March 11th, 2013 by Melissa

Hi ya everyone!  Melissa here today to share a simple metals tutorial.  Copic has some great color combos for metal.  I chose T0, T1, T3, T5 and T7.  However, I wanted to share another combo that’s fun for metals: Y21, Y26, Y28 with a touch of E13 for gold and for bronze try an E13, E97, E99 (this also works for a rust look).  The most important thing to color metals realistically is a shine or a rusty appearance.  I add a streaky look as well to give a brushed metal appearance by adding strokes in long thing flicks.

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I wanted to show you this SOG image Toasted and Toastie as well.  I used the same simple method I showed you above but concentrated on adding shading and shine to certain areas of the toaster based on a google image.  It’s simple to look up an image and add the highlights and shadows to places according to a photograph.  Again, I used the same strokes as I show you in the tutorial, but add more shading and contrast.

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March 8th, 2013 by Melissa

roundupFriday, Friday, Friday!!!  Here’s your weekly edition of Created from Color’s weekly round-up!  We’ve got a number of fabulous tutorials and coloring information for you today!  ENJOY and join us Monday for a texture tutorial on coloring metals!

The Copic Color System – Jackson Root gives a great breakdown of the Copic numbers and coloring system on the Copic Blog.  GREAT information for those just starting out and having a hard time understanding their markers.

Copic Storage – Ok, this is an older post, but this is a great and inexpensive way to store your Copic Markers from Jane at Box of Colours.

Copic vs. Touch – This is a brief comparison I did on the Shinhan Touch markers versus Copics.  Both are alcohol based markers and I take you step by step with both.

Color Along with Kristy - As always the fabulous Kristy colors Odd Girl Tia in this color along!

 

 

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March 4th, 2013 by Kristy

Welcome to March! This month Melissa and I are doing a Texture Theme for our Monday Tutorials. Kind of a different yet cool topic I think. 

Before that though I have a winner to announce from our February Giveaway…. Tanja! She  is the winner of the signed Shadows and Shading Book from Marianne Walker. Congrats Tanja! 

This month we are going to giveaway COPIC COLORING GUIDE LEVEL 1 by Colleen Schaan & Marianne Walker! This is a great guide with lots of valuable information and I know you’ll love it! Spread the word and grab our badge for your sidebar and don’t forget to COMMENT, that’s what gets you entered to win!

Now onto today’s tut!

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March 1st, 2013 by Kristy

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TGIF! :D

We are officially down to 1 SPOT LEFT in our Basic Class that starts Monday! YIPEE! Don’t wait if you want that spot! Its going to be a fun class. 

Its a video edition this week! I have a few fun links for you this week that I hope you enjoy

 

Glowing Objects and Ink Border Video – a pretty nice video from Alyce 

Copic Coloring on Glitter - This is something I never thought of doing before!

Retro Anime Girl in Copic Markers – A speed coloring video that is really cute!

 

I hope everyone has a great weekend! STUDENTS, I’ll see you MONDAY! :D

 

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February 27th, 2013 by Melissa

Hi ya everyone!  You have just under a week to register for our new Basic Copic Class.  There are a few spots left and we’d love for you to join us!  Remember to check out all the lovely student progress posts we’ve been sharing over the last month.  Here is a recap of some former student’s work! 

Tina of The Simple Crafter

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Helen

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Brenda from Infinite Possibilities

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Rae Ann of All That Glitters is Smurphy

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If you are interested in joining us and improving your Basic Copic Skills please REGISTER HERE!

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February 25th, 2013 by Melissa

Hi ya everyone!  Melissa here today to share my favorite Caucasian skin color combination using my Copics.  Enjoy, and feel free to ask questions in the comments.

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Don’t forget we have a GIVEAWAY and our Basic Class still has a few open spots!

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February 22nd, 2013 by Melissa

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Wow!  It’s Friday already..are you as shocked as I am?  Or was it one of those weeks that lasted forever?  Well, either way we are here to share with you are favorites for the week in the Copic blogging world. 

Creating a Portrait – The amazing and talented Anat Ronen shares a fabulous tutorial on using Copics for coloring portraits.  In short, FABULOUS!

Two-tone Coloring – Alyce Keegan of Kit and Clowder shared a fabulous video on two-toned coloring using some beautiful colors.

