that vibrancy or saturation range. So R22 is much lighter than R29.
I am lazy , so when I list my colors that I colored with, if I use all or almost all of the colors within one series I will say I used the R2X series instead of R22, 24, 27, 29.
The first number in the series R22 is how vibrant the color is. So a R2x is more vibrant than an R8x. Another way to look at it is how much grey is in it. The higher the first number, the more grey is in it. B0x series has the least amount of grey tones, while B9x has the most.
The second number in the series R22 is how light or dark the marker is within that vibrancy or saturation range. So R22 is much lighter than R29.
I am lazy , so when I list my colors that I colored with, if I use all or almost all of the colors within one series I will say I used the R2X series instead of R22, 24, 27, 29.
Thanks for breaking the code for me! :cool: I had no idea that the numbers after the letter indicated what you just explained. It actually made sense to me, which is rather encouraging! I'll probably be back with more questions after I have had time to study the color charts with this new info.
I feel a bit like the kid in the Christmas movie where he was huddled in the bathroom breaking the code of a message using the special Ovaltine code ring that he had saved boxtops to get...when he finally broke the code it read, "Eat more Ovaltine!" ;) :p
I feel a bit like the kid in the Christmas movie where he was huddled in the bathroom breaking the code of a message using the special Ovaltine code ring that he had saved boxtops to get...when he finally broke the code it read, "Eat more Ovaltine!" ;) :p
So....does that mean the broken Copic code is "BUY MORE COPICS"? :mrgreen:
What combination of Copics do you use often?
