Introduction to Copic Sketch
Copic Sketch was designed in Japan in 1993, and with its iconic oval design and flexible tip it has become our best-selling graphic marker worldwide.
Copic Sketch is easily recognized by its oval, ergonomic design. It has a soft brush tip and a medium chisel tip. It is available in 358 blendable colors with matching refills.
Let us now look at some features and strengths of this marker.
Unrivaled color spectrum
Available in a range of 358 gradable colors-no other brand on the market today offers the same number of colors-the Copic Sketch offers unique hues and color brilliance. Our goal is to make sure you are always able to work with that specific color you had in mind.
Highest Quality
We want to provide markers of the highest possible quality. Each Copic marker is carefully inspected before it leaves the factory in Japan. They feature the highest quality tips, and the alcohol-based ink allows for even color application. Special attention has been paid to the caps, which are designed to be airtight to ensure that the markers do not dry out when not in use.
Consistency in colors:
Color consistency is part of the strict quality protocol, which means you can rely on your color scheme, it will always remain the same.
Flexibility when you need it:
The Sketch marker's versatile brush tip allows you to create different strokes and control the flow of ink so you can achieve different effects. It lends itself very well to blending colors and creating tones, especially useful when shading and when trying to bring a 3-D element to your work.
Rechargeable
The Sketch marker is refillable. It can be refilled 7 times using Copic Ink. Copic markers have been designed to be refilled since their launch in 1987. Thanks to you an estimated 100MN volume of markers has been refilled and used without having to be disposed of. This equates to a savings of about 1400 tons of plastic!
The Copic airbrush
The Copic Sketch marker is designed to work with the Copic AirBrush System (ABS). Just place the marker in the Air Grip and you are ready to start using it! Different effects are achieved depending on the tip.
Now that you know more about the Copic Sketch marker let's take a look at some drawings made using only Sketch!
Above a fun and irresistible illustration by illustrator Grace Lee .
Vibrant colors add a bit of magic to this illustration by Manga artist Rukana...
Above is an illustration by Rodrigo Matias who participated in the 2019 Copic Award (Copic produces 46 different shades of gray, in 4 color families).
There are so many things you can accomplish with Copic Sketches! Share your sketches and illustrations by tagging us @copicitalia on Instagram. We can't wait to see your creations!