N10 Neutral Gray No. 10: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

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.

N10 Neutral Gray No. 10

Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and its ink characteristics.

Temperature: A balanced gray, neither warm nor cool

Resemblance: Lamp Black watercolor

Name: The name is correct, this is a truly neutral gray

Copic Styles: N10 is only available in Copic Sketch and Classic styles. The Ciao line does not include any of the neutral grays.

Actual Value: N10 (All Copic N grays match their true value. N is the only family where this is true.)

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: The plastic end of an N10 Sketch Marker matches 2 coats of N10 ink.

Buildup: N10 reaches maximum color at 3 layers but starts to gather an oily appearance with the second layer.

Shattering: N10 shatters into gray with a burst of warm red leakage around the edges. Copic has added a second color to darken N8, N9, and N10 beyond the value of the master Neutral Gray base ink.

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: As with most darker Copic inks, N10 stains the paper.

Lift: N10 does not lift from the paper. This should be considered a permanent marker and efforts to erase or correct mistakes are futile.

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: N10 did not fade during the test period. With a color this dark, we expected to see a bit of lightening and yet there was no change in the swatch over 3 weeks. Excellent performance!

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: N10 is at the darkest member of the Neutral Gray family. For a step darker, we recommend Copic 100 Black.

Family Members: N10, N9, N8, N7, N6, N5, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0.

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: N/A

Underpaint: N/A

Pushing Pencil: We suggest PC935 Black Prismacolor.

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.

GRAY WORKSHOP

GRAY COLORING KIT

COPIC TEST ARCHIVE

MAKE GRAY BEAUTIFUL

UNDERPAINT BLENDING COMBINATIONS

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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N8 Neutral Gray No. 8: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

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.

N8 Neutral Gray No. 8

Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and its ink characteristics.

Temperature: A balanced gray, neither warm nor cool

Resemblance: Lamp Black watercolor

Name: The name is correct, this is a truly neutral gray

Copic Styles: N8 is only available in Copic Sketch and Classic styles. The Ciao line does not include any of the neutral grays.

Actual Value: N8 (All Copic N grays match their true value. N is the only family where this is true.)

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: The plastic end of an N8 Sketch Marker matches 2-3 coats of N8 ink.

Buildup: N8 reaches maximum color at 4 layers but starts to gather an oily appearance with the second layer.

Shattering: N8 shatters into gray with a bit of gold leakage around the edges. Copic has added another ink color to darken N8, N9, and N10.

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: As with most darker Copic inks, N8 stains the paper.

Lift: N8 does not lift much from the paper. This should be considered a permanent marker and efforts to erase or correct mistakes are fairly futile.

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: N8 did not fade during the test period. With a color this dark, we expected to see a bit of lightening and yet there was no change in the swatch over 3 weeks. Excellent performance!

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: N8 is at the darker end of the Neutral Gray family.

Family Members: N10, N9, N8, N7, N6, N5, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0.

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: N/A

Underpaint: N/A

Pushing Pencil: We suggest PC935 Black Prismacolor.

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.

GRAY WORKSHOP

GRAY COLORING KIT

COPIC TEST ARCHIVE

MAKE GRAY BEAUTIFUL

UNDERPAINT BLENDING COMBINATIONS

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.

(note: affiliate link)

N4 Neutral Gray No. 4: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

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.

N4 Neutral Gray No. 4

Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and its ink characteristics.

Temperature: A balanced gray, neither warm nor cool

Resemblance: Lamp Black watercolor

Name: The name is correct, this is a truly neutral gray

Copic Styles: N4 is only available in Copic Sketch and Classic styles. The Ciao line does not include any of the neutral grays.

Actual Value: N4 (All Copic N grays match their true value. N is the only family where this is true.)

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: The plastic end of an N4 Sketch Marker matches 1 coat of N4 ink.

Buildup: N4 reaches maximum color at 3-4 layers but starts to gather an oily appearance with the second layer.

Shattering: N4 does not shatter.

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: N4 does not seem to stain the paper, surprising for a color with this much value.

Lift: N4 lifts with patient work and can be considered mostly correctable.

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: N4 did not appreciably fade during the test period.

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: N4 is in the middle of the Neutral Gray family.

Family Members: N10, N9, N8, N7, N6, N5, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0.

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: N/A

Underpaint: N/A

Pushing Pencil: We suggest PC1067 90% Cool Grey Prismacolor.

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.

