I’ve been sitting on a little secret for a few months now, but the cat finally gets to pop out of the bag!
I’ve been talking with Olo Markers about creating a set of “Sandy Allnock curated” markers….and today’s the day! Olo now has a set of markers on their “Artist Picks” page that are my own selection….it’s a beautiful rainbow collection, and the colors mix and layer well to create LOTS of new colors, too!
My excitement is not just about a set of markers, or that I have TWO classes that use just those colors….but by golly there are PRIZES! Watch the video and read on for more about the giveaways.
Tutorial: How to make a hex shaped sketchbook
Watch the video below and scroll to the end to leave comments or questions — or click HERE to watch it on YouTube and leave comments over there. I read both dutifully!
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My marker set
I selected a group of lovely rainbow colors – and have worked with them in creating not only today’s new course but one of the classes launched earlier this summer (see below)…..you can purchase the whole set, or pick up just a few colors that you think you need in your marker rack!
A page just for Olo friends
I just created an Olo page over on my teaching site that contains the courses, link to the markers, the hex chart, and a super Getting Started video….if you’re looking for a one-page-fits-all, everything is there. Click to visit!
Two marker courses
If you’re an Olo marker user, two of my classes are now taught in that brand:
Imaginary Creatures is a level 2 class that’s so much fun – silly images, colorig practice….and lots of puns!
Chroma Coloring is brand new today – it’s partway between level 3 and 4; there are sketches to trace, but it’s not a full line drawing to just fill in, so you’ll need to do some tracing and drawing yourself.
And remember if neither of these appeals, there’s always MANY MORE classes on alcohol markers, though most are using Copics – but all brands are welcome in all courses!
Tap on either image to go see them and watch a short video preview to see which works best for you!
CLASS GIVEAWAY
I’m so thrilled to say I’ve got some fun to give away….4 seats in the courses listed above! It’ll be winner’s choice so the 4 winners can pick whichever they’d like to study! Winners will be announced in my September 1 newsletter.
If you’ve already purchased the course over the next couple weeks, then your course fee will be refunded if you win, so there’s no need to wait to get started learning if you’re excited to do that right now!
To qualify to win:
- Subscribe to my newsletter; form is above. (That’s how you’ll hear if you won, and I don’t want you to miss out!)
- Comment on this post and tell me two things:
- What is your favorite subject to draw or color?
- Which course of the two would you choose if you won?
GIFT CERTIFICATE GIVEAWAY
And my friends at Olo are doing the big giveaway over on my Instagram page so head over there and see the pinned posts at the top of my page. and read the instructions to qualify!
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I’m still a newbie at the alcohol marker world. I love coloring characters and flowers. If I were to win the giveaway I would choose the chroma class!
I like to color cute critters and landscapes. I would love to win a seat in your Chroma Coloring class.
I like to color stamped images for cards. Imaginary Creatures
hello,
I bought a set of your markers, waiting for them to get here. I’m just starting with the alcohol markers now. I have the classic set from Copic. I’m just doing coloring books for now.
I would like to do the Creatures lesson.
Thank you.
Mindy Ellenwood
I like to color critters so the obvious choice for me is imaginary creatures!
At this point, I probably enjoy coloring skin tones/portraits the most because I’ve found it magical/amazing to see the transformation from illustrative line art to something more realistic. The Chroma class is calling to me a little more because of the focus on layering.
I draw a lot of faces and characters and I love to do urban sketching. I would love either course, but would probably go for the creature class first.
I love your art and generosity! I think I will enjoy a lot receiving your chroma class… I love coloring any kind of figures that later I will place on my family scrapbook or my handmade cards
Congrats on your new marker line! How exciting for you! I love your hex charts too! I love coloring anything, but especially cute critters and flowers. I’d probably choose the Imaginary Creatures class as I’m not sure I’m an advanced colorer.
Hi! You’ve taught me so much and I’ve taken some of your classes to t try and level up!! I really enjoy coloring faces. I enjoy trying to contour a face, hair or a body using shading. It would be tough to choose between the classes, but the chroma coloring class definitely seems intriguing. Thanks for the chance!!
Congrats! I would choose the Imaginary Critters as my career was in Veterinary Medicine. I have very limited experience with alcohol markers, by the way.
I think I want to try the Chroma class. I especially like the jellyfish in that class. Congratulations on your marker set at Olo!! That has to feel really good! Just completed a Betta fish with alcohol markers and it was a blast. I have made a few dogs with color pencil on top. Alcohol markers can be quite addictive! I am going to scan all my favorite works into a file on my computer so when they fade at least they will still be on hard drive.
