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it's just a tad darker in real life. and on the ghost, anytime i do anything white, i do a little highlighting with a light blue marker, too. just throwing that in there as another little tip...no charge!! haha!!
I recently took a Copic class at our LSS with Jen Del Muro and she also reccommended BV31. I liked it a lot. That's what I started using. I think it gives it just the right touch. HTH.
Sometimes I use artist pastels to add a shadow below an image rather than outlining all the way around it. There's a mini tutorial on my blog with step-by-step photos: How to ground a digi-stamp image.
Another Copic outliner here. I usually use one of the grays (C1) but have also been known to branch out to other colors (B00 or BG000) because that's just the dangerous, live life on the edge, kind of gal I am.
How does this help the OP who wanted to know about Prismacolors? Well, it helps them start buying Copics!!
I use a few different light coloured copics - but I've never tried BV31. Thanks for the tip! The last few times I've coloured in a image with copics I haven't shadowed at all!!! ;) Daring, I know!!!
For outlining with Prisma Pencils I use PC1087 Powder Blue. I don't have the Prisma markers so I can't help with those. I do use the Copic's and I have used different light colors for outlining/haloing the image.
i don't do the outline thing anymore, i do more of a "halo", as I call it in my classes. that was you can fill in the background with whatever you think the background would look like, light blue for sky, green for greenery etc...but when i DO use greys it's usually W000 with W1 or T1..
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Looks like I have to invest in a few Copics. Maybe I better ask that question then. If you can only purchase a limited amount of Copics which ones would you buy?
I LOVE using the Copic c1 marker. I have never tried the BV31 but I am going to try. bty - I use the copic marker for outlining even if I colored the image with prismacolors and gamsol.
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Looks like I have to invest in a few Copics. Maybe I better ask that question then. If you can only purchase a limited amount of Copics which ones would you buy?
I'll start a new thread.
Thanks,
Sheila
I also couldn't afford many, they are kind of high price. $5-6.99 each.
But I bought a few at a time, when they were on sale at Hobby Lobby. I'd by two shades of the same color. I don't have them in front of me, but I'd buy shades that are close to each other for shading. Main colors, Pinks, blues, greens. yellow or cream like skin color, grays, etc.
If I'm using markers, I actually use a light blue and light gray marker made by E.K. Success that I've had for years and just started using recently. If I'm using pencils, I use gray PrismaColors.
i love seeing everyone's replies here. interesting choices.
i use a light gray EK Success marker, but i also halo some using a mask and an ink on cotton ball - so, i'll use different colors depending on the colors in my project. here are a couple of examples:
Sorry ladies, but I do have some questions?
What in the world is copic pencils?
What is the difference in Prisma Markers versus what SU has?
I feel so far behind the times since I'm had a lot of sickness and out of the loop.
Any help would be appreciated and where I can locate these items would make my day!
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I haven't done this before, but decided to try it on some of my people stamps, and I liked the effect! It seemed to make the image pop. I just used my SU bashful blue marker. I used prismacolor pencils to color in the images.
SU Soft sky works well, and I just use it out of the lid of my ink pad. I know it's retired, but you might find it on the Buy-Sell-Trade forum. I also like Going Grey.
Looks like I have to invest in a few Copics. Maybe I better ask that question then. If you can only purchase a limited amount of Copics which ones would you buy?
I'll start a new thread.
Thanks,
Sheila
I can't afford to buy many of them at a time, so I buy one or two per week whenever HL has their online 40% off coupons. I started off with one or two skin tones then started buying the basic colors from there (black, blue, red, yellow, etc). Also a colorless blender is a good tool to have. Now that I have at least one of each basic color, I'm starting to expand into different shades either lighter or darker, depending on the original color I purchased.