Y13 Lemon Yellow is a neutral yellow Copic Marker which doesn’t feel overtly warm or cool. This color is reminiscent of Aureolin watercolor. This delicate marker color is useful for sunny flower petals and makes an excellent bright underpaint. Y13 is available in Copic Sketch 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.
Y13 Lemon Yellow
Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and it’s ink characteristics.
Temperature: A neutral yellow, not obviously warm or cool.
Resemblance: Very reminiscent of Aureolin watercolor but also a close match to Winsor Lemon.
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: Close. The plastic end of a Sketch Marker is just slightly more vibrant than the actual ink color.
Buildup: Y13 is moderately pigmented and layers beautifully.
Shattering: No shattering at all.
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: Not staining, an easy blending color.
Lift: Lifts easily.
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: Relatively stable. Fade was only visible on close examination. Perhaps about 10% loss.
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: Y13 is a moderate dilution version of Y19. Y19 itself seems like a diluted version of a far more golden master ink formula.
Family Members Y19, Y18, Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11
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 very pale periwinkle blue.
Underpaint: We suggest V01 or BV000
This is simply one suggestion. Many possible colors exist. Test to find a color that pleases you.
Pushing Pencil: We suggest Prismacolor 1026 Greyed Lavender
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 Y13:
SPF 50 For Yellow: Learn to control your yellow markers and you learn to control the vibrancy of yellow in any project! can master this method because color control is for everyone. Find more info here.
Expressive Sunflowers: focus on your color sculpting and make your projects look dimensional. Use your chisel nib and create dimensional, and completely unblended art! Find more info here.
Vanilla Arts Digi Stamps using Y13:
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 Y13:
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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