Copic Sketchbook Art Journal-2

July 04, 2017

Copic Sketchbook Art Journal-2

Today I have another page to share with you from my Copic 5x7 Sketchbook Art Journal. You may remember my Plumeria page from a few weeks ago, where I airbrushed in the journal. But I really wanted to try coloring with my Copic markers directly on the paper, since the paper in the journal is made with the highest-quality Japanese illustration paper and claims to be ideal for use with Copic markers and mixed-media. Sure enough, the uncoated medium weight paper colored on beautifully!

For this page I used Copic's Tracing Memories app on my phone, to turn a photo I took on vacation last week into a line art sketch I could color! Here's my reference photo (beautiful Flamingo Beach in Montego Bay, Jamaica):

You can find out more about the Tracing Memories app here and here, and download the app in the iTunes store. Then I printed the sketch on a page from my Copic Sketchbook Art Journal and colored it with Copic markers! To do this, I just used scissors to snip the paper in between the spirals, and gently took the paper out of the journal:

Next, I used washi tape to tape the journal page to a piece of printer paper, then ran the paper through my printer (although I could have planned my margin printing a little better, but didn't feel like printing another page!). The Sketchbook paper took my HP inkjet printer ink beautifully and did not smear with the Copic marker coloring!

Then I just replaced the printed page back into my journal and used the photo on my phone as a reference for coloring:

Copic Sketch Markers used for palm fronds: YG21-23-25-17-67, E57:

Marker colors used for palm trunk, sand and rocks (close-up of markers is below):

Colors used for ocean: BG000-01-02-05, B00 and sky: B12 (airbrushed):

I hope you'll give one of these Copic Sketchbook Art Journals a try -- the paper is lovely to color on and blends beautifully! I didn't get a photo of the back side of my colored page, but there was very little marker bleed through.

Now it's back to reality (from vacation), but I'm glad I have many more beach photos I can print and color whenever I feel the need for a getaway! :) What would you put into a Sketchbook like this? Let me know -- I'm looking for more ideas!