{"id":389,"date":"2021-10-03T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T03:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learncsp.com\/?p=389"},"modified":"2021-10-03T23:01:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T03:01:00","slug":"copic-markers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pipelinecomics.com\/learncsp\/copic-markers\/","title":{"rendered":"Add Copic Markers to Your Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>(Updated October 2021 to remove broken links and provide a couple of new ones.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Everyone wants to color their sketches with Copic markers, right? &nbsp;But they aren&#8217;t necessarily cheap, especially if you want to buy the whole set. There has to be a better way! &nbsp;Certainly, Clip Studio Paint can emulate them, right?<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Of course it can!<\/p>\n\n\n<p>There are two parts to getting there, though.&nbsp;The first is to create a brush that emulates the Copic Marker. &nbsp;The second is to duplicate the Copic Marker color choices. Thankfully, all of this work has been done for you already.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Copic Markers<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>I can offer you some options for your Copic Marker brush needs:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paololimoncelli.com\/markers-manga-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daub Marker set<\/a> gives you a bunch of brushes which emulate both <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginationinternationalinc.com\/copic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copic Markers<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/tombowusa.com\/craft\/markers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tombow markers<\/a>. &nbsp;The set costs 2.50 Euros, which is still less than $3 American. &nbsp;It includes wet and dry Copic brush tips, and even a brush to emulate dried out markers.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gumroad.com\/l\/YpDHS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Mack offers a set of three &#8220;Copic-style marker brushes&#8221; for a dollar<\/a> that come with wedge, brush, and blender tips.<\/li><li>Clip Studio Assets has been a real boon for those looking for specific brush types.  Here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.clip-studio.com\/en-us\/detail?id=1809506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one example of a Copic brush you can download<\/a> to try.<\/li><li>There&#8217;s another brush that comes up from a user named &#8220;pi0ip&#8221; that tries to emulate the Copic Marker feel. (See image below.) Install that one. It&#8217;s not as good as others I&#8217;ve used.&nbsp; It doesn&#8217;t feel wet enough somehow, but maybe we&#8217;ll find some settings to adjust to fix that in the future&#8230;)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pipelinecomics.com\/learncsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/06\/copic_marker_asset.jpg\" alt=\"A Copic market asset from Clip Studio Assets\" class=\"wp-image-823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pipelinecomics.com\/learncsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/06\/copic_marker_asset.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pipelinecomics.com\/learncsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/06\/copic_marker_asset-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-396 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pipelinecomics.com\/learncsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/06\/nauck_spider-man_copic.jpg\" alt=\"Todd Nauck Post-It Notes drawings\" class=\"wp-image-396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pipelinecomics.com\/learncsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/06\/nauck_spider-man_copic.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.pipelinecomics.com\/learncsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/06\/nauck_spider-man_copic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pipelinecomics.com\/learncsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/06\/nauck_spider-man_copic-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><figcaption>Todd Nauck does drawings on colored Post-It notes that he then colors with Copic Markers. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_rOotYks8fdLW49pg_eEM-PzyqHZU2f2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his YouTube videos<\/a> for the fun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Copic Colors<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The most popular solution I kept running across in my search, though, comes from a DeviantArt user by the cool name of <a href=\"http:\/\/scruffyscribbler.deviantart.com\/art\/358-copic-color-set-for-Manga-Studio-5-390745445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scruffy Scribbler<\/a>. He breaks down Copic&#8217;s color selection into a series of color palettes.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-522\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pipelinecomics.com\/learncsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/06\/copic_gray.jpeg\" alt=\"Clip Studio Paint Copic Marker Gray color set\" class=\"wp-image-522\" \/><figcaption>The Copic Gray color set from Scruffy Scribbler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Of particular interest, one set is all grays, from warm to cool and everything in-between. Another is one big palette with all 358 Copic colors on it. &nbsp;The site is worth a visit just to see the official Copic color chart he reproduces there.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>His palettes are also freely provided.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kayleefuzzyhat.deviantart.com\/art\/358-Copic-Color-Set-for-Clip-Studio-Paint-575059284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaylee Fuzzyhat offers a single color palette with all 358 colors.<\/a>&nbsp;She says it&#8217;s similar to Scruffy&#8217;s, but uses different color values and doesn&#8217;t separate out the different gray families. &nbsp;It is a free download.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-526\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pipelinecomics.com\/learncsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/06\/copic_358_kaylee.jpeg\" alt=\"Copic Colors set of 358 by Kaylee\" class=\"wp-image-526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pipelinecomics.com\/learncsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/06\/copic_358_kaylee.jpeg 212w, https:\/\/www.pipelinecomics.com\/learncsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/06\/copic_358_kaylee-206x300.jpeg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><figcaption>Kaylee&#8217;s 358 Copic Colors set<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>If you want to see bigger examples of all the Copic colors, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginationinternationalinc.com\/copic\/store\/color-picker\/?name=&amp;family=&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Copic Markers sales page<\/a> and prepare to do lots of scrolling.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Copic Installation<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>To install new color sets, see my tutorial on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learncsp.com\/pick-right-skin-tone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;How Do I Pick the Right Skin Tone?&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>To install a brush or a group of brushes, click over to &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.learncsp.com\/add-brushes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Add a Brush (or Pen or Pencil)<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Copic Cabana<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Have you already gone down this road before? &nbsp;Do you have experience with the Copic Markers in&nbsp;the physical world? &nbsp;Which sets love work best for you? &nbsp;Is there another resource I can add to this list that you like? &nbsp;Let me know in the comments below or on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Updated October 2021 to remove broken links and provide a couple of new ones.) Everyone wants to color their sketches with Copic markers, right? &nbsp;But they aren&#8217;t necessarily cheap, especially if you want to buy the whole set. There has to be a better way! &nbsp;Certainly, Clip Studio Paint can emulate them, right? 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