Another Copics/markers technique

[KittyKumar]

I just watched a Copic coloring tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRX2q3-52s0&NR=1

When she starts with a dark color and moves to her lighter colors, what keeps the dark colors from "staining" the lighter marker tips? I had always heard one should start with the lightest and work to the darker colors to preserve the light color markers....?

Is that one of the technique differences between water markers and Copics?

[Dee Peelar]

Most of the tutorials I have seen have shown people using a light copic to load dark ink on to the image by laying down a palette of darker shades on ie a transparency or acrylic block. They use the lighter marker as the brush and layer the color this way for shading highlighting and it didnt seem to effect the marker at all. Maybe I am wrong.

[MrHambo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by KittyKumar

When she starts with a dark color and moves to her lighter colors, what keeps the dark colors from "staining" the lighter marker tips? I had always heard one should start with the lightest and work to the darker colors to preserve the light color markers....?

Is that one of the technique differences between water markers and Copics?

I guess it's a difference of preference and what you're comfortable with. The stain works its way out of the marker but I guess you can use it to your advantage if you're used to doing it. I know one girl who works from the middle out which seems like a sensible approach too.

[gallcomp]

The reason why most people start with light colors is because with Copics it is easier to go from light to dark, for example if you choose a light blue (B00) and color a surface, then color the same surface with the same blue, the color will layer and will be darker than the original. On the other hand if you Color with a dark marker, there is almost no way to get a lighter shade of it.

Even if your tip gets stained with the darker color, you can remove the other color by coloring a piece of scrap paper until the dark color gets out of our light marker.

[My3LittleMonkeys]

You know, I have always colored my images the way she does. LOL I knew I was "backwards" from the norm, but it works for me.

Like she does, I use the lightest color to blend out the darker colors.

This has not had any ill effect on my markers...and I have had them for almost 2 years. Love my Copics!