BV08 Blue Violet is a cool, blue-based deep purple Copic Marker reminiscent of Shadow Violet watercolor. This intense marker color is useful for night skies, shady niches, or concord grapes on the vine. BV08 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.
BV08 Blue Violet
Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and it’s ink characteristics.
Temperature: A cool purple
Resemblance: Blue Violet strongly resembles a Shadow Violet watercolor pigment mixture.
Actual Value: N9
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 plastic end of a Sketch Marker DOES NOT match the actual ink color. The cap is significantly darker than the ink.
Buildup: BV08 is highly pigmented and layers build quickly to an oversaturated look. By layer #3 the color was overly dark and oily. We do not recommend heavy applications.
Shattering: Leaks strong streaks of magenta. This effect would be noticeable when making corrections with a #0 marker.
Chromatography testing shows this ink’s behavior when it comes in contact with #0 Colorless Blender (solvent). High shattering colors may leak unexpected colors 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: This is a staining color that resists correction or lifting and may be stubborn during blending.
Lift: Minimal
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: Not lightfast. Moderate fade was obvious.
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: BV08 is a slight dilution of BV09 (which Copic does not sell). BV09 would be a violet deep enough to look almost black. At the opposite end, BV0000 has been denatured enough to seem cool white.
Family Members BV08, BV04, BV02, BV01, BV00, BV000, BV0000
We include this information because many Copic users never think deeper than the letter groupings (R, BV, G, etc.). Every ink has it’s own temperature variations and underlying flavors. Understanding what an ink looks like in its different dilutions helps when creating your own blending combinations.
Complement: Gold Green, in the YG or chartreuse family. Copic does not currently produce a direct complement in this color.
Underpaint: We suggest B99 to deepen BV08
This is simply one suggestion. Many possible colors exist. Test to find a color that pleases you.
Pushing Pencil: We suggest Prismacolor 1067 90% Cool Grey.
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 BV08:
Complementary Pears: Learn to color smart, create focal points to give your coloring projects the professional look! Find more info here.
Cup of Columbine: Explore form and shape and an introduction to neutral palettes. Includes a discussion on depth for three dimensional forms. Find more info here.
Vanilla Arts Digi Stamps using BV08:
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 Vanilla Arts stamps.
Color palettes and swatches using BV08:
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