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This is a thread I want to be a part of! I love your idea.
I don�t have my Copic chart in front of me, but when I get home, I�ll look for the combos I use a lot. I look forward to seeing what everyone suggests.
Subscribing. I am particularly interested in things that are not "soul mates" so to speak like YG00, YG03, YG06. Things like combining a YG in one 10s family with a G in another tens family. Or using a red to highlight a yellow and how they blend.
I love using my Copic's and for most things I just guess at, I do keep track of the colors that I use in case I find a combo that I really like. As for Skin and Hair I have the PDF instructions from this site http://www.scrapbitz.blogspot.com/ If you scroll down you will see her tutorials on coloring hair, skin and clothes on the right side and if you go just a little further she has a PDF area so that you can print off the tutorial. HTH.
You should check out the thread under, "copic chatter"...lots and lots of posts with all the questions answered that you asked. Also check out you tube videos under copic.. or copic tutorials. There is a wealth of information that is really great. I love mine and use them all the time...
She shares a little bit of everything on her blog. Check it out!!
I second the rec. of this blog; it's the one blog that I actually return to again and again with oodles of helpful info on Copics. But, and this is just me, I've found some nice color combinations there, but I have to look for them.
LOL! I was just going to reference your page Sharon! I have been looking at it all morning! Had to add a few more colors to my collection, and your page is PERFECT and very helpful!
I'm so glad I found this thread! I was wondering how to mix colors for shading, etc. I did find a site this morning that describes their numbering system, but that didn't really help as far as combinations! Let's keep sharing! I love Copics!
I just purchased my first markers, and I used the color combos that PaperTrey sells. I started out with the ones that coordinate with Aqua Mist, Berry Sorbet, and Grass Green. There are three shades in each.
Thanx Krista! Did you buy the Ciao or the Sketch? Can someone explain the difference??? Is the numbering system the same? I was given a BG13 Sketch, and had a BG23 Ciao and they look exactly the same to me! I want to start on one or the other so I can invest wisely-:mrgreen:
If I'm not mistaken; the coloring should be the same. the ciao are slightly smaller and cheaper. Depending how you want to store them, on the ciao the name and number are on the side of the marker, the sketch has the number on the top/bottom of marker. So you would have to store ciao on the side to view the color number. Sketch can be used with the airbrush system, where i don't think ciao can. Anyone can correct me if I am wrong.
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Thanx Krista! Did you buy the Ciao or the Sketch? Can someone explain the difference??? Is the numbering system the same? I was given a BG13 Sketch, and had a BG23 Ciao and they look exactly the same to me! I want to start on one or the other so I can invest wisely-:mrgreen:
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If I'm not mistaken; the coloring should be the same. the ciao are slightly smaller and cheaper. Depending how you want to store them, on the ciao the name and number are on the side of the marker, the sketch has the number on the top/bottom of marker. So you would have to store ciao on the side to view the color number. Sketch can be used with the airbrush system, where i don't think ciao can. Anyone can correct me if I am wrong.
Thanx for the info! I figured they must be the same numbering system, but the two looked alike to me in color. I think I will start collecting the sketch, although airbrushing is way out of my league!
I'll be keeping an eye on this thread. I am wanting to keep just the copics I really need and sell the rest. I bought like crazy from the start and I have a feeling I don't even use the majority of my colors.
I started out with SU! colored pencils w/blender, but I can never shade properly! I am definitely going to invest my $$$$ in copics, they work great-I'm enabled, waaahhhh!:p
When I first purchased Copics, I bought just the Ciaos, thinking they would be plenty for me. Once I started using them, well need I say more; I started blending up a storm, and using far more colors than I ever imagined. I then had to start filling in with the Sketches, and the rest is history!!! Now, I love them, and am amazed at how much I use them as opossed to my other methods of coloring.
When you check out the blogs of people like Suzanne Dean, Marianne Walker, Mary Giemza, Claudia Rosa, you realize how beautiful and intricate shading can be and just how detailed you can make things. I've learned so much from these women, and love my hobby all the more!!!
I've got a Copic FAQ page on my blog and I have put together 5 "kits" with 12 colors each for beginners... (I don't actually sell them... it's just a list that I share.) You can find it HERE.
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