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06-15-2012, 06:31 AM
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Grayscale marker
Hello,
Sorry for my ignorance. But what is exactly a grayscale marker ? Does it just only a black and gray marker ?
Is this image considered as grayscale marker (image copyright goes to Mahmud Asrar)
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06-15-2012, 07:14 AM
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They're talking about Copic markers. These are the markers most artists (most notably Adam Hughes) use lately to give their sketches depth. What artists like about them the most is that they're "blendable" without being overly wet and thus warping the paper. It allows the artist to give their art depth along with the illusion of being "colored" instead of the standard pencil/ink only black and white piece.
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06-15-2012, 07:58 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SunnyLee
They're talking about Copic markers. These are the markers most artists (most notably Adam Hughes) use lately to give their sketches depth. What artists like about them the most is that they're "blendable" without being overly wet and thus warping the paper. It allows the artist to give their art depth along with the illusion of being "colored" instead of the standard pencil/ink only black and white piece.
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Thanks for the answer sunny.
So basically, instead of saying Copic marker, they said it's a Grayscale marker ? And it means actually they are color marker and not just Gray scale ?
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06-15-2012, 08:02 AM
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It depends... some artists have a full spectrum of the Copics. Others just have the greys. You might want to get clarification before committing.
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06-15-2012, 08:16 AM
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Martian Manhunter
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Sunny, being an artist, has already answered this....
But I will also say that the Asrar Supergirl piece you have as an example is ONLY greytone copics -- no colored markers.
It's truly amazing all the shades and tones artists can do with just a sing small set of "uncolored" markers.
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06-15-2012, 08:21 AM
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Asrar is using (in your example above) just warm and cool greys. Warm greys are toned in the red spectrum while the cool greys are toned in the blue. They're not real read or blue, but more often than not it's because the artist prefers (as in my case) a less vibrant more toned look. The colored Copics IMO are much too bright.
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06-15-2012, 09:00 AM
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Thank you for the answer Sunny and Demona, really appreciate it.
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06-15-2012, 09:08 AM
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No problem. Another good thread, by an excellent artist on here, is the Chris Stevens page.
http://statueforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=129
Some of the newest commissions he has done include color copics so you can see the difference. He has a new Hope (from X-Men) and a previous Rogue that show the brightness of color copics.
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