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Copic Cherry Blossom Branch (part 2)

May 6, 2022 by Sandy Allnock 5 Comments Filed Under: Copic Advanced, Fine Art & Sketching

We’re at the end of cherry blossom week - and during this speed Copic drawing I’ll talk through some of the things I learned about color, about ...

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Nina Simone – Copic marker portrait with texture technique

February 25, 2022 by Sandy Allnock 6 Comments Filed Under: Copic Advanced, Fine Art & Sketching

I might be squeaking in at the end with an official portrait for Black History Month - but it's still February so let's get to it! Nina Simone is ...

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Tips for Drawing Tree Trunk Bark Textures

January 17, 2022 by Sandy Allnock 6 Comments Filed Under: Copic Advanced

Sometimes I learn (the hard way!) that teaching *everything* at once might not be the smartest idea. I've shown how to make tree trunks a bunch of ...

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3 Mediums to Create a Realistic Bokeh Effect

January 10, 2022 by Sandy Allnock 10 Comments Filed Under: Colored Pencils, Copic Advanced, Watercolor

Happy 2022! It feels like today starts that new adventure I talked about last week....and I hope you're as excited as I am! This is taking far longer ...

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Complex Implied Line Coloring (No line)

November 24, 2021 by Sandy Allnock 6 Comments Filed Under: Copic Advanced

Happy Thanksgiving to my US friends who are celebrating tomorrow! Maybe today you're watching YouTube on your tablet while doing some prep in the ...

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Realtime Copic Coloring – Winter Enchanted Fairy

October 1, 2021 by Sandy Allnock 6 Comments Filed Under: Copic Advanced

Realtime coloring is something I don't do often for....well you'll see in today's video. I had trouble coming up with enough to talk about all that ...

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How to change seasons of an image

September 15, 2021 by Sandy Allnock 5 Comments Filed Under: Copic Advanced

Sometimes you've got a stamp that you love - but the outfit just won't work for Christmas. What to do, what to do? Transform it! You'll have to be ...

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How to create a Monochromatic Dramatic Scene

September 1, 2021 by Sandy Allnock 5 Comments Filed Under: Copic Advanced

One way to practice creating strong contrast without having to think about color at the same time is to do a monochrome card. Pick a color with a ...

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Pelican study: how to create backlighting (and new Island Time class)

August 9, 2021 by Sandy Allnock 6 Comments Filed Under: Copic Advanced, Copic Intermediate

I've been sharing some summery "epic" scene cards on social this summer....and took a break from the to-do list too turn some of those into a mini ...

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Clean and Simple Airbrushed (or INKED!) Card

August 6, 2021 by Sandy Allnock Leave a Comment Filed Under: Copic Advanced

While I chose to airbrush MY card - I know a lolt of you who are awesome at inking could work out doing this with inks. One day maybe I'll learn to ...

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