RV13 Tender Pink: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

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.

RV13 tender Pink

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

Temperature: A warm, medium magenta

Resemblance: Quinacridone Magenta watercolor but also has the slight neon flavor of Opera Rose watercolor

Actual Value: 5

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.

Name: I’ve been in art professionally for 30 years and I have no idea what“Tender Pink” means. A quick internet search seems to pull up mostly flesh toned, nude, or neutralized “tender” pinks which RV13 is definitely NOT.

Marker Styles: RV13 is available in Sketch, Ciao, and Classic style markers.

For a Copic Wide marker in this color, you must purchase a “blank” or empty marker body and fill it with refill ink. Copic Wides have been do-it-yourself colors since 2019.

Copic makes refill inks for all 358 colors and every style of Copic is refillable.

Cap Accuracy: Close. The plastic on a Sketch marker closely matches the color of 1 layer of RV13 although the cap plastic does not capture the slight neon flavor of the ink.

Buildup: RV13 reaches maximum value at 3 layers

Shattering: RV13 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: RV13 stains slightly. This is typical of markers in the R or RV family.

Lift: RV13 lifts with some effort. Mistakes with this marker are easily correctable.

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: RV13 faded by about 30% during the test period. The faded area also looks more yellowish than before— I’m guessing this means the light rays lightened the pink colorant but not the neon additive.

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: RV13 is in the middle of the R-Teen family with RV19 at the dark end and RV10 at the lightest end.

Family Members: RV10, RV11, RV13, RV14, RV17, RV19

Shop for RV markers at Violeta-ink.com (affiliate link)

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 soft viridian green like G02

Underpaint: We suggest BG10

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

Pushing Pencil: a very light layer of PC931 Dark Purple is a good choice to shade this color. Please use very light pressure.

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.

More Color Palettes and Swatches using Pink

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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N2 Neutral Gray No. 2: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

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.

N2 Neutral Gray No. 2

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

Temperature: A balanced gray, neither warm nor cool

Resemblance: diluted Lamp Black watercolor

Name: The name is correct, this is a truly neutral gray

Copic Styles: N2 is only available in Copic Sketch and Classic styles. The Ciao line does not include any of the neutral grays.

Actual Value: N2 (All Copic N grays match their true value. N is the only family where this is true.)

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: The plastic end of an N2 Sketch Marker matches 1 coat of N2 ink.

Buildup: N6 reaches maximum color at 4 layers and starts to gather an oily appearance with the second layer.

Shattering: N2 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: N2 does not seem to stain the paper, likely because the color is light enough for any staining to be almost invisible.

Lift: N2 lifts easily and can be considered correctable.

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: N2 did not appreciably fade during the test period.

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: N2 is at the light end of of the Neutral Gray family.

Family Members: N10, N9, N8, N7, N6, N5, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0.

Shop for N markers at Violeta-ink.com (affiliate link)

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: N/A

Underpaint: N/A

Pushing Pencil: We suggest PC1065 70% Cool Grey (affiliate link)

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.

GRAY WORKSHOP

GRAY COLORING KIT

COPIC TEST ARCHIVE

MAKE GRAY BEAUTIFUL

UNDERPAINT BLENDING COMBINATIONS

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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B04 Tahitian Blue: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

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.

B04 Tahitian Blue

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

Temperature: A slightly green-shifted blue. Close to a true cyan.

Resemblance: Cerulean Blue watercolor.

Name: While Tahitian Blue paint tends to be a blue-green aqua color, this color is close enough to the color of the waters around the island of Tahiti that the name makes sense.

Copic Styles: B04 is only available in the Copic Sketch and Classic style markers. There is no B04 in the Ciao line.

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: The plastic on a B04 Sketch marker is just a tiny bit darker than one layer of B04 ink.

Buildup: B04 reaches maximum color at four layers.

Shattering: B04 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: B04 stains the paper with just a hint of yellowness.

Lift: This color lifts fairly easily but not completely.

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: We saw almost no appreciable fading during the test period,

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: B04 is in the middle of what may be Copic’s best selling blue group. We highly reccomend the B-Zeros as a good first purchase. Sadly, Copic stops the family at B06 which seems odd since Copic started with this blue and offered almost every number in the group but then stopped at 6. I would welcome the darker versions of this color, especially a B09.

Family Members: B06, B05, B04, B02, B01, B00, B000, B0000

Shop for B markers at Violeta-ink.com (affiliate link).

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 light orange or soft red color like R24 or YR65 (affiliate link).

Underpaint: We suggest W2 (affiliate link).

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

Pushing Pencil: PC103 Cerulean Blue or PC901 Indigo Blue can push B04 nicely.

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.

BLUE WORKSHOP

BLUE COLORING KIT

COPIC TEST ARCHIVE

MAKE BLUE BEAUTIFUL

UNDERPAINT BLENDING COMBINATIONS

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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YG63 Pea Green: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

Every Copic Marker has different characteristics based upon its unique ink formula.

Knowing how a color behaves will help you blend effectively and make art with confidence.

YG63 Pea Green

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

Temperature: A warm green

Resemblance: diluted Sap Green watercolor.

Name: “Pea Green” is an excellent name for this organic soft green color.

Copic Styles: YG63 is available in Sketch, Classic, and Ciao style markers.

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: The colored plastic on the Sketch cap matches 3-4 layers of YG63 ink. This can be startling when you first use YG63 as the color is lighter than expected.

Buildup: YG63 reaches maximum color value at 3-4 layers.

WARNING: This ink is unstable. at four layers, YG63 can self-shatter, the dyes can separate from the formula leaking gold or brown along the outside edge of the color zone.

Shattering: Shatters into green with golden green seeping out at the margins. See warning above for YG63’s self-shattering behavior.

