BG09 Blue Green is a warm peacock blue Copic Marker reminiscent of Phthalo Turquoise watercolor. This natural sea-blue marker color is useful for landscapes and waterscapes. BG09 is available in Copic Sketch, Ciao, and Classic marker styles.
Every Copic Marker has unique characteristics based on its unique ink formula.
Knowing how a color behaves will help you blend effectively and make art with confidence.
BG09 Blue Green
Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and it’s ink characteristics.
Temperature: A warm peacock blue
Resemblance: Phthalo Turquoise watercolor.
Actual Value: N6. Please note the big discrepancy between the cap number value (9), the actual value (6) and the extremely dark cap color indicator. We are constantly fooled by this marker, selecting it for darkness, only to find it a washed out mid-value.
All Copics are measured on a Neutral Gray value scale. The last number on the cap is supposed to indicate value but we’ve found discrepancies where the actual ink value is different than cap designation.
Cap Accuracy: No. The cap is extremely misleading; several magnitudes darker than the actual ink color.
Buildup: BG09 is a mid-value marker with a generous amount of colorant in the formula. Be careful when adding anything more than 2 layers.
Shattering: Shatters into a staining turquoise plus leaking bits of green and gold.
Chromatography testing shows this ink’s behavior when it comes in contact with #0 Colorless Blender (solvent). High shattering colors may leak unexpected color when you make corrections or attempt to blend with any color that has a high solvent to colorant ratio. Shattering is not bad, it’s just something to be aware of.
Staining: BG09 is a staining color.
Lift: Stubborn. 6 applications of #0 barely budged the ink and led to an unsightly shattering at the borders of the test. Exercise extreme caution when making corrections with this color.
See staining swatch. Sample was given 6 stripes of #0 Colorless Blender, drying between each stripe. Results indicate how much lifting you can expect.
Lightfast: Slight fading. We would expect this color to be badly damaged if we extended the test time by as little as another week.
Samples were swatched on X-Press It Blending Card. 1 layer of ink was exposed to windowsill sunlight for 21 days. Approximately 10 hours of sun per day based on weather conditions. Note: we do not recommend displaying original Copic art under these conditions.
Natural Ink Family: BG09 is supposedly the darkest marker in this number family but given its low actual value, we know the mother ink is significantly darker. We wish Copic would sell this master ink color as a truly deep blue-green would be a welcome addition to every marker collection!
Family Members: BG09, BG07, BG05, BG02, BG01, BG000, BG0000
We include this information because many Copic users never think deeper than the letter groupings (R, BV, G, etc.). Every ink has its own temperature variations and underlying flavors. Understanding what an ink looks like in its different dilutions helps when creating your own blending combinations.
Complement: A traditional red like R27
Underpaint: We suggest V15 for its melting properties. It desaturates BG09 without announcing its presence as a warm color underneath blue.
This is simply one suggestion. Many possible colors exist. Test to find a color that pleases you.
Pushing Pencil: Prismacolor 901 Indigo Blue is one of our most commonly used push colors but this pencil was practically born to work with turquoise. It’s gorgeous!
VanillaArts.com (our sister site) teaches a Push & Pull technique for dimensional coloring. This is simply one suggestion. Many possible colors exist. Test to find a color that pleases you.
Vanilla Arts Classes using BG09:
Point Betsie: Amy introduces you to coloring realistic landscapes. Learn to incorporate real artistry into your coloring projects, one concept at a time. Find more info here.
Big Sable Point: A lesson on coloring realistic landscapes. Find more info here.
Vanilla Arts Digi Stamps using BG09:
We continue to create new content and stamps and we will update here as more become available.
Visit the stamp shop page at our sister site VanillaArts.com for a wide variety of Copic classes.
Color palettes and swatches using BG09:
We are building our palette and swatch collection a little more each week and will update here as more become available.
Visit the color resource page at our sister site VanillaArts.com for a wide variety of Copic palettes and swatches.
Looking for beautiful color palettes?
We absolutely love The Color Catalog 1 & 2 from Sarah Renae Clark. It puts hundreds of Copic friendly color palettes at your fingertips.
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