GRAY WORKSHOP

GRAY COLORING KIT

COPIC TEST ARCHIVE

MAKE GRAY BEAUTIFUL

UNDERPAINT BLENDING COMBINATIONS

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.

(note: affiliate link)

N2 Neutral Gray No. 2: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

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.

N2 Neutral Gray No. 2

Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and its ink characteristics.

Temperature: A balanced gray, neither warm nor cool

Resemblance: diluted Lamp Black watercolor

Name: The name is correct, this is a truly neutral gray

Copic Styles: N2 is only available in Copic Sketch and Classic styles. The Ciao line does not include any of the neutral grays.

Actual Value: N2 (All Copic N grays match their true value. N is the only family where this is true.)

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: The plastic end of an N2 Sketch Marker matches 1 coat of N2 ink.

Buildup: N6 reaches maximum color at 4 layers and starts to gather an oily appearance with the second layer.

Shattering: N2 does not shatter.

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: N2 does not seem to stain the paper, likely because the color is light enough for any staining to be almost invisible.

Lift: N2 lifts easily and can be considered correctable.

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: N2 did not appreciably fade during the test period.

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: N2 is at the light end of of the Neutral Gray family.

Family Members: N10, N9, N8, N7, N6, N5, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0.

Shop for N markers at Violeta-ink.com (affiliate link)

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: N/A

Underpaint: N/A

Pushing Pencil: We suggest PC1065 70% Cool Grey (affiliate link)

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.

GRAY WORKSHOP

GRAY COLORING KIT

COPIC TEST ARCHIVE

MAKE GRAY BEAUTIFUL

UNDERPAINT BLENDING COMBINATIONS

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.

(note: affiliate link)

N6 Neutral Gray No. 6: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

N6 Neutral Gray #6 is a medium balanced gray Copic Marker which mimics Lamp Black watercolor. We highly recommend purchasing N grays as your first gray markers because of their usefulness and versatility. N6 is only available in Sketch and Classic Copic 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.

N6 Neutral Gray No. 6

Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and its ink characteristics.

Temperature: A balanced gray, neither warm nor cool

Resemblance: Lamp Black watercolor

Actual Value: N6 (All Copic N grays match their true value. N is the only family where this is true.)

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: The plastic end of an N6 Sketch Marker matches 1 coat of N6 ink.

Buildup: N6 reaches maximum color at 4 layers and starts to gather an oily appearance with the second layer.

Shattering: N6 does not shatter.

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: N6 is mildly staining

Lift: N6 lifts easily. Most grays will lift without much effort but because this is a medium-dark gray, it takes slightly more effort than something like N3.

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: N6 did not appreciably fade during the test period.

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: N6 is in the middle of of the Neutral Gray family.

Family Members: N10, N9, N8, N7, N6, N5, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0.

Shop for N markers at Violeta-ink.com (affiliate link)

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: N/A

Underpaint: N/A

Pushing Pencil: We suggest PC1067 90% Cool Grey (affiliate link)

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 Gray:

Big Sable Point: An introduction to coloring landscapes with marker and pencil. Which details should you include? More info here.

Nevermore Manor: Learn to color in grayscale, an exercise in seeing value rather than color. More info here.

Sleighbell: Learn to reflective, shiny metal with photorealism. Find more info here.

Vanilla Arts Digi Stamps using Gray:

Rejoice & Sing digital stamp. More info or purchase here.

Nesting Basket advanced coloring kit. More info or purchase here.

Smiling Toucan advanced artistic coloring kit. More info or purchase here.

Color palettes and Copic Blends using Gray:

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.

(note: affiliate link)

Purchase N6 at Violeta-Ink.com

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N0 Neutral Gray No. 0: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

N0 Neutral Gray #0 is a pale balanced gray Copic Marker mimics highly diluted Lamp Black watercolor. We highly recommend purchasing N grays as your first gray markers because of their usefulness and versatility. N0 is only available in Sketch and Classic Copic 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.

N0 Neutral Gray No. 0

Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and its ink characteristics.

Temperature: A pale balanced gray, neither warm nor cool

Resemblance: Highly diluted Lamp Black watercolor

Actual Value: N0 (All Copic N grays match their true value. N is the only family where this is true.)

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: The plastic end of a Sketch Marker matches 1 coat of N0 ink.

Buildup: N0 reaches maximum color at 4 layers and starts to gather an oily appearance with the second layer.

Shattering: N0 is so light that I was unable to detect shattering. If this ink is truly a diluted version of N9 (as the cap indicates), then it does shatter but it’s too faint to see.

