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Copic Marker Tutorial I
Published: 2008-06-23 02:58:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 535363; Favourites: 15411; 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
This tutorial is soooooo good! And it surely help me when I'll have Copic!!! (I hope soon!)
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...You're either insane...
OR AMAZING.
I didn't believe the photos on here at all..
I almost puked at the finished produt, because I I could think was
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This is really one of the most useful marker coloring tutorials I have every seen. An instant favorite.
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Wow, lol, the tutorial was really fun to read because of your side commentary and little faces! It made me laugh a lot, had to stop reading it a couple times because I could totally picture doing something similar when it came to drawing, lol. Throwing stuff, getting irritable because it took so freakin' long, but had to continue for the sake of detail.. My friends and family definitely find it amusing, someone usually has to drag me away from the pic to eat though.. hehe as I continue to rant on what a pain it is to draw it while at the same time saying "I NEED TO FIIIIINIIIIISH!!!" as I am being dragged by my arms or legs against the carpet then tile floor. TIP: Rugburns are not fun..
The tips are going to come it handy thanks for the blood, sweat, tears for this tutorial! I need to get my own markers though I'm a bit hesitant because it's my first time coloring with markers ever and I have like no cash and my parents are NOT supportive at ALL. Also the pictures I draw are always in pencil and shaded in with it, then I stop, I think I've only colored in one pic out of like 15, lol. I'm slow when drawing and lose my attention with it quite easily and there's school and the fact the muse of inspiration has packed it's gear and left me for a 4 year vacation has something to do with it too.. *le sigh* I'm ever scared in drawing it in pen or a marker because it's unfamiliar.. ugh, I need to take a shot though so hopeful I won't utterly fail and ruin a perfectly good pic, they're like my BABIES!! TT_TT
Anyways, I think I have like a small bottle full or courage after reading this so I'm gonna go kindly ask/hint/imply/ drop down and BEG grovel at my parents feet to get the stuuuff. (sounds like I want drugs or something XD ) If they say no, I'll do the same thing with my sister, but it will be hard groveling since it's over the phone.. *sighs* Why does she have to be in college now... o_0<<
I need to stop rambling. Like I said before thanks bunches! XD :huggles: *prepares to begs parents: starts off with warm ups* XP
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I get them individually for about $4.50
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eh??? for the sketch markers is it?
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ur work space is WAAAYYY to familiar to mine--- except i have no box for my tria and i work on the floor with a barricades of rough never to be seen again sketches ive redone a few times and piled. XD yay for similarities!! but i really learned how to deal with clothes---<<<<<
haha, btw, it was after going thru ur site i made the decision to go back and watch vampire knight-- then i fell in lve and read all the manga up to date--HAHA. u made me so curious with ur art. hurray u!!!!!!! XD
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OMG! I LOVE IT! You're so funny! lol It's so helpful and FUN at the same time lol
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This is really going to help me in the near future thanks alot!
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Wow! Unbelievably helpful!!! Yay! -off to practice- Thank you thank you! And BEAUTIFUL pic, by the way!
~Distant-Euphoria~
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When, exactly, did you start with drawing manga?
By the way, did you immediatly start drawing with color or just black & white at first?
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I started when I was around 12, so 5 years ago. I only drew with a pencil for the first 3 years, then I moved onto color pencils and then finally markers :>
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It still shocks me how good you are at doing that.
I strain to color inside the lines :3
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Ah! That's beautiful! Oh dear my best friend will make me deaf with her squealing once she gets a load of this.....
Erm question, I don't exactly have those wonderful markers....Do you think that Crayola (yes, horribly cheap things...They dry in 3 seconds of use D<
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Thank you very much!
I've never tried with Crayolas, but the basic idea should work (such as blending and shading) with them as well :>
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Oh, alright! Thank you very much!
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(I tried. It doesn't work that well, sadly. >.>;; )
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It was very sad...So I got prismas on sale. :3 They were only half the price of copics...
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XD;; But Italy sux moar! (In that department, at least. You can't even find copics or prismas where I'm living! D8 What'll I do if I run out of a color?! DDDD: ) Do you have a michaels near you? (Its a HUGE arts and crafts supply store) They have it nation wide, or so I've heard, and the sales there are very frequent. :3
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Oh damn O_o...Well that really sucks....
OH MY SUGARBLOSSOMS!!! I LOVE THAT STORE!!!!!!
