Copic Markers for Card Makers Class Day 3

Today's class was great!  Up first was Sandy, who showed us how to use gray to make the shading really pop.  She suggested using different grays and experiment with the Cs and Ws and Ns.  I think I like the shading with a bit of gray better than just using the darker matching colors.  Sandy starts with the darkest, then the medium and finally the light when she did the color families and with the gray as your dark, coloring over the gray with your medium.

Kristina used the gray to add shading, too, but also showed how different kinds of gray can have different effects on the base color.  She also pointed out that we might have to go to a lighter gray for some colors, even if its on the same image, like with the multicolored umbrellas.  Very nice.

Laura used gray on her umbrellas, too, and her practice sheet showed shading not only along the bottom, but on the sides, and on the top.  Very attractive shading!

The last teacher was Kathy, who used feathering along with the gray.  I really need to work on this technique!