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: N0 is mildly staining

Lift: N0 lifts easily. Most colors this light will lift without much effort.

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: We did not notice any fading of N0 during the test period.

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: N0 is at the light end of of the Neutral Gray family.

Family Members: N10, N9, N8, N7, N6, N5, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0.

Shop for N markers at Violeta-ink.com (affiliate link)

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: N/A

Underpaint: N/A

Pushing Pencil: We suggest PC1061 30% Cool Grey (affiliate link)

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 Gray:

Big Sable Point: An introduction to coloring landscapes with marker and pencil. Which details should you include? More info here.

Nevermore Manor: Learn to color in grayscale, an exercise in seeing value rather than color. More info here.

Sleighbell: Learn to reflective, shiny metal with photorealism. Find more info here.

Vanilla Arts Digi Stamps using Gray:

Rejoice & Sing digital stamp. More info or purchase here.

Nesting Basket advanced coloring kit. More info or purchase here.

Smiling Toucan advanced artistic coloring kit. More info or purchase here.

Color palettes and Copic Blends using Gray:

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.

(note: affiliate link)

N9 Neutral Gray No. 9: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

N9 Neutral Gray #9 is a balanced gray Copic Marker mimics Lamp Black watercolor. We highly recommend purchasing N grays as your first gray markers because of their usefulness and versatility. N9 is only available in Sketch and Classic Copic 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.

N9 Neutral Gray No. 9

Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and its ink characteristics.

Temperature: A balanced gray, neither warm nor cool

Resemblance: Lamp Black watercolor

Actual Value: N9 (All Copic N grays match their true value. N is the only family where this is true.)

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: The plastic end of a Sketch Marker matches 1 coat of N9 ink.

Buildup: N9 reaches maximum color at 4 layers and starts to gather an oily appearance with the first layer.

Shattering: Shatters to a dark gray with red leakage. Because the other N gray markers do not shatter, this tells us the formula for N9 is slightly different and contains a red additive.

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: N9 is staining as are most markers this dark.

Lift: N9 can be not be lifted much. Consider this color un-erasable.

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: We did not notice any fading of N9 during the test period.

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: N9 is at the dark end of of the Neutral Gray family.

Family Members: N10, N9, N8, N7, N6, N5, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0

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: N/A

Underpaint: N/A

Pushing Pencil: We suggest Prismacolor 935 Black

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 Gray:

Big Sable Point: An introduction to coloring landscapes with marker and pencil. Which details should you include? More info here.

Nevermore Manor: Learn to color in grayscale, an exercise in seeing value rather than color. More info here.

Sleighbell: Learn to reflective, shiny metal with photorealism. Find more info here.

Vanilla Arts Digi Stamps using Gray:

Rejoice & Sing digital stamp. More info or purchase here.

Nesting Basket advanced coloring kit. More info or purchase here.

Smiling Toucan advanced artistic coloring kit. More info or purchase here.

Color palettes and Copic Blends using Gray:

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.

(note: affiliate link)

N7 Neutral Gray No. 7: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

N7 Neutral Gray #7 is a balanced gray Copic Marker mimics Lamp Black watercolor. We highly recommend purchasing N grays as your first gray markers because of their usefulness and versatility. N7 is only available in Sketch and Classic Copic 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.

N7 Neutral Gray No. 7

Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and its ink characteristics.

Temperature: A balanced gray, neither warm nor cool

Resemblance: Lamp Black watercolor

Actual Value: N7 (All Copic N grays match their true value. N is the only family where this is true.)

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: The plastic end of a Sketch Marker matches 1 coat of N7 ink.

Buildup: N7 reaches maximum color at 4 layers and starts to gather an oily appearance with the first layer.

Shattering: Does not shatter.

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: N7 is mildly staining as are most markers this dark.

Lift: N7 can be lifted a bit but you’re really just pushing the color aside, not removing it.

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: We did not notice any fading of N7 during the test period.

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: N7 is in the middle of the Neutral Gray family.

Family Members: N10, N9, N8, N7, N6, N5, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0

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: N/A

Underpaint: N/A

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 N7:

Sleighbell: Learn to reflective, shiny metal with photorealism. Find more info here.

Vanilla Arts Digi Stamps using N7:

We continue to create new content and stamps and we will update here as more become available.

Visit the Stamp Shop resource page at our sister site VanillaArts.com for a wide variety of Vanilla Arts stamps.

Color palettes and swatches using N7:

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.

(note: affiliate link)