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Copic Marker Tutorial I
Published: 2008-06-23 02:58:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 535228; Favourites: 15413; Downloads: 0
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PLEASE FULL VIEW!
FINISHED PRODUCT: [link] (Scroll to the right half.)
Maybe one day when I'm crazy enough, I'll make a tutorial on the left half of that picture.
Copic Tutorial II: [link] HOLY FREAK THIS TOOK WAY TOO LONG. I thought I'd take a nice, relaxing break from my chaotic Anime Expo preparations and have a go at my first tutorial, but nooooooo...this thing is more stressful than an actual drawing.
But seeing that I'm a PS newbie, I'm pretty glad that I was able to at least compile all this together. I guess I picked up some bits of Photoshop knowledge over the year after all. Would be sad if I didn't.
People have been asking me to do a tutorial for a long time now, and I apologize for taking next to forever to get around to it
The thought of making a tutorial always intimidated me since I have like 234012938 WIP pictures to choose from. But I finally got it done 
Compressing 15 painful hours of sweat, cursing, and flinging objects into a 670×7637 pixel tutorial is no easy task. I'm kind of sad that I had to cut like 30 pictures (about 8 steps) off from the walk through. The thing is flippin' ginormous as it is, so I couldn't make it even larger D: And excuse my random doodles. I went a little nuts on the commentary too -_-;;
This is a thank-you gift for all of my watchers and friends online, and hopefully it'll be of some use to those of you who are starting out with markers :>
FAQ's
"Where do you get those markers? How much are they?!"You can get Copics at local art stores (if you're lucky), and definitely online. Aside from a Japanese bookstore I go to, Kinokuniya, I also order them from online at [link] . THEY ARE NOT CHEAP. They can cost from $4.50 to $6.50 each, so shop smart :>
"What paper do you use?"Manga manuscript, A4 size; I prefer Copic and Manga University brand. You can find these online too.
"How did you learn to draw like this?"Lots of trial and error and lots of practice.
EDIT:
Um...holy crap. Another DD?! I never even dreamed of getting the first one. Thank you =AdigunPolack for your suggestion and kind words, and ^znow-white for featuring it! I appreciate it very much!
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Comments: 1505
Amazing and so easy to follow! Have you ever colored with color pencils before? Do you think you can do a tutorial with them?
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This was an amazing tutorial *u* It was easy to understand and I especially lvoed that you included the colors and names of the copics you've used 
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those markers are way too expensive in my place
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This is probably the best tutorial I've ever come across, of any medium.
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Very.
Where I live they cost $7 each, but they probably cost a bit less in America. Just like everything. XD
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Your pic is so pretty! (the final one)
Thanks for the tutorial, this will help me a lot! ^.^
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! This was REALLy helpful!
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This is amazing *o* Thanks so much for making this tutorial! I hope I'll be able to use copics in the future...the only problem is that they're so expensive >.< ($10AUD per marker D
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That is absolutely gorgeous! I wish I could draw like you! Hopefully one day I'll find time to use this wonderful tutorial you've made. Thank you so much
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Hey, thanks so much for this tutorial. I've been playing around with copics for some time now, and it's a pain in the ass to figure them out.
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lol on the first pic i saw there was only one thing i said to myself: "HOUSANDS OF DOLLARS 0_0" 
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AMG YOU CAN GET COPIC MARKERS FROM KINOKUNIYA?!?!
I will totally buy some next time I go there *u*
Great tutorial, I love your art
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this is so amazing XD can you make an how to draw vk hair toturial?
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Out of curiosity, do you still purchase copics from Carpediem?
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I got my first copic markers today, but didnt know about shades and stuff, so now i have 3 different colors.
and just because they are really expensive (like 4 euros each) i was only able to buy 3. I REALLY WANT AS MUCH MARKERS AS YOU!
I'd really wanted to be able to make such beautifull colored art. but now, i only have a black, yellow and brown marker, and i dont even know how to use them properly.
can somebody give me a little advise on this? there werent any sets availeble. i couldnt find it.
any help would be apreciated! thank you!
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Hey ^^
I know i wont be much help (OTL) but if you want i could give you a couple of tips?
1. Buy a few markers of the same colour (e.g three different blues) so you could shade, this makes your picture less uh....flat(lol dunno what word to use xP). If you dont know what colours to get, ask around or check out the copic website, they should be able to give you a lot of help. If you're just starting to collect Copics, try to pick at least 3 colours of the same....family, for example B05, B07 and B09 rather than really different colours like B00, RV00 and YR15 cos in MY own opinion it makes your picture look rather bad...but like said its only my opinion, you can use whaever markers you want in any way you want ^^
2. If you can't find any sets around where you live, you can always try online ^^
Sometimes you can find really good deals (some good websites are eBay or amazon) cos
Copics are really,really....reaaally expensive QuQ
and plus online has lots of sets to buy
3. i dunno if this would help much but it helps if you colour in small circles cos it
keeps the ink wet so your picture wont look streaky(?)
Sorry if i ranted on for like an hour (I tend to do that a lot)but i hope (i really hope) this helped out ^^
(Longest comment of my life. QUQ *hand is dying*)
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xD I dont mind this rambling,
and im going to look online for some.
yes i needed to pick up more shades of the same color. stupid me.
=,=
Im going to get some for christmas i guess.
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i used to have about 80 markers and then a girl stole them right before summer. Should've written my name on them, now she brings them to school and I have no proof that they're mine.
And also she is really bad at drawing..... also, you're amazing. My favorite DA artist, I had favorited all of your drawings on my old account. (I will do that sometime later)
Your book was also really really cool. You should make one with your tutorials in them! ---EL <3
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Thats horrid! You should tell the girl's parents or your own parents. Stealing is illegal.
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i have no proof... and I did tell my parents. They talked to the vice principle and he did nothing
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OMG !!! O_O
So beautiful ! I can say only "wow" to this picture ...
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WHOLY! 
now I know how to color and do lineart better 
this tutorial helped a ton!
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I love this tutorial, because this is the first one you can work with it. Thanks a lot
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Must get copic markers now! You've revived my interest in ink coloring!
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omg i love your art so much, I must have Copic markers :U
BTW: How do you get it to look so good when you upload it, what kind of Scanner do you have??
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Awesome tutorial, actually gave me a good impression of what you can do with copic markers
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Very helpful, thank you. And what a beautiful gallery...
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this is probably a really bad place to ask this, but how do you do that thing where the written words and arrows are outlined with a white outline? like on your tutorial?
im sorry im a boop u_u
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In Photoshop you can go over to the flash button (Under layers) and you can adjust the border from there (On a text layer)
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sighs because i dont have photoshop. ;3;
thanks for the reply, though!
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Try downloading Gimp, its free and similar to photoshop
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this is my favorite tutorial! its the most useful one i saw! though i stll need to practice...
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WTH lets go chat somewhere else dood
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Okay so i have a couple questions where can i find copic markers? how much do they cost? and do they fade? btw you are amazing!!! XD
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Well you find copic markers at Michael's or Hobby Lobby. They cost like $7 at Hobby Lobby and 8 at Michael's but I don't think they fade. But as soon as you color the color you put on will look nothing like its supposed to until it dries. I hopr\e that helped
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That did help thanks alot!!
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hey i was wondering... I'm using copic markers in my manga but after a while they start fading out. Is there a way to make them last longer?
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