So what is the Copic Colour System?
The Copic Colour System identifies and labels each Copic Colour based on the color’s individual: Colour Family, Saturation Number & Brightness Number.
- The Colour Family indicates what sort of color, i.e. red, blue-green, orange, etc.
- The Saturation Number indicates how “rich” or how “dull” the colour will appear (higher number = more dull)
- The Brightness Number indicates how “dark” the color will appear (Higher number = darker)
Is that all clear as mud? Well as you practice with your markers it will start to make sense. You will recall in one of the earlier posts that I suggested you buy your markers in groups of three. Therefore you would look for 3 markers with the same Colour Family, Saturation Number and Brightness numbers within 2-3 levels of each other. This will give you a base colour and then two shades for adding shadows and detail.
We started with the Copic Skin Tone Doodle Pack as I tend to have allot of stamps of children that we will be using. These doodle packs make choosing coordinating colours a breeze.
We focused on the three marker technique using the lightest colour as the base and then building the shadows from there. It takes some practice to lay down a perfect base without streaks. Small circles allow you to keep working on the wet edge. We found flicking the darker colours made it easier to place the shadows.
This is a great time to start your copic binder. Print off a free template from the web and practice different colour combinations to see which colour tones you like the best.
This is a great time to start your copic binder. Print off a free template from the web and practice different colour combinations to see which colour tones you like the best.
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