The Emerald-Copic Art
Hi there everyone. For this week’s art blog I’m doing something quite detailed. Im attempting to draw an Emerald. I’ve always liked the 'Emerald cut' itself, so i thought it would be a cool and challenging project.
I decided early on to use grey toned paper, because the highlights would be crucial for a drawing like this one. I made a fairly detailed sketch, so I knew where I was gonna use the different colors. Speaking of colors, I actually only used 5 markers... I started off with an almost blue color, but it is called mint green. (BG13) I gives the piece a bit of a color swap in some of important lighter areas. After that I used spectrum green, (G02) nile green, (G02) forrest green, (G17) and pine tree green (G29) for the darkest areas.
I also used a white pencil and a white gelly roll pen. Like the light Blueish green marker, I also used a light yellow pencil in the right corner of the gem. This made the highlights feel a bit more natural and gives the drawing more depth and warmth.
Toward the end I gave the Emerald a little shadow and added a few highlights as well. This was the last part that made the entire stone feel so much more 'real' and it really payed off. I hope you guys enjoyed this weeks blog post and I hope it was somewhat helpful for all of you out there, who might be working on some gem Drawings.
Art By MicoH
My name is Mico. Im 24 years old, and from Denmark. I've been drawing for about 10 years, and I've been using Copic Markers for 5 years now. Im completely self taught.
(Copic Marker Artist and Contributor for Violeta-Ink.com)
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