Copic Skin Tutorial

Howdy y'all!

Hope you all great today.... and enjoying your summer....

So onto the tutorial.... please bear with me I'm learning to try to 

make this post the right way.

This tutorial will have lots and I mean lots of pics, I 

colored up 2 different images to give you the whole idea 

on how I color the face. Now I'm am not a teacher I have not 

been to a copic class (yet I will next month) everything I have learned 

is mostly trail and error okay lots of error! There are many talented 

 people out there that do amazing coloring so 

choose a way that is comfortable for you 

and use it, I did! I have been coloring with copics 

for over 3 years as a hobby, only recently I was ask to be a DT and Happily 

accepted, I believe My coloring has improved even more now that I have been using

my copic markers everyday.

I have played around with lots of colors and never been happy with

the colors of the skin until I stopped using E21 sorry but I just don't like it on the face.

I will be using an image from The Paper Nest if you have not seem them please 

hop on over there and take a look they are just all way to adorable....

She is called Bedtime Ellie.  

What you will need....

 an image stamped, digi, and copics Good card stock is 

a must!

COPICS you will need E0000, E11, or E13, 

E00, E000, R30, or R20.

Here are the colors I use now sometimes I use E13 in place

of  E11, and the same goes for R20 and R30. Just to switch it up a bit. 

Using E0000 lay down a base, you can do the hole face

 but I don't. I go around the hair line eyes for other images

and cheeks....

E11 is next and you will only need a small amount 

go along the hair line and where you would like your 

shadows.( remember a little goes a long way and this is for your

shadows) 

This is an closer view and you can even go a bit 

less with the E11, I did it a bit more just so you can see it.

 E00 is next now you go over E11 with it small

flicks inward, you do not want to to cover the whole 

face you still want to see white. I know it looks 

kinda ugly but it works out in the end.

closer view of the E00...

 E000 is next....

and add more flicks inward...

don"t not I repeat do not cover the whole 

face with E000 you still want to see white......

up close

 ya I know it's ugly keep working

 it will be fine in the end.

Now what I do is different with each image

the #5 step I usually use R30 or R20 

for the cheeks 

or you can use E0000 next with more small

flicks.

But I have found that I like to go to 

the cheeks on step #5

it works out better for ME.

up close of the R30 step #5

now step #6 I know what the paper says but this 

is how I like it so step #5 and #6 and #7 are written

wrong 

#5 R30 or R20

#6 E000

#7 E0000 

(sorry for the confusing)

up close ugly I know

now #6 E000

with the R30 on her cheeks take the 

E000 and flick it out a bit ...

now take E0000 and blend the

her cheeks a BIT more....

only small amounts

or it will all blend together 

up close of step #7

this one is is after I put down E0000

now if you would like you can go back 

and touch up were you want the shadows to be a bit darker

( if needed) if you dont put down to much color

you wan't need to go back, but if you use to much color

you will need to go back and add more E11 or E00...

Practice, practice practice......

here she is she is still not dry here so her blending

not done...

    the colors I used....

and her dry I like to try to keep it a bit light 

in the middle of the face.

Sorry for the lighting I know its bad

I could not take it in the light box 

it would not have work out well.

I hope I explained it so you can understand.

remember this is how I do it there are many other ways,

you will find the one that works for you....

I would like to add if I want a darker skin tone

say a suntan I will use E50 or E30  

just at the end to go over and it gives it just

a bit of the olive look like my boys have

(I think)

Okay here she is with her hair done.

Thank you for looking if you have any question just ask

I don't mind at all.

PS I was going to do 2 images but the 

one I colored up from Saturated Canary 

is not  in here shop anymore so I will color up

 another one to show you that one too...

and maybe Bedtime Ellie Hair....

I hope this helps some just keep practicing ...

Now hop on over to The Paper Nest to 

check out Christine's images they are just 

ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for looking..

Have a wonderful day....

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this Saturday so stop by you

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