Learn to Color with Copic Markers. 12 weeks from beginner to challenge level coloring
New to Copic Markers?
Join Amy Shulke, a professional illustrator and marker enthusiast for an introduction to painting with markers- Vanilla Arts style!
Coloring blogs and internet tutorials have a major drawback- they’re almost always demonstrations rather than education. Copy-cat or “follow me” style videos teach you to mimic the demonstrator. Sure, you can color an apple by following along with an apple demonstration, but what happens when you want to color a banana or a baseball?
Uh oh… now you’re stuck.
Marker Painting is a new approach to coloring with markers. Amy teaches students basic rendering techniques and color theory based upon the way artists use paint.
Instead of focusing on how to color an apple, Amy shows you the why behind color selection, shade, layering, and depth. This provides you with the necessary knowledge and instincts to color an endless variety of images for the rest of your life.
Marker Painting Foundations is the first step towards coloring independently and with more accurate realism.
In this twelve week beginner level course, Amy covers basic marker techniques and general know-how, helping you understand both how markers work and how to work the markers.
Are you looking for depth and dimension in your coloring?
Marker Painting is a completely different approach to coloring.
Well, actually it’s the classic approach to creating art, learning to use your Copic Markers the way an artist uses paint.
Marker Painting breaks all the crafty coloring laws and the copy-cat approach to instruction. Art based painting technique sets you free from marker tutorials, recipes, and all the supposed rules that actually lock you into flat and simplistic coloring.
You can learn to color independently.
You can get realism and amazing depth from your Copics.
This Course is Ideal for:
Complete Beginners who have never touched a marker before
Self Taught Colorers who feel as if they’ve missed the big secret to amazing coloring
Unconfident Colorers who still encounter problems with blending, shading, or developing convincing depth
Frustrated Colorers who struggle when coloring unfamiliar stamps
Habitual Colorers stuck in a rut where every project looks the same
Dreaming Colorers who want to push beyond craft level coloring into creative and artistic self-expression
Twelve Week Course includes:
* 12 weeks of coloring lessons-
30 to 60 minutes of clear technique instruction every week
guided coloring video for every project
mid-week supplementals to spark further thought
* 16 PNG digital stamps (also JPG and PDF alternate formats)
* bonus supplementals and consumer information
* multiple instructional handouts, designed to complement each week’s video lesson
* discussion board for instructor guidance, help, Q&A
PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
Many courses hand you a pile of printables and videos, leaving you to figure out why your coloring looks worse than the sample project.
This method is terrible for beginners!
Every week, Amy reviews your latest project– giving you personalized advice, encouragement, and troubleshooting suggestions based upon your individual strengths and weaknesses. Lesson by lesson, Amy works with you to improve your unique skills. Marker Painting Foundations is an interactive course allowing you to ask questions and think deeper about the coloring process.
Curriculum Overview:
marker ink- understanding how ink works
marker care and maintenance
marker papers and cardstocks
basic marker strokes
color blending fundamentals
troubleshooting and correcting mistakes
introduction to coloring for depth
introduction to coloring for shape
introduction to coloring for balance
marker limitations
Should you take The Blend or Marker Painting Foundations? A comparison here.
Required Supplies:
X-Press It Blending Card or similar high-quality marker cardstock
Copic Markers – downloadable master supply list here
Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils
Uniball Signo White
Uni Posca Paint Pen Extra Fine, White
This course includes exclusive access to Marker Painting Foundations Forums:
Use and participation of the forum is optional, however instructor feedback is exclusively provided in the forum. Students may submit completed assignments via the designated forum for assessment and assistance. Instructor to student and student to student interaction is encouraged to maximize the feedback and support you need to improve your coloring skills.
Your Instructor
Amy Shulke
Amy is a professional freelance technical illustrator with 25 years of experience in graphic arts. Amy began using colored pencils in 1985 and she started with DeSign markers in 1989. Colored pencils with a base of either marker or watercolor is her preferred process for portraiture and scientific illustration. She has a special passion for teaching crafters and shy artists to stretch their boundaries by adding established fine art techniques to their coloring projects.
Join Amy for fun and highly informative lessons which will not only change the way you color but the way you see color in the world around you.
