8 Copic combinations for the skin

Skin coloring is a challenge for many artists, especially when it comes to representing the diversity of light and dark skin tones. 

Fortunately, Copic markers offer a wide range of colors and shades that allow you to create striking and, if you wish, realistic combinations.

We asked Alice to create 9 combinations to color her skin with Copic markers, 4 for light skin and 4 for dark skin. And here are the results.

Here are the 4 color combinations chosen by Alice for fair skin.

To give color to the cheeks she used color R20 ( which is actually called Blush) and R22 in the last palette. R22 isa light vermilion color inspired by the color of the shell of "shrimps" from which it is named Light Prawn.

Instead, here is his selection of colors for dark skin.

These are just a few of the possible combinations, but with Copic's wide range of skin tones, one can indulge.

Below are all the palettes in one sheet

Now it's time to put your coloring skills to the test! 

If you want, you can practice using the line art, which can be found in our gallery. You can try to reproduce Alice's suggested combinations or try some new ones.

Be sure to download and print this design on good quality paper suitable for Copic markers.