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YR00 Powder Pink is a highly diluted warm peach Copic Marker which closely resembles Chrome Orange watercolor. Many use this delicate color for caucasian skin but it’s also lovely in florals and food illustration. YR00 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.

YR00 Powder Pink

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

Temperature: A pale warm orange.

Resemblance: Very diluted Chrome Orange watercolor.

Actual Value: N2— Beware! This marker has a severe discrepancy between the cap value (sub-0) and the actual value (2)

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 end of a Sketch Marker is very close to the ink color.

Buildup: YR00 has a nominal amount of colorant and can be layered with ease.

Shattering: Does not shatter 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.

YR00 Powder Pink Copic Marker. We swatch and test Copic colors- layering, staining, lift, value, lightfastness, saturation, and cap accuracy. | MarkerNovice.com | #copicmarker #howtocolor #swatch

Staining: No staining, which is surprising given that reds and pinks usually stain.

Lift: Lifts easily. This color is practically “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: Yes? We were shocked at the test results. We were not able to detect any hint of fade. If we run an extended test in the future, we intend to include this color for further testing.

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: YR00 is a highly diluted version of YR09.

Family Members: YR09, YR07, YR04, YR02, YR01, YR00, YR000, YR0000

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: We suggest a pale cyan color like B41

Underpaint: B000 neutralizes this color well. It seems a fairly wimpy color, so be careful not to choose a blue too potent to melt.

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

Pushing Pencil: Prismacolor 1103 Caribbean Sea if used with barely any pressure looks beautiful.

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.