Just...A bit pricey for the pocket money I have
Yeah they sell stuff EVERY day. I wish I could buy all their stuff, there's one in my area, not nearby, but still in the area. I wish I was in walking distance ;~;
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Yes...
XDDD Me too, me too...
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Wow. This is amazing. I really have the urge to draw now, and I got several great tips from this. You put so much effort into this, it's great!
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lol I spot prismacolors in your collection! Congrats on the DD!! I love this tutorial XD I understand so much more lol Sadly, I have to drive 100 miles or so to get copics T.T so I'm stuck collecting prismacolor for now(which isnt really that bad but they do bleed sometimes and my parents hate driving 15 minutes to get them) Off I go to work on my latest piece of work (lineart and sketch in my scraps if anyone is interested) Again congrats on the DD!
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*looks at her brand new markers* They look nice.... *looks at tutorial* Oh god I'm scared!!!
Don't get me wrong, it was a wonderfully done tutorial. I just can't believe all the work you go threw.....I'm always so lazy with my colouring and don't feel like I deserve copics now.... Think I'll stick with my old markers for a while longer.
(Thanks for the gel pen tip! I never thought to use one of those)
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this was funny ^^ And it may be something I'll actually use, unlike these stupid math problems *kick* I think I'll stick with art tutorials ^^
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this is like the coolest copic tutorial everrr >w< thanks for sharing & congrads on the DD~~!!!
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Holy Crap...that's amazing... O oO~
Must...go..look..at..yer gallery!! -runs off-
oh yeah, Congrats on DD! ^^ -dash!-
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thank u so much for teh tutorial ! very helpful ^^
and congrats on the DD
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Oh My God, thank you! More reference material- the best yet!!! *glomps*
~L4AW
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WOW~! I love you man! I've always wondered how the crap people make images like this... Thank you so much for making this a tutorial, and what a great pic for it! So many different things all in one image! I really thank you!
And I bet your marker collection must be worth at least $500, where do you prefer to buy them at? :3
<3
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I am just starting to use markers to color my manga. So far I have only used black and white, but I look forward to using colors. I shall buy some!
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Zomg!! If I wasn't as poor(not exactly, parents just don't really want to pay for all of my shit) then I would go out and buy everything that I need!! Lol. You've inspired me!! Lol. My mom has a 6x6 room FULL of crafts!! yet she wouldn't buy me this stuff. Oh, and the art...was BEAUTIFUL!!! DEAR GOD!!! XD XD XD lol. Man i wish i had art this year -sigh- stupid 8th grade...man i wish i was in the 9th grade like i'm SUPPOSE TO!!
mom: Sorry
me: DON'T CARE!!
lol. XD ok well Ja Ne!
~Shi
-teh girl who SERIOUSLY wants to try my luck at drawing that kind of stuff, but nooo i can't even draw a straight line!! Seriously!!!-
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A purely amazing tutorial that inspires me to go out and buy some copics! [It is] very much deserving of that DD. Kudos!
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OMG! this is gorgeous!!! XD im definitly buying those markers now! how can i find them?! ; ;
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This is probably a question you get often, but how do you get that gradient effect? I have tried (and perhaps I press too had) but I layer as well and it just comes out look cell animated 
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If it helps, I get a dark-to-light effect by coloring multiple layers on the darker areas and only one or two layers on the lighter areas. Using paper that's meant for markers probably helps too
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That helps a lot actually!
Yeah I wish I could afford the nice copic marker paper, but bristol is pretty cheap where I am ;-;
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very very helpful tut! now.... must buy copics!
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Hehe, I have a black one of those markers from Hobby Lobby that I use for outlining. If I save enough money this year I might but all of them, they have a huge wall ful of 'em at Hobby Lobby. Ok, not the whole wall, but you know what I mean. ^^
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that is a beautiful tutorial
thank you for sharing your tips and techniques with us OwO
once I get copis again I'll try it~
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Wow, this is greatness! Hehehe... zero. I was reading Vampire Knight for the first time... And, well, the girl Yuki. I saw someone talking about or to her, and I thought Zero 'cause he looks like Yuki Sohma-kun from Fruits Basket and he even makes the same faces and I was sooooo confused. 
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I went through this tutorial really carefully even though I don't really draw; I don't even like anime/manga. But I'll tell you what. I'm impressed, and quite lost for words. The detail in this is amazing and you're a great artist with a lot of talent and patience. Beautiful.
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