G99 Olive is a warm, muted green Copic Marker which closely resembles Chromium Green watercolor. This is a very natural marker color, ideal for botanicals, landscapes, and food illustration. G99 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.
G99 Olive
Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and it’s ink characteristics.
Temperature: A warm and muted green
Resemblance: Chromium Green watercolor.
Actual Value: N8
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 on a Sketch cap matches 1 coat of G99.
Buildup: G99 is has a high proportion of colorant in the formula. Exercise caution when layering this color as it tends to look oily after 2 coats.
Shattering: Shatters into three colors, a high staining green, aqua, and a orangish-red.
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: G99 is a staining color, have patience when blending.
Lift: Very little lift. This is not a good candidate for correction.
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: Absolutely no fade was visible after the 3 week 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: G99 is the darkest marker in this number group but the mother ink is most likely a blackened green color. The color is so warm that it honestly feels as if it belongs in the YG group rather than G.
Family Members: G99, G94
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 deep merlot style magenta like RV69
Underpaint: We suggest BV29
This is simply one suggestion. Many possible colors exist. Test to find a color that pleases you.
Pushing Pencil: Prismacolor 901 Indigo Blue works beautifully over G99.
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 G99:
Vanilla Arts Digi Stamps using G99:
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 G99:
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.
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