How To Color Hair With Copic Markers

Use Copic Markers for easy and realistic hair coloring! By Colleen SchaanShort, long, blonde, black, straight, curly, thick, thin – no matter the style, shape or shade, hair is considered our ultimate glory. Create your own vibrant hair color using these techniques Read: how to color your hair with a copic marker Although there are different approaches to hair dye and many theories as to what is “right” , but there are some basic tutorials that will help you create amazing and realistic hair color. dresses. With the exception of the base coat, always use a gentle stroking motion to apply the ink to the hair. This will help create texture. Create the whole image in one smooth motion – don’t “sketch” them together. Always color in the direction of hair growth. Swipe from the top down and the tips up. Glossy hair has plenty of contrast – keep the highlights bright but remember that real hair doesn’t have white highlights. Texture is good! Allow each layer of ink to dry slightly before adding the next to keep the ink from mixing. Reveal separate sections of hair by leaving the edges of some sections light. *Images used for the tutorial are: CaliGirl, Fancy and LaLa from Sat Sat Canary. Right now, many celebrity images have long, flowing locks and can be a little scary in color. Do not be stressful! Follow these simple steps to have a lovely padlock. Step 1: Fill the entire hair area with a light base color (E40). Do not leave any white areas (Picture 1). Step 2: Lightly brush the light color (Y21) over most of the hair. Leave highlights and areas at the edges of each highlight (Photo 2). Read more: History of sewingStep 3: Add highlights of the lightest hair color (E42) on the same areas as the bottom color (Picture 3).Step 4: Darken sections of hair by brushing medium color (E43) down from the top and up from the ends. Remember to leave the edges of each section light. Do not blend (Picture 4).Step 5: Add the darkest color (E44) to the hair. Swipe from the top down and the tips up. Leave the edges of each section light. Do not mix.Step 6: (Optional) Add more contrast to highlights by gently traversing the highlights with an undertone (Y21). Do not blend (Picture 6). Read more: Do these 5 exercises daily and fix your knee joint fastStep 7: Continue coloring the rest of the image as usual. Many other hairstyles are colored using the same technique. On this fancy updo, notice how dark the areas near the crown and closest to the ribbon tie are? Think of these areas as another “crown or peak” area. Make sure to leave the edges of the sections light to help distinguish them. This image is colored with YR31, E97, E99 and E09. Not all hair is straight. Some hair has wavy waves while others have tight curls. Styling curls is just as easy (if not easier) than soft waves. Remember that hair has texture and strokes show that texture. To create a curly texture, use a squiggly motion for looser curls and a dot motion for tight small curls. This image is colored with E31, E44, E17, E27, and E79. Whatever the style, texture, or color, start your next look with 4 gorgeous bangs! This Copic tutorial was first published in the Spring 2013 issue of CardMaker magazine. For more information on the Copic marking technique: Read more: how to make a space helmet from cardboard

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