Course Curriculum
Welcome Day
General Information Page & Supply Shopping List
Class Materials FAQ
PLEASE READ – Marker Painting Foundations Forums
PLEASE READ – Critiques & Feedback
Video: Starting Over (11:02)
Read: Measuring Growth
Assignment: Popsicle Trio (digi stamps here)
Read & Print: Workbook Pages
A Note on Video Downloads
Copic- A Product Primer
Video- The Marker Family Reunion (39:24)
Read & Print: Copic Markers & Pens (Product Info)
Read: Starter Marker Colors
Recommended Purchase: The Allnock Hex Chart
Lab #1- Substrates (Paper)
A note about “Labs” and “Thinks”
Video: Kiss it Goodbye (23:09)
Read & Print: Amy’s Paper Experiments
Recipe- Candy Kiss
Video Demo: Coloring Kisses (11:55)
Assignment: Test Your Papers (digi stamps here)
Think #1- Anatomy & Care
Read & Print: Marker Anatomy & Care
Video: How to Refill Markers By Weight (19:22)
From The Blog: Further Reading
Assignment: Build a Cleaning Kit
Lab #2- The Art of Flicking
Video: The Art of Flicking (14:57)
Video: The Art of Flicking- Part II (18:02)
Read & Print: Flicking & Blending
From The Blog: Flicking & Blending
Recipe: Ginkgo Leaves
Project Samples: Ginkgo Leaves
Video Demo: Ginkgo Leaves (22:35)
Assignment: Practice Flicking (digi stamps here)
Troubleshooting: Common Mistakes
Think #2- Blending Superheros
Read & Print: Our Own Worst Critics
From the Blog: Myths & Creativity
Assignment: Go Hunting
Preparation for Lab #3: Alternate Markers
Lab #3- The Science of Blending
Video: Great Chemistry (25:55)
Read & Print: The Science of Blending
Recipe: Ribbon Spools
Project Samples: Ribbon Spools
Video Demo: Ribbon Spools (30:42)
Assignment: Improve Your Blends (digi stamps here)
Troubleshooting: Common Mistakes (0:20)
Think #3: The Copic Fairy
Read & Print: The Copic Fairy
Assignment: Memory Lane
Preparation for Lab #4: Adding Markers
Lab #4- Rebel Blending
Video: Best Frenemies (12:25)
Learning Aid: CMY Color Wheel
Video: Copic Cops (Rebel Blending) (15:20)
Read & Print: The Copic Cops
Recipe: Mixed Drinks
Project Samples: Mixed Drinks
Video Demo: Mixed Drinks (40:45)
Assignment: Mixed Drinks & Color Runs (digis here)
Troubleshooting: Common Mistakes
Lab #5: Darkness & Light
Video: The Dark Side (16:33)
Bonus Video: Paper Staining (11:19)
Read & Print: Light Side, Dark Side
Recipe: Shiny Apple
Project Samples & Photo Reference: Shiny Apple
Video Demo: Shiny Apple 1 (21:39)
Video Demo: Shiny Apple 2 (21:20)
Assignment: Dark vs. Light (digis here)
Troubleshooting: Common Mistakes
Think #5: The Snow Shovel (0)
Video: The Snow Shovel (13:08)
Read & Print: Correcting Mistakes
Preparation for Lab #6- Color Palette
Lab #6: Depth Perception
MUST WATCH VIDEO: Stop (11:48)
Video: Push & Pull (14:57)
Read & Print: Push & Pull
Recipe + Photo Reference + Project Samples: Maple Leaves
Video Demo: Maple Leaves (20:00)
BONUS Practice Project: Maple Leaf (digis here)
Recipe + Project Samples: Sliced Pear
Photo Reference: Sliced Pear
Video Demo: Sliced Pear (33:34)
Assignment: Sliced Pear (Digis here)
Think #6: 44 Shades of Gray
Read & Print: Color Accuracy
Preparation for Lab #7: Color Palette
Lab #7: Color Sculpting
Video: Easy Highlights (24:14)
Read & Print: Color Sculpting
Photo Reference + Recipe + Project Samples: Red Boots
Video Demo: Red Boots 1 (26:19)
Video Demo: Red Boots 2 (21:54)
Assignment: Red Boots (digis here)
Think #7: Looking on the Bright Side
Read & Print: Highlights
Preparation for Lab 8: Color Palette
Lab #8: Down Under
Video: Down Under (19:37)
Read & Print: Down Under
Recipe + Photo Reference + Project Samples: Seashells
Video Demo: Seashells (46:18)
Assignment: Seashells (digis here)
Think #8: Complementary Blending
Read & Print: Compementary Blending
Preparation for Lab 9: Color Palette
Think #9: Detail Pencil Details
Read & Print: Think #9- Colored Pencil Details
Preparation for Lab #10- Color Palette
Bonus: Q&A on organizing marker collections
Lab #10: Ride the Teeter-Totter
Read & Print: Ride the Teeter-totter
Video: Balance- the motion of color (17:50)
Recipe + Project Samples + Photo References: Chucks
Video Demo 1: Chucks (Copic) (42:19)
Video Demo 2: Chucks (Colored Pencil) (26:26)
Assignment: Chucks (digis here)
Think #10: The Decorator’s Rule
Read & Print: 60-30-10
Preparation for Lab #11: Color Palette
Lab #11: An Artist’s Process
Warning: Curves Ahead
Read & Print: an Artist’s Process
Recipe + Project Samples + Photo References: Two Tulips
Video #1: An Artist’s Process- the prep work (17:37)
Video #2: An Artist’s Process- the marker work (51:13)
Video #3: An Artist’s Process- the pencil work (53:12)
Assignment: Two Tulips (digis here)
Think #11: a Mind like Water
Read & Print: the Watercolor Approach
Preparation for Lab #12- Color Palette
Lab #12: Putting it All Together
Video: Ducks in a Row (15:42)
Read & Print: The Challenge
Recipe + Project Samples + Photo References: Strawberries
Video Demo: Strawberries 1 (59:05)
Video Demo: Strawberries 2 (47:48)
Assignment: Strawberries (digis here)
Final Exam
Read & Print: Final Exam?
Assignment: Popsicle Trio (the encore)
Photo Reference: Popsicle Trio
Please Don’t Go…
Bonus Materials- Build your independent skills with these digital stamps
Digital Stamps- Bonus Images
Complete MPF Course Booklet
“I have used Copic markers for years and considered myself a pretty good ‘colorer’. That was, until I found Amy Shulke’s Marker Painting Foundations course. As I went through the course, I learned how to create dimension and realism in my projects. I LOVE how Amy gives you the ‘why’s’ instead of the ‘follow what I do’s’. Marker Painting Foundations has changed the way I ‘see’ color and taken me from ‘colorer’ to ‘artist’.
THANK YOU Amy!”
~Colleen D.
“The MPF course exceeded my expectations. Amy demonstrates the how of colouring with Copic markers but you get so much more out of the 12 week course. You learn colour theory, you learn about the Copic marker, i.e the numbering system, how to clean them, you learn about shading and highlighting. I just named a few things. You learn so much more and get constructive critiques all the while turning out pieces of art you can be proud of. Amy leaves you yearning for the next art class.”
~Gillian T.
“I warn people when they sign up for your classes– it’s not just Copic, it’s sooooooooo much more.”
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