How to Color Grass using Copic Markers – Step by Step Tutorial

How to Color Grass using Copic Markers

How to Color Grass using Copic Markers

Hello my favorite crafty peeps! I hope you are all having a wonderful week so far. I have a fun tutorial to share with you. How to Color Grass using Copic Markers. I love creating scenes around my images. You can color grass so many different ways. I decided to go with the real grass look. I think this type of grass looks a lot more real than lets say the grass in my Be Brave Card.

This adorable image Hedgehog in a Pot is from Whimsy Stamps. I love the way my terra cotta pot turned out. Ok, let’s get to coloring..

  • Copic Marker List
  • Hedgehog – W7, E77, E39. E37, E35, E33, E31, E30
  • Terra Cotta Pot – W7, E27, E23, E17, E13
  • Sky – B0000, B000, B00, B12
  • Ground – E33, E31, E30, E0000
  • Grass – YG17, YG97, YG63, YG95, N7
  • Butterfly – BV04, BV02, BV00, BV000

Tutorial

Before we start adding grass we need to start by laying down the dirt. So at the base of the pot start with the E33 and work your way down using E31, E30 and E0000.
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Then in all different sizes add some grass blades, flicks, using YG17.

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Here’s the entire grass area covered only with YG17.

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Then go back through and add YG97 just like before. As you can see you can still see the dirt in between the grass blades.

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Now get your YG93 and again, add more blades of grass in all sizes. Make sure you are just adding flicks of blades of grass and not blending the colors through. We want to be able to see the the grass blades.

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With your YG95, make one stroke over the entire grass, covering the dirt. This is the same type of technique I use when I Color Hair using Copic Markers.

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We want to sort of camouflage the grass that was already in the original stamp, since we added more blades of grass. So, I added some flicks of the N7 all throughout the scene.

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I know it can be slightly nerve racking but make sure you color  over the pot, too!

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How to Color Grass using Copic Markers

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial on How to Color Grass using Copic Markers. If you find this tutorial helpful and you want me to check out your work tag me in social media and you can also use the hashtag #TheCopicScoop

Feel free to pin the image below so you can always find your way back to this post!

 

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This Post Has 13 Comments

  1. Deb P

    Oh Mindy, how cute is that hedgehog? Awesome colouring and fabulous how-to. Thanks for linking up at Sunny Day Crafting
    DT Deb x

  2. Janis Lewis

    Adorable! Thanks for playing at Sunny Day Crafting.
    ~DT Janis

  3. Yar

    This is gorgeous! tfs

  4. Monika Reeck

    Your coloring is stunning
    all your cards is a winner card
    I adore all
    maybe you can make your own stamp production?
    I see your winner cards on many challenges
    Congrats Miss Lady
    this card is Stunning Cute and Adore Able
    many thanks to play along with us at ATSM this week
    big hugs
    Monika (DT)

    1. Mindy Baxter

      Hi Monika! You are so sweet! Thank you so much for your sweet words. I appreciate them so much! ♥

      1. Monika Reeck

        will be thrilled if you like to visiting my blog back sweety
        hugs
        Monika from Germany
        PS: where do you life

        1. Mindy Baxter

          Hey Monika!

          You have an awesome blog and great coloring. I left you a comment on my gmail account. I live in Southern California. 🙂

  5. Ann-Marie Johansson

    Such an adorable card and thx for the great tutorial. Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.
    Regards,
    Ann-Marie
    TTCRD DT
    Annemi {My Blog}
    Through The Craft Room Door
    ttcrd.blogspot.com

  6. Jo Nevill

    Stunning card, your colouring is just amazing !
    Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge this week.

    Jo x

  7. Ellie

    This is so very cute Mindy, and great tips on how to color grass!
    Thanks so much for sharing!

    xEllie
    Let’s Color Linky Party
    Critters & Creatures Linky Party

  8. Great colouring! Thank you for your photo tutorial. I loved how you coloured the hedgehog, too ;o) Thank you for joining our “No DSP” challenge at “Cards und More”. Happy crafting, Maike

  9. Karen Howard

    Wow, fabulous coloring. Thank you for the tutorial.

    I’m a fellow stamper who makes blank general and thank you pet themed handmade cards and donates them to animal shelters and rescue groups. I’ve just started a new blog, Sending Paw Prints, for this purpose. I love your cards and am hoping if you have a stash of pet themed cards or are interested in making some you’ll think of donating them to Sending Paw Prints.

    http://sendingpawprints.blogspot.com/

    Thank you!
    Karen Howard

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