What a wonderful (and generous) way to celebrate your new markers. My favorite thing to draw and color is florals. Your alcohol floral courses are wonderful. The Chroma class looks very informative and fun. Congratulations on your collaboration with Olo markers.
Congrats on your marker set, it’s great! I love coloring flowers and nature. I’d definitely pick the chroma class! Thanks for the chance to win!!
I like coloring sunflowers and cute animals. I’d select the Imaginary Creatures course because I’m fairly new to alcohol marker coloring.
Hi Sandy!
I Love the beach scenes as we travel to sunny beaches for vacations!
I also Love that your name has the word “Sand” in it!!!
I love coloring cute animal images from stamp sets. I am just learning to use the OLOs. I would choose the chroma class.
Your marker set looks fabulous! So happy for you on your colab. I really enjoy whimsical fantasy coloring-a tree with a little door in it or a mushroom house. I love imaginary places where small things live
Forgot to say that the chroma class with the hexagon book looks fun
I really like coloring small scenes with cute animals, so I think the Imaginary Creatures class would be a good fit.
My favorite thing to color is beach scenes.
It’s really hard to pick one class, they are very different and both very interesting. If I have to choose, I’ll go for Chroma coloring.
Hi Sandy! Congratulations on your Olo markers! Thank you for this fun giveaway. I love to color scenes or animals and I would choose the imaginary animals class thank you. Have a great day.
Hi, congratulations on your new line. I like to color flowers. I would choose imaginary animals .
Congratulations on your marker set, that is so cool and I bet it was a lot of fun to pick the colors.
I like to color people and fauna & flora. Both classes look fun. I would choose chroma colors.
My favorite is bows. Favorite colors are Blue or Purple. I would like to be in your Chroma Coloring class.
Whoo hoo Sandy! Love your work and your charts. I’d LOVE to take your Chroma class. I love coloring plants and animals. Thanks for being so awesome.
I love to color cute critters! I would most likely pick class 2 if I won the giveaway!
I ordered your set of the Olo Markers & I can’t wait to receive them. I love my Copics, but I can’t get enough coloring. I love to practice drawing & coloring dogs more than anything. I think the Imaginary creature class will be FUN. I’m a big fan of Katzelkraft stamps.
I love coloring and drawing flowers and landscapes and animals. The imaginary creatures class is right up my alley!! I love your classes!
How exciting that you have your own marker set! How wonderful!!!!!
My favorite coloring project would be flowers. The class that most interests me would be the Chroma class.
Thank you this wonderful giveaway!
Wonderful… I love to color fun animal images and if I were to win, I would select the Chroma class.
Favorite subjects are monsters and flowers. So I’d probably pick the imaginary creatures, but let’s be honest, both sound great! Thanks for the chance!
I love to color dogs and cats. Even if it isn’t perfect they still look cute. I would definitely take the Chroma Coloring class.
It’s been a minute but am looking forward to getting some art accomplished! I enjoy landscapes but am very interested in the Chroma class!!! Thank you Sandy❣️
Gosh, both classes sound great! I think the imaginary characters would be fun!
I love colouring cute critters, especially cats. If I would pick the Chroma Coloring class
This is so fun!
I would choose the animal class just because I would love to be able to illustrate a kids book one day. I love to draw abstract art.
I like coloring flowers and would like to take the Chroma Coloring class.
Any class you teach will be awesome as I have purchased quite a few already and have learned so much. I have a set of Spectrum Noir markers and I’ll have to see which colors match. I would have no problem switching slowly to Olo markers for replacement. I think I’d like the Chromo coloring class as I prefer a more realistic picture.
How exciting to have your own OLO marker set! I love coloring foxes. It is a hard choice between the two classes… but I believe the Imaginary Creatures would be a great one for me to share the love of art with my grand-daughter.
Congratulations on the Olo collab! How exciting! I love coloring animals and flowers, and would love to improve on coloring scenery and landscapes. If I win, I would chose the Chroma Coloring class.
I like to color cats, I find working on getting color combos to match the colors of fur to be quite challenging. I would like to win a seat in the Chroma Coloring class since it shows ways to get a wide variety of colors from a limited number of markers.
Congratulations on the Olo Markers collaboration! I mainly color flowers or other stamped images such as animals and landscapes. I would like to win a seat in the Chroma Coloring class. Thank you for sharing.