Basic Copic Color Combinations - Thinking...
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Basic Copic Color Combinations Debbie Olson, www.debbieolsondesigns.com Copic Color Family* Color Blend Copic Colors Listed Explanation BV00’s -OR- BV00/BV02/BV04/BV08 If you tend to over-blend, you may want to go with BV000 in place of BV00, and BV01 in place of BV02. The BV0's are intense blue-violets with a great range of value. BV10’s BV11/BV13/BV17 If you prefer a little more violet and a little less blue, you might like the BV10's family better. BV20’s BV20, BV23, BV25 I sometimes use the BV20's for shadows; they are similar to a cool gray with blue- violet undertones. However, I slightly prefer the V20/V22/V25/V29 family for shadows, especially for shadows on skin tones. V10’s V12/V15/V17 The V10’s are a little less intense than the V00’s, but they blend beautifully. If you need a darker value than the V17, you can always add on the V09, which is a deep, lovely violet. V20’s V20/V22/V25/V29 I’ve mentioned this in the previous section, but I slightly prefer the V20’s to the BV20’s for shadow tones, especially on skin. V90’s V91/V93/V95/V99 The V90’s remind me of raisin tones. They are very muted though; so while useful, they probably wouldn’t be on my absolute must-have short list if I were limited in the number of Copic colors that I could choose.
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Basic Copic Color Combinations DebbieOlson,www.debbieolsondesigns.com
CopicColorFamily* ColorBlend CopicColorsListed Explanation
BV00’s-OR-
BV00/BV02/BV04/BV08
Ifyoutendtoover-blend,youmaywanttogowithBV000inplaceofBV00,andBV01inplaceofBV02.TheBV0'sareintenseblue-violetswithagreatrangeofvalue.
BV10’s
BV11/BV13/BV17Ifyoupreferalittlemorevioletandalittlelessblue,youmightliketheBV10'sfamilybetter.
BV20’s
BV20,BV23,BV25
IsometimesusetheBV20'sforshadows;theyaresimilartoacoolgraywithblue-violetundertones.However,IslightlyprefertheV20/V22/V25/V29familyforshadows,especiallyforshadowsonskintones.
V10’s
V12/V15/V17
TheV10’sarealittlelessintensethantheV00’s,buttheyblendbeautifully.IfyouneedadarkervaluethantheV17,youcanalwaysaddontheV09,whichisadeep,lovelyviolet.
V20’s
V20/V22/V25/V29I’vementionedthisintheprevioussection,butIslightlyprefertheV20’stotheBV20’sforshadowtones,especiallyonskin.
V90’s
V91/V93/V95/V99
TheV90’sremindmeofraisintones.Theyareverymutedthough;sowhileuseful,theyprobablywouldn’tbeonmyabsolutemust-haveshortlistifIwerelimitedinthenumberofCopiccolorsthatIcouldchoose.
RV20’s
RV21/RV23/RV25/RV29 IlovemyRV20’s—intense,happypinksandred-violets!
RV50’s+
RV10/RV52/RV55/RV66
Yes,Iknowthatthisisn’tapropercolorfamily.ButsometimesyouneedamarkerthatislighterinvaluethanRV52,andsometimesyouneedamarkerdarkerinvaluethananRV55.Theseareabsolutelylusciousred-violets,coolerandmorevioletthantheRV20’s.
R30’s
R30/R32/R35/R37/R39
Ifyouwanttoworkharderatblending,orperhapsusesomepaletteblending,youmightbeabletogetbywithjusttheR30/R35/R39.Butit'sachallenge.TheR30'sareslightlycoolerintemperaturethantheR20's,inmyopinion.There'snothingwrongwiththeR20's--IjustlikemyR30'sslightlybetter!
R50’s+
RV32/RV34/R56/R59
Yes,IknowthatImixedRed-VioletsandRedshere,butitworks--tryit!TheR56andR59aretoolovelyNOTtouse,simplybecausetheydon’thavealightervalueintheircolorfamily-proper.
R80’s
R81/R83/R85/R89
TheR80'saresimilartotheR50’ssequencejustabovewhereImixedsomelighterRV'swiththeR50's.Botharecoolerreds,leaningtowardmauve/cranberry/Victorianred.Neitherofthesetwofamiliesisreallyatruered.Youneedatruered?ThenI'dgofortheR20'sorR30'sinstead.
YR00’s
YR02/YR04/YR07/YR09/E09
TheE09islistedinthisotherwiseYRsequencejustincaseyouneedadarkervaluethantheYR09.TheYR00'sareapeach-to-deep-orangefamily.SurelyyouneedONEorangefamilyinyourcollection!(SeetheYR60’sforanalternateorangefamily.)
YR20’s/30’s
YR30/YR31/YR21/YR24/[YR27—notshown]
Thismixtureofyellow-redfamiliesrangesfromasheer,barely-therebuttercreamyellowtoadeepyellowochre--yummy!TheYR30isverylightinvalue,soyoumightgetbywithstartingyoursequencewithaYR31.YoucanaddaYR27ifyouneedadeepyellowochreborderingonrawsienna.However,addingthatYR27givesyouagreatvaluerange.
YR60’s+
YR61/YR82/YR65/YR68/E08
Notypothere.Imixtheseupabit.Thisisasecondpossibilityofarangeofpeachytonestoorangeandevenrusttones.ThiscombinationisslightlylessintensethantheYR00'sthatarelistedonthefirstline,andyoucanprobablychooseoneortheother.
