Alex Heizer

Coloring a Manga Character with Copic Sketch Markers (Part4)

Have you ever wanted to create beautiful, vibrant manga characters like you see in books and magazines? Using Copic Sketch markers, you can!

In this final part of a four-part tutorial, I’ll create a textured background using Copic Sketch markers. In part 4 I’ll complete the background. If you haven’t already seen it, I invite you to watch Part 1 first!

To learn more about creating characters like these, also check out my Drawing a Manga Figure tutorial and my Dynamic Eyes with Copic Sketch Markers video tutorial!

I use only the brush end of these dual-ended markers, to get a nice, gentle blend between multiple colors.

Here are the colors used in this tutorial:

B00 Frost Blue
YG03 Yellow Green

Watch the rest of the series!
Part 1 - The Face
Part 2 - The Hair
Part 3 - The Kimono 

And for more tutorials, don’t forget to visit my tutorials page and my YouTube page, which will have more videos soon!

Coloring a Manga Character with Copic Sketch Markers (Part3)

Have you ever wanted to create beautiful, vibrant manga characters like you see in books and magazines? Using Copic Sketch markers, you can!

In this third part of a four-part tutorial, I’ll demonstrate how to create a subtle print pattern in the character’s kimono. In part 4 I’ll complete the background. If you haven’t already seen it, I invite you to watch Part 1 first!

To learn more about creating characters like these, also check out my Drawing a Manga Figure tutorial and my Dynamic Eyes with Copic Sketch Markers video tutorial!

I use only the brush end of these dual-ended markers, to get a nice, gentle blend between multiple colors.

Here are the colors used in this tutorial:

V12 Pale Lilac
B63 Light Hydrangea
BV08 Blue Violet
YR02 Light Orange
Y08 Acid Yellow
R46 Strong Red

Watch the rest of the series!
Part 1 - The Face
Part 2 - The Hair
Part 4 - The Background

And for more tutorials, don’t forget to visit my tutorials page and my YouTube page, which will have more videos soon!