YR04 Chrome Orange is a moderately diluted, warm orange Copic Marker reminiscent of Chrome Orange watercolor. This vibrant marker color is useful for florals, food illustration, and holiday decor. YR04 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.
YR04 Chrome Orange
Let’s take a closer look at this Copic Marker and its ink characteristics.
Temperature: A medium warm orange.
Resemblance: Diluted Chrome Orange watercolor.
Actual Value: N5
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 plastic end of a Sketch Marker is significantly darker than the actual ink. The cap resembles 4-5 coats of YR04.
Buildup: YR04 layers well up to 3 coats. Exercise extreme caution for anything beyond this.
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.
Staining: Moderate staining. Typical of an ink with red in the formula.
Lift: A bit stubborn. The ink can be moved with colorless blender but it took 3 passes of #0 before it budged.
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 series 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: YR04 is a medium dilution 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 cyan marker like B04
Underpaint: B32 neutralizes this color well. This entire number series doesn’t cover the underpaint as well as you’d expect, 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 1008 Parma Violet 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.
Vanilla Arts Classes using YR04:
Illustrated Monarch: Learn how Amy approaches animal stamps as a Technical Illustrator and how to add correct details to your realistic coloring. Find more info here.
We continue to create new content and classes and we will update here as more become available.
Visit the workshop resource page at our sister site VanillaArts.com for a wide variety of Copic classes.
Vanilla Arts Digi Stamps using YR04:
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 Copic classes.
Color palettes and swatches using YR04:
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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