YR02 Light Orange is a warm diluted orange Copic Marker which resembles Chrome Orange watercolor. A happy color but looks very artificial. Nice in blending combinations and spring color palettes. YR02 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.
YR02 Light Orange
Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and its ink characteristics.
Temperature: A warm red-leaning orange
Resemblance: Chrome Orange watercolor
Actual Value: N4
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: No. The colored plastic on a Sketch marker is the same value as 1 coat of YR02 but the cap has a more golden tone.
Buildup: YR02 reaches maximum value at 3 layers. It develops an oily look on the first layer which evens out by the third layer.
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: Stains the paper with a light pinkish tone
Lift: Stubborn. The ink can be moved a bit with colorless blender but it can only be lightened, not erased.
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: Slight fading.
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: YR02 is in the middle of the YR-Zero family which starts with YR0000 and runs to YR09 on the darker end. This family looks red-pinkish at the light end and more golden as the colors get darker.
Family Members: YR0000, YR000, YR00, YR01, YR02, YR04, YR07, YR09
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 medium blue marker like B01 or B21
Underpaint: B21 neutralizes this color beautifully.
This is simply one suggestion. Many possible colors exist. Test to find a color that pleases you.
Pushing Pencil: Prismacolor 1079 Blue Violet Lake is nice with YR02 but use light pressure to dirty the orange rather than add blue highlights
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 YR02:
Vanilla Arts Digi Stamps using YR02:
We continue to create new content and stamps and we will update here as more become available.
Visit the Stamp Shop resource page at our sister site VanillaArts.com for a wide variety of Vanilla Arts stamps.
Color palettes and swatches using YR02:
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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