Thanks, Julia! I'm so glad you liked it! :)

Thanks, Lisa! I'm so glad!

I'm so glad it was helpful to you! Thank you for letting me know!

Jane, I'm so glad that you found it helpful! When I started (a few years ago now), choosing colors was intimidating because I could only afford one or two at a time. Enjoy your Copics! I made a lot of mistakes in the beginning and thought maybe it just wasn't for me, but little by little I became more comfortable with them and now reach for them every time I want to color. Make mistakes, learn from them, and just enjoy the process.

@@KaraLynneCards Thanks for your encouragement! I'm loving them, but am having to collect them slowly, like you. I stuck with watercolor and water based markers for years but finally decided to try them and am having fun. It helps to have people like you on U tube showing us how. Thanks again for your clear explanations!

Well that just makes my day, Mary! Thank you!

Thanks so much, Virginia! LOL, wish I was an E23!

Oh my, sorry I didn't get back to you sooner! That is terrific! I hope you are enjoying them!

I'm so glad you found it helpful! Have a great time with your new Copics!

Thanks, Michele!

Thanks! Some would say we have a porcelain complexion, but I'm not kidding myself!

Hi Faith, thanks so much, I'm glad you found it helpful! Sandy Allnock's hex chart is linked in the description below the video. For the Copic chart, I just do a search for it in images to find it, or go to the Copic website and do a search there.

Thank you, glad it helped!

I agree

Thanks, Wendi!

Hi Angela! I'm glad you found this video helpful! They are expensive and I ended up buying one or two at a time. It takes patience to slowly create your collection, but it is worth it. I would start by deciding what you like to color most. When I started, I wanted to color people, so I bought a cheap set of alcohol markers (I think they were Bic) for clothes and such, but bought Copic Es (Earth tones or browns) for skin and hair. There isn't a white Copic marker. White can be achieved several ways, but from what you described, I think your best bet is to buy a white gel pen. I like the Signo brand, and I've purchased them while in the UK in the past. Copic markers are translucent, but gel pens are opaque.

@@KaraLynneCards Hi kara Thanks 4 gettting back to me do u no in the uk where i can buy copic markers separitly cos u said about me buying so many to start off with? I want to do people and lovely hair where i can do (purple 4 example and have white streaks going down so it looks like the sun is on it I want to try anime drawing as well do u no where i can free printouts 4 them 4 me to colour in? Where can i get free printouts to c if im any good at it to start me off? If u cant get white copic do u no any other make cos the white has to b ok to go on alcohol markers? Thanks again 4 helping me as i dont get b4 and iv liked and subscribed ur vlogs❤️❤️❤️

@@angelad7164 Hi Angela, the only place in the UK that I found to buy them individually was online at CultPens, but there may be more places. I live in the US, so I have never looked for them in the UK. If you google Copic marker charts, you will find many images that display all of the colors. I do not draw/color anime, so I am not helpful about that. I would watch anime artists on KZfaq to help give you more tips about printouts, white markers, and what they use most often.

Hi Dina! Sorry for the late reply, somehow I wasn't seeing my notifications. I like Copics because they are refillable and I use them enough to refill them. I usually get the refills from Dick Blick online. They may be cheaper in their brick-and-mortar stores if you have one near you. Lately, there are many non-refillable brands that are affordable. I would test out a couple Copics and compare them with those to see if the investment is worth it. If you find that the others blend as well, have the variety you want, and replacements are cheap, there's nothing wrong with that!

I agree with you, the colors in the 72 sets seem random. It's like you need to build up the blending families around the ones in the set. They did start selling color blending family sets of three, but they weren't any cheaper than buying them individually.

Hi Sue, with so many variations in skin tones, I found that Sandy Allnock has a great Copic chart called the human rainbow. It's free to download from her site. Here's the link to the post where she introduces it: sandyallnock.com/how-to-color-ethnic-skintones-thehumanrainbow/

I store mine upright and I don't pay attention to which end is up or down. There is a sponge inside the marker that holds the alcohol ink so the position shouldn't matter (from my experience).

I did contact copic and the response I was given is that position doesn't matter as long as the caps on tight.