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YG23 is a warm yellow green Copic Marker which closely resembles Green Gold watercolor. Ideal for florals and spring landscapes. Similar in color to YG03 and YG13; you don’t need all 3 markers. YG23 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.

YG23 New Leaf

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

Special Purchasing Advice: YG23 is incredibly similar to YG03 and YG13. We do not recommend purchasing all three markers!

What are the differences? First off, understand that all three colors are incredibly similar! YG03 is the most yellow of the three, YG13 is the most green, YG23 sits between the two. The average person would never guess they were looking at 3 different colors. All three markers are the same value and mildly staining. All have extreme fading.

Which do we recommend purchasing? Of the three markers, we recommend YG03 because it’s the most stable ink formula and it’s the least likely to look oily or blotchy when layering. YG13 would be a good purchase for later because next to YG03, it does look slightly bluer. We recommend skipping YG23 entirely unless you’re at the final stages of building a complete collection.

Temperature: A warm yellow green.

Resemblance: Green Gold watercolor.

Actual Value: N3

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 colored plastic on the Sketch cap closely resembles the color of YG23 ink.

Buildup: YG23 started to look oily at 2 layers but evens out on the third. Reaches maximum value at 3 layers.

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: YG23 mildly stains the paper with a yellow tint.

Lift: This color can be shifted a bit but the yellow color never fully moves.

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: Extreme Fading! This is one of the most extreme fades we’ve seen. As a result, we do not recommend this marker. Use YG03 instead.

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: YG23 is part of a very small family that resembles the YG-Teen family so closely that the 20s seems entirely redundant.

Family Members: YG21, YG23, YG25

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 periwinkle that leans more towards violet than blue. If Copic were to create a BV32 or 33, I’d suggest it as a complement.

Underpaint: BV00 makes a lovely desaturation for YG23.

This is simply one suggestion. Many possible colors exist. Test to find a color that pleases you.

Pushing Pencil: Prismacolor 1088 Parma Violet provides a nicely desaturated push for YG23.

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.