Coral Enchantment: Preclass

I’m glad you’re here for the preclass lesson for Coral Enchantment! This is the third class in this series; originally inspired by wanting “more” space on a card for making scenes! 

Supplies here are ones you may well already have; if you’ve used markers long enough to get to a Level 4 you might be one of those with full-set syndrome like me! Please know that the colors listed are those used in the demonstrations, and you are most welcome to choose similar colors – or look at the value (light/darkness) of the colors and see if you have something of the same value in another hue; just because one coral is drawn in greens doesn’t mean it can’t be purples!

Before we start…a little housekeeping

I retain the copyright to the content you are learning in class. That means…

1. Do not sell or give away the concepts from my classes – you may not re-teach my instruction contained or created within these lessons.
2. Do not post a video tutorial or step by step photo tutorial of your own redraw of class content.
3. Do not repost any handouts you receive in class.

However…I love to see students making strides and taking this teaching and personalizing it with your own skills.

1. DO make your own designs and develop your own style! I love that!
2. DO gift your creations made with these techniques, of course!

At the bottom of each lesson you’ll see some ways to share your homework and ask questions, so that’ll be handy for you.

Video: Supplies

Marker lists

While this course is demonstrated in Copic Markers, it’s certainly possible to use other brands; just know it might take some creative technique! If your brand is more saturated, less saturated, or the colors are off in value (hue is a little less important)….then it’s possible you’ll have a different result. But I bet you can pull that off with ease! If you’re at a level 4, you’re very capable and I have faith in you! 

Below I’ve listed the colors I suggest for Olo, though some of those have far more value than Copics, so use less color til you’re sure what it’ll do.

The Blick link is a “one page” link to all supplies EXCEPT paper. (I recommend Neenah cardstock, 80lb. but use what you like best!) You can use that page at Blick to make a checklist, it might be easier than the text below.

OLO MARKER

ZERO
B0.2
B0.2
B2.2
B2.4
B2.4
B4.3
B0.3
B0.5
B4.7
B0.7
BG2.5
BG2.7
BG2.4
BG7.3
BG7.6
OR2.6
O7.7
O7.8
YO2.7
YG8.2
G0.6
YG8.5
R0.1
RV0.1
RV1.5
RV0.4
RV0.6
V2.4
V2.7
V2.6
WG1
WG3
WG5
Y1.2
Y1.1
O1.3
YG1.2
YG2.3
YG1.6
YG8.3
Y8.6
YG8.7
O2.4
OR1.6
O1.2
YO2.3
YO2.5
BLACK

The photos in this slider will be seen in each lesson – so you’ll know which colors to have at the ready!

Paper

The demonstrations are created on Neenah Cardstock (Solar White ream) but you use anything you’d like! It’s up to you.

Other tools

The course does need a white gel pen – I personally love a Signo Uniball Gel Pen (BLICK / AMAZON) but you can use your favorite brand whatever it is.

A white pencil will also be a help, either one…

1. Prismacolor White colored pencil Blick –  AMAZON
2. Polychromos White colored pencil Blick –  AMAZON

If you’re busily getting your markers reinked, you might like to pick up a pair of tweezer with grippy teeth:

• Copic Tweezers Blick – AMAZON 

Watch this

A great thing to watch while reinking your markers and getting ready is this documentary. There are a gajillion videos about coral reefs, but this one I thought was especially good. Most all of the corals we’ll be drawing got a mention or a quick camera shot, hopefully you can pick them out! (These were not references for the class, I only found this one after completing all the videos).