Pastel Copic Coloring with Kelly Latevola

Hello Crafters! 

It's Kelly here and I'm back with another Copic coloring tutorial for you guys!

You all know I love my Copic markers and I've been using them for a long time. However, there's still plenty of things for me to learn and pastel coloring is one I struggled with for a long time. 

Often times in summer and spring I would like to color things a little lighter but they always felt flat to me. I missed my dimension! I have found the trick to it is to add the dark colors. 

Sounds pretty common sense right?

Well it is, except I was very heavy handed with my coloring. The trick my friend is to add the tiniest little bit of the darker color. It won't overwhelm your image and the dark makes those light colors POP. 

Check out the video below to see what I mean! 

Did you see how flat they look before adding the hint of dark?

It makes all the difference! 

Give it a try :) 

Thank you guys so much for stopping by! 

I appreciate you joining me :) 

Supplies:

Neat & Tangled SO FOXY Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	SNAKE SCALES - SIMPLY STENCIL Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	Neat & Tangled FLORAL FRAME Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled
FLORAL FRAME - NICE AND NEAT DIES Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	SO FOXY - NICE AND NEAT DIES Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	Neat and Tangled CRYSTAL CLEAR SEQUIN MIX Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled

Sakura WHITE GELLY ROLL Medium Point Pens Set Shop at: SSS	EK Success WRITING PEN FINE TIP Shop at: SSS	Sizzix BIG SHOT PLUS MACHINE Gray And White Shop at: SSS
Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS	Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS	Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Shop at: SSS
Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS Shop at: SSS	Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Distress OXIDE INK PAD SET OF 12 Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad CRACKED PISTACHIO Shop at: SSS	Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad BLACK Shop at: SSS
ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker Shop at: SSS	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS	MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS
Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 2 Round Shop at: SSS	Ranger Perfect Pearls PERFECT PEARL Individual Pigment Shop at: SSS	We R Memory Keepers TRIM AND SCORE Board Shop at: SSS
Ranger STAR DUST Stickles Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress OXIDE INK PAD SET OF 12 Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad SQUEEZED LEMONADE Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad SHADED LILAC Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress OXIDE INK PAD SET OF 12 Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide TUMBLED GLASS Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide SPUN SUGAR Shop at: SSS	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 40 Sheets Shop at: SSS

Copic Sketch Marker RV02 SUGARED ALMOND Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker RV04 SHOCK PINK Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker E50 EGG SHELL Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch MARKER C5 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch MARKER G05 EMERALD GREEN Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch Marker BV04 BLUEBERRY Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker W1 WARM GRAY Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch MARKER W3 WARM GRAY Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch Marker W5 WARM GRAY Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker Y02 CANARY YELLOW Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch MARKER G00 JADE GREEN Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch Marker G02 SPECTRUM GREEN Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker RV00 WATER LILY Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker Y0000 YELLOW FLUORITE Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch Marker BV000 IRIDESCENT MAUVE Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch MARKER BV02 PRUNE Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker C1 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS