This is my first hair colour combo page for my new Copic Colour Journal, I think this page will be the first of many as I'm always on the lookout for new hair colour combinations - I think I might collect them! For this page I'm using one of the free Copic Oz templates which are perfect for recording your favourite Copic marker combos - they are large enough to get a good look at the colours and small enough... Read more →
I started actively learning to draw 18 months ago now if you follow my blog you will have seen some of my efforts, I'm slow but steady in my progress. I try new techniques, I practice, I take classes, I think about what I have learned and how to use this new knowledge, I try new ideas and slowly I am becoming better at drawing. Last year I drew this fairy, she was the first thing I had ever drawn... Read more →
This is my first skin colour swatch for my new Copic Colour Journal. Now fair warning my colour journal is going to be a little bit eclectic, as I unbound my new X-Press It Blending Journal and combined it with my existing journal - I'm in Copic heaven (will show you his later)! For this page I'm using one of the free Copic Oz templates which are perfect for recording your favourite colour combos! I've chosen to break my skin... Read more →
Never let fear, stop you from doing something amazing! It might surprise you to find out I'm not a particularly confident person, really I'm a scaredy cat! I worry that my art is not worthy of sharing, that my ideas and techniques aren't interesting enough for any one to bother reading or watching, I worry about not being original enough and honestly putting myself out there - being open to ridicule, resentment, criticism and abuse is not an easy thing... Read more →
As promised here is a real time clip for Copic beginners, showing you a no stress approach to colouring a basic pretty face using only 3 Copic Markers - E00, E11 and R20. To follow along with this clip you will need: Copic Markers (Sketch or Ciao) R20, E00 & E11 X-Press It Blending Card La-La Land Kimono Marci stamp Memento stamp pad in Tuxedo Black Read more →
Welcome to the Copic Blog Hop – you are @ Sparkle Tart's page, the next stop is Copic Australia on Facebook We are SO happy to be part of this exciting blog hop as there are is awesome BLOG CANDY to be won (A Copic Prize Pack which includes Copic Markers, a NEW X-Press It Blending Journal and a Bundle of Bonus Fabscraps Goodies) but it is also in support of a great cause (Koala Kids) to support Kids with... Read more →
Copic journals - where do I begin?? When people talk about Copic Journals they are often discussing different things without even knowing it, from now on I will be calling mine by the following names: Copic Art Journal - a visual art journal or diary in which Copic Markers are used, and Copic Colour Journal - which records colour combinations, ideas on colouring, techniques and often a printed chart with purchased marker colours. Now these could be combined into the... Read more →