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Choosing Copic Greens (Coloring frogs and a free chart)

January 31, 2020 by Sandy Allnock 10 Comments Filed Under: Copic Beginner

Let’s talk about choosing Copic green colors. Greens are a color that Copic doesn’t do well; I’m not particularly sure if it’s not the color’s fault – they’re a bear to mix yourself. Or maybe they’re a frog, not a bear!

Supplies for this project are linked at the end of this post. Compensated affiliate links may be used at no cost to you.

This fun new Frog set from Art Impressions just makes me laugh so hard – I really identify with that frog on the left, tongue out lookin’ for snacks!

I decided to print out one of my free charts (see below) and test out some green combos that I haven’t used much!

Watch video on YT.

Coloring Tips

If you’re in any doubt – or if you just want to try something new – testing out combinations of colors is a helpful exercise to go through! I tested out some greens on mine, and chose three combos (see below this photo for each one)…you can download the free swatch sheets too:

GET THE FREE COLOR SWATCH SHEETS

If you’re new to coloring with Copics, you might be interested in the Copic Jumpstart class – lots more colorables are in that class!

COPIC JUMPSTART CLASS

Finishing Tips

The other colors I chose began with oranges – a nice bright, light contrast to the greens, and part of a triadic combination (3 colors equidistant from each other on the color wheel). I also had to add a tiny touch of purple as the 3rd in the triad, and yellow because, well, yellow!

Check out the IGTV speed coloring too:

Supplies

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  • Frog, Art Impressions Clear Stamps: EH – AI
  • Copic Markers: EH – Blick
  • Jet Black Lawn Fawn Ink Pad
  • Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
  • Neenah Cardstock, Solar White: 25pk – 250pk
  • Foam Mounting Tape

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  1. Sheri D says

    February 6, 2020 at 8:35 pm

    Thank you for all of the color combos. I hope you will do that for all of the primary colors at least!

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  2. Gab says

    January 31, 2020 at 9:30 pm

    Thank you for all those colour combos!! And really cute card

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  3. Mendi Yoshikawa says

    January 31, 2020 at 9:13 pm

    Thank you for the charts to download. I love this idea! You frogs turned out so cute!

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  4. Annalisa says

    January 31, 2020 at 5:08 pm

    Thanks so much for the colour charts and more green options to add to my copic charts.

    I must remember to give the triad colours on my colour wheel a try! Thanks for the reminder 🙂

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  5. Henriëtte says

    January 31, 2020 at 11:24 am

    Gorgeous, I love these frogs. This is a great AI stamps set, as always with a lot of fun. Lovely colours and thanks for the tip about the little swatches chart.
    Thank you so much for sharing and have a wonderful weekend.

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  6. Jennifer L Bates says

    January 31, 2020 at 9:45 am

    Great frogs

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  7. Rose Miller says

    January 31, 2020 at 9:16 am

    love the frogs !!
    thanks for the tips on the greens.

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  8. KT Fit Kitty says

    January 31, 2020 at 7:39 am

    This is wonderful! I do enjoy frogs! Thank you so much for the free chart – it will come in handy!

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  9. MaryB says

    January 31, 2020 at 6:38 am

    Great color combos! The frogs are great.

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  10. Andrea Hastilow says

    January 31, 2020 at 6:13 am

    Brilliant idea to expand the combinations we choose all the time. Do adore the frogs, think I have a huge soft spot for the older frog.

    Reply

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