Alcohol Marker Hex Art PreClass

Welcome to Hex Art class! I’m excited you’re ready to learn more about those Copic markers you love so much.

42 videos lessons are broken up into groups – with several of the techniques in each lesson. They all build on each other, so I recommend you follow along in order to begin from the beginning and grow from there.

All videos are in real-time….the final lesson includes a crazy sample piece in a 2 hour real-time video for those interested in watching that much!

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 1: Pre-Class Welcome!

Just a welcome and quick idea where we’re headed!  

Before you start: helpful tips

I recommend that you gather a few items to have on hand in addition to markers (list is below):

1. Optional: color chart. You won’t need one for this course, but if you don’ tyet have one I can recommend a Hex Chart for your brand, $5.99    See them all here.
2. Copic Ciao Labels if needed for the ends of your markers (print on label paper and punch out with a hole puncher)
3. A notebook to jot down questions, ideas, tips to try out later. Especially if you’re inspired with an idea for later – “Try the pine trees technique on next landscape.” So you won’t forget you wanted to go try it out on more than a hexagon!
4. A white gel pen – for me, sometimes a pen works better than colorless blender to cover up a tiny place I went out of the lines. You may also want it for some of the techniques. (My favorite is the first item listed below.)
5. Paper: use whatever paper you normally create your art on, with one caveat – you’ll want to send it through your printer. I use Neenah cardstock for mine – and a marker sketchbook for the sample piece at the end. Your learning will have the most value if you complete the class using your normal paper. (You’ll need to print out 8 pages, download will be in the first lesson.)
6. An extra sheet of blank paper to place beneath your work. Copic marker IS supposed to bleed through – and I find having a scratch piece underneath will absorb the excess color. Using Copics on a slick table surface can cause ink to pool below your work and pull back up through the paper in an unwanted location.
7. A small binder might be helpful – you’ll print out an 8 page class handout, and you can either holepunch them or put them in plastic sleeves to keep your class materials together. If you took the Copic Jumpstart class – put both class materials together! (And print out extra blanks of some of the Jumpstart color charts in case you want to test something before trying it for class!)

Supplies

I get my Copics and refills at Blick now. I also recommend OLO markers as an alternate brand, less expensive and you can buy them by the half-marker. Here’s the suggested list of color groups:

1. Colorless blender
2. B00 B000
3. B24 B26 B95 B99
4. BG07 BG13
5. BV00 BV04 BV08
6. C1 C3 C5
7. E11 E29 E33
8. E35 E57 E31
9. G17 G28 G99
10. R20 R22 R29
11. R14 R37 R89
12. RV02 RV04 RV056
13. RV14 RV19
14. V04 V09
15. V12 V17
16. W2 W4 W6 W8
17. Y02 Y17 YR16
18. YG03 YG17 YG95