Basic Coloring Tutorial – Marianne Walker shows us how it’s done with a simple coloring tutorial that will benefit even the most advanced Copic user!

Fun Backgrounds – Kate at Copic Oz shared a number of fun ways to create gorgeous backgrounds with Copic products!

Also, don’t forget the coloring with Kristy this week on her Ustream Channel!

Join us Monday when I share one things I love with my favorite skin-tone tutorial.  There are still a few spots left in our Basic Class – won’t YOU join us!?

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February 20th, 2013 by Melissa

Today, we are doing something a bit different and are going to be visiting three students from past classes.  Instead of showing you a before and after, we will be looking at what they are up to today.  When Kristy and I critique our student’s work, we always try to be conscientious of their own personal style.  Not everyone wants to color an image bold and striking, especially for those that want soft subtle creations.  What we try and teach everyone is basic Copic skills that enhance your style.  Showing you how to blend and add depth is our goal. 

Let’s start with one of our wonderful students Faye!  We love Faye for so many reasons; hilarious sense of humor and her wonderful coloring style.  It’s like BUTTER.  The smooth transitions she makes between light and dark are stunning.  Here is a perfect example of this:

Gorgeously smooth right?  The light source is consistent and really she blends those colors seamlessly.  For more gorgeous work from Faye, please visit her blog at Stampin Fluffnstuff.

Next up, I’d like to share the gorgeous Rae Ann’s creations.  Rae Ann came to us with her own unique style.  She had a bit to work on from blending to light source, but overall she had a very smooth coloring technique.  Check out her gorgeous white coloring on the image below. 

You can see she added in some gorgeous pleats using her gray tones.  This is a lesson we teach in our Basic Class.  For more of Rae Ann’s gorgeous work, head over to her blog, All That Glitters is Smurphy.

Last, but certainly not least, is Anna.  Anna is a wonderfully light Copic user.  Most of her colors are in the very pastel range of the Copic chart.  WE LOVE IT!  Soft and subtle is her style and she was able to develop her technique in our class.  Check out this amazing image from Anna;

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You can see she’s still got a light touch but she’s been able to work in subtle contrast that so works with every image she colors.  For more of Anna’s gorgeous work please visit her blog at Scrappalicious!

If you like what you see and are interested in our Basic Class happening now, please visit THIS POST for more details and to register!

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February 18th, 2013 by Kristy

When I first got started in art and with Copics one of the first and most helpful tools I latched on to was the color wheel. Not only is it just gorgeous to look at (especially those blended ones!) in the case of the Copic Color Wheel it helps you SO much with color decisions and matching.

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In our Basic Copic Class (open for registration NOW) we have a lesson that goes into depth about how to use this handy tool but I suggest you get familiar and download a copy of your own.

Have you ever wondered which Grey would work best with a certain color?  One of the best things about the Copic Color Wheel is visual definition of the Grey Families and how the Chart shows us which Grey Family is a great choice to with which color family. Notice the pie shaped wedges in the card and how the greys line up in each wedge? That is the suggested pairing of Grey to Color. That’s not to say you can’t make a different choice but you’ll know what they’re showing you will work well.

There’s a lot of other fun things in the Resource Library at CopicMarker.com you can check out too!

 

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February 15th, 2013 by Kristy

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Happy week of LOVE everyone! I hope you got plenty of hugs, got to wine and dine and maybe even got your coloring on this week! I have a few links I think you’ll enjoy (maybe love, it’d be the week for it!) but first don’t forget that our next Basic Class Registration is now open! You won’t want to miss it and this one is filling up FAST! The next won’t be until June so don’t miss out.

Now on to the Round-Up!

 

Park Your Art 2013 Contest - Has now opened, this is your chance for copic fame and prizes :)

Copic Color and Ink Workshop Video - Colleen Schann put together and awesome “commercial” for the new Copic Workshop. I’m impatiently waiting for the Chicago session to open up but this is great to watch in the meantime

Rendering Surface Finishes with Copic Markers - Really great video tutorial on the Copic blog from Spencer Nugent on coloring a variety of surfaces

Dark Skin Tutorial - Straight from Down Under this is a great and easy to follow tut.

Light Source Tips Graphic - A easy to understand tip sheet on light sourcing on Pinterest. 

 

Alrighty! Have a great weekend and we’ll see you back on Monday for another tutorial on things we LOVE.

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