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Hey guys so todays video is about copic markers, whether you're using copic ciao, copic sketch, copic classic or even other types of alcohol markers, whethere you're a beginner or advanced. I'm listing 5 mistakes that you're probably making! If you like my videos, make sure to subscribe and hit the notificaiton bell so you don't miss any future videos.

There's always room to improveyour skills and copic markers are one of those expensive art supplies that you'll want to make the most out of.

If you're looking for a tutorial on blending, I made a video for that here:    • Copic Blending Tutorial For Beginners...  

The first mistake that you're probably making when using copic markers is that you're not using the right paper or cardstock, DON'T use printer paper with your markers. Printer paper is not designed to take the amount of ink you will use when blending, it bleeds through to the other side and out the edges of your art.

I recommend Xpress it blending card which you can find here: https://amzn.to/2YxmkDC

Secondly you can use some bristol board which is also great.

The second mistake you're probably making is that you're trying to use the colorless blender to blend and get smooth transitions. The best method in my opinion is to use varying shades of the same color to create a smooth transition. the colorless blender tends to desaturate colors and generally doesn't work that well for blending.
The colorless blender is good for fading out areas where you've gone outside the lines, lightening areas and creating certain effects but it's not great for blending copic markers.

The third mistake you're making is not leaving adequate time for your lineart or inking to dry properly. if you don't leave a sufficient enough time then when you start applying your copic markers, the alcohol will cause the black ink from your lineart to start running into your color and effectively ruin your artwork.
Depending on what brand of fineliners you use, I'd recommend leaving at least an hour for them to dry, if not, overnight.

The fourth mistake you are making is not creating color swatches for the markers or artwork that you are currently working on. Ideally you should color swatch every marker you own so that you can see exactly how they look on paper and can reference back to it at any point.
It's also advised to make a color swatch whilst working on any particular piece of artwork. I find this particularly useful as my drawings often span multiple days or even weeks and it gives me a history of which markers I've used for each part.

The 5th and final mistake you are making is that you are not combining your copic marker art with color pencils. color pencils and alcohol markers are an amazing combination. lay your alcohol markers down first and then overlay your color pencils to create extra depth.

I hope you found these tips and tricks for copic markers useful, if you did then make sure to click the like button and subscribe if you're new.

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