Y10’s+
Y11/Y15/Y18/Y38Yes,thatY38looksoddattheendoftheY10’ssequence,butitworkstocompletearangeoflemon-to-sunny,intenseyellows.
YG00’s-OR-
YG01/YG03/YG05/YG17
Intenseyellow-greens.And,yes,IreallydolikeYG17betterthanYG07/YG09attheendofthissequence.TheYG17isalittleyellower,andit'swhatIusuallypickuptofinishthissequence.
YG20’s
YG21/YG23/YG25/YG17
Allthingsbeingequal,I'llmoreoftenpickuptheYG20'sfamilythantheYG00's.IstillfinishtheYG20'swiththatYG17though.It'sagreatcolor!
YG60’s
YG61/YG63/YG67
Thisisaslightlycooleryellow-green,somewhatsimilar(butlesssaturated)totheG40'sbelow.Youcanprobablygetbywithoneortheotherifyou'rejuststartingyourcollection.
YG90’s
YG93/YG95/YG99
Armygreen,anyone?Thisisareallymuted/de-saturatedyellow-greenfamily.Idon'tuseitonaweeklybasis,butwhenIneedit,I'mgladit'sthere!IpersonallyfindtheYG91tobeslightlylessgreenthantherestofthefamily,soIgenerallystartthissequencewithaYG93.
G00’s
G00/G02/G05/G07
Thisisapale,mint-greentovibrantKellygreenfamily.IlovetheG00,andG02forantiqueglassjars.Idon’tusethedarkervaluecolorsquiteasmuch.
G40’s+
G40/G43/G46/G29
Oneofmymostusedgreencombosthesedays.AsImentionedintheYellow-Greenssectionabove,itissomewhatsimilartotheYG60’s,butmoreintenseandwithmorecontrast,aslongasyouaddthatG29totheendforatrulydarkvalue.
BG00’s**BG000/BG02/BG05/BG07 Clear,highlysaturatedBlue-Greens.Thinkrainwatertoatealblue,andyou'llbeclose.
BG10’s
BG11/BG13/BG15/BG18 ThisfamilyisquiteabitgreenerthantheBG00's.Thinkpaleaquatoatealgreen.
BG40’s+
BG10/BG45/BG49
No,thatBG10isn'tatypo.IneededsomethinglightthatwouldworkwiththelovelyBG40's!BG45andBG49areperfectblue-greens--nottoogreen,nottooblue--kindoflikeBabyBear'soatmeal,chair,andbedinTheThreeBears...
BG50’s+
B00/BG53/BG57
Anotherlovelyblue-greenfamily.Yes,IdiduseaB00(blue)inwiththeBG50's,butIneededapalebasecolor,andtheBG50'sarebluerratherthangreener.(IfyouneedadarkervaluethanBG57,throwaBG49attheendofthiscombo.)
BG70’s
BG70/BG72/BG75/BG78
Muted,cooler,sage-yblue-greens--likeastormyskyallthewaytodarkoceandepths...Honestly,there’senoughofajumpbetweenBG70andBG72thatIfinallypurchasedanemptyCopicSketchmarker,andfilleditwithequalpartsBG70andBG72VariousInks,formyownhomemade“BG71.”
BG90’s
BG90/BG93/BG96/BG99 Muted,neutral-leaning,andmoregreenthanblue.
B20’s
B21/B23/B28 Frombaby-boy-blueallthewaytoroyalblue--theseareintense!
B60’s
B60/B63/B66/B69:Thisbluefamilyleanstowardpurpletome--verydifferentfromtheothertwobluefamiliesthatImostoftenuse.
B90’s
B90/B93/B95/B97/B99
Muted,likemyhusband'sworkjeans.YoumaystillbeabletoblendeasilyenoughifyouleaveouttheB93andperhapseventheB97(ortheB99instead,ifyoudon’twantaverydarkvalue).
ThischartwascreatedtohelppeoplewhoarejustbeginningaCopicMarkercollection.Colorchoicesarepersonal:muchliketwopeoplemighthavedifferentpreferencesinart,music,orevendessert,differentpeoplewillbedrawntodifferentcolors.ThisisNOTadefinitivelistof“CopicMust-Haves”;itisonlyalistofsomeofthecolorcombinationsthatIthinkaregoodonestoconsiderasyoubuildyourmarkercollection.Ihavekeptmostoftheminsimplecolorfamilies.WhenIdeviatedfromthecolorfamilynorm,Itriedtogiveareasonforthat.AgoodbeginninginyourcollectionmightbetochooseatleastonesetfromeachoftheCopicColorcategories—aBlue-Violetfamily,aVioletfamily,aRed-Violetfamily,etc.Keepinmindthatbetweenphotographingcolorswatchesandprintingthem,theywon'tbeespeciallycoloraccurate.Ididwhite-balanceeachswatch,butyoureallyshouldtestamarkeroratleastcomparemyswatchtotheonesontheofficialImaginationInternational,Inc.websitebeforechoosingmarkercolors.Feelfreetosharemychart,butIaskthatitnotbemodified,edited,orhavepagesremoved.Thankyou!DebbieOlson,[email protected]/27/2016*Whenyouseetheplussymbol(+)attheendofaCopicColorfamily,itisbecauseIhaveaddedothernon-familycolorstothatcombination.**Blue-GreensDisclaimer:ChoosingbetweenCopicBlue-Greensformeisalmostlikechoosingafavoritechild--itjustshouldn'tbedone!I'mgoingtolistseveralfavoritesequencesandtellwhatIlikeabouteachone.ThenYOUcanchoosewhatseemsmoreusefultoyou.
