Y02 Canary Yellow is a balanced yellow Copic Marker which resembles Hansa Yellow Light watercolor. This is an easy yellow to work with for botanicals and general coloring but can look fluorescent. Y02 is available in Sketch, Ciao, and Classic 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.
Y02 Canary Yellow
Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and its ink characteristics.
Temperature: A balanced yellow, not noticeably cool or warm.
Resemblance: Hansa Yellow Light watercolor.
Actual Value: N2
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: Yes. The plastic cap of a Sketch marker matches Y02 ink.
Buildup: Y02 layers beautifully.
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: Y02 does not stain the paper.
Lift: Easily liftable, could almost be considered 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: Fading was noticeable, about 20%. Given the light starting point of this color, it doesn’t have to fade much to be 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: Y02 is in the middle of the Y-Zero family. They’re unnatural looking yellows with a chemical vibrancy to them. Several yellows in this family (including Y02) look like office high-lighters if you’re not careful.
Family Members: Y0000, Y2000, Y00, Y02, Y04, Y06, and Y08.
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 pale violet such as V01
Underpaint: We suggest BV0000
This is simply one suggestion. Many possible colors exist. Test to find a color that pleases you.
Pushing Pencil: Prismacolor 1026 Greyed Lavender works wonderfully.
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 Y02:
Vanilla Arts Digi Stamps using Y02:
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 digi stamps.
Color palettes and swatches using Y02:
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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