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: YG63 stains the paper light blue.

Lift: YG63 can be moved but not lifted. The paper is permanently stained light blue, the edges of the area exposed to colorless blender can look slightly metallic, a golden green. We do not recommend trying to lift this color due to the damage colorless blender will trigger.

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: YG63 did not fade at all during the testing period.

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: YG63 is the middle of the YG-Sixty family.

Family Members: YG67, YG63, YG61

Shop for YG markers at Violeta-ink.com (affiliate link)

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 cool, medium purple-pink like V05 (affiliate link)

Underpaint: V01 (affiliate link) desaturates YG17 with bright but natural look..

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

Pushing Pencil: PC1008 Parma Violet (affiliate link) provides a nicely desaturated push for YG63.

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.

Watermelon Stack, explore realistic pointillism. We’re doing more here than just dotting for fun!

Vanilla Arts Classes using light green:

Celebrate yellow-green with Sketch Garden digital stamps by Amy Shulke:

Visit the stamp shop page at our sister site VanillaArts.com for a wide variety of Copic kits.

Color palettes using light green:

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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YR18 Sanguine: Copic Markers Uncapped (Test and swatch Alcohol Ink)

Not every Copic marker behaves the same. Every alcohol ink color has unique characteristics based on its exclusive chemical ink formula.

Knowing how a color behaves will help you blend effectively and make art with confidence.

YR18 Sanguine

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

Temperature: A warm golden orange.

Resemblance: undiluted Cadmium Yellow-Orange watercolor.

Name: “Sanguine” (pronounced san-gwen) is an interesting name for this color. Sanguine is Latin for blood, Sanguine paint is usually a dark blood red. However, Sanguine is also the name for a type of earthy red pigment used for drawing exercises. The color of this marker is closer to the color of drawing Sanguine rather than paint.

Copic Marker Styles: YR18 is only available in Sketch and Classic style Copics. Copic makes refill inks for this and every other color they produce.

Actual Value: N6 (note the cap number indicates this color should be a value 8)

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 on a Sketch marker matches 2 layers of YR18 ink

Buildup: YR18 layers well, reaching a maximum value at four layers of ink

Shattering: YR18 ink shatters into two separate orange dyes. The base dye is a rich rusted orange color which is brightened by a warm yellow orange dye.

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: This color is very staining.

Lift: Stubborn. The ink does not move much on contact with colorless blender. Consider it permanent.

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: Minimal fading, I estimate less than 10%

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: YR18 is in the darkest member of the YR-teen family with YR12 on the light. We suspect the mother ink is much darker than YR18.

I strongly suspect the YR-teen family is made from several mother inks. YR14 and YR16 are the same value and both darker than YR15. Additionally, YR14 shatters into colors while YR16 does not— they can not both be generated from the same concentrated ink.

WARNING, the caps on this entire family are wildly wrong on older marker sets.

Family Members: YR12, YR14, YR15, YR16, YR18

Shop for YR markers at Violeta-ink.com (affiliate link)

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 B26 (affiliate links).

Underpaint: B23 (affiliate links) neutralizes this color nicely.

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

Pushing Pencil: PC932 is beautiful with YR18.

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.

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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RV10 Pale Pink: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

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.

RV10 Pale Pink

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

Temperature: A warm, pale magenta

Resemblance: Diluted Quinacridone Magenta watercolor

Actual Value: N1.5

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.

Name: “Pale Pink” is an accurate description of this color.

Marker Styles: RV10 is available in Sketch, Ciao, and Classic style markers.

For a Copic Wide marker in this color, you must purchase a “blank” or empty marker body and fill it with refill ink. Copic Wides have been do-it-yourself colors since 2019.

Copic makes refill inks for all 358 colors and every style of Copic is refillable.

Cap Accuracy: Close. The plastic on a Sketch marker closely matches the color of 1 layer of RV10

Buildup: RV10 reaches maximum value at 3 layers

Shattering: RV10 is too pale to detect any shattering. Other RV-Teen colors (starting with a 1) do not shatter, we expect RV10 to be the same.

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: RV10 does not stain. This is typical of pale markers.

Lift: RV10 is an easy-lifting color. Mistakes with this marker are easily correctable.

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: Very mild fading. This color faded by less than 5%.

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: RV10 is the lightest member of the R-Teen family with RV19 at the dark end.

Family Members: RV10, RV11, RV13, RV14, RV17, RV19

Shop for RV markers at Violeta-ink.com (affiliate link)

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 soft viridian green like G000 (affiliate link)

Underpaint: We suggest B21 (affiliate link)

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

Pushing Pencil: a very light layer of P1026 Greyed Lavender (affiliate link) is a good choice to shade this color. Please use very light pressure.

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.

Color Palettes and Swatches using Pink

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.

(note: affiliate link)

N6 Neutral Gray No. 6: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

N6 Neutral Gray #6 is a medium balanced gray Copic Marker which mimics Lamp Black watercolor. We highly recommend purchasing N grays as your first gray markers because of their usefulness and versatility. N6 is only available in Sketch and Classic Copic 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.

N6 Neutral Gray No. 6

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

Temperature: A balanced gray, neither warm nor cool

Resemblance: Lamp Black watercolor

Actual Value: N6 (All Copic N grays match their true value. N is the only family where this is true.)

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: The plastic end of an N6 Sketch Marker matches 1 coat of N6 ink.

Buildup: N6 reaches maximum color at 4 layers and starts to gather an oily appearance with the second layer.

Shattering: N6 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: N6 is mildly staining

Lift: N6 lifts easily. Most grays will lift without much effort but because this is a medium-dark gray, it takes slightly more effort than something like N3.

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: N6 did not appreciably fade during the test period.

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: N6 is in the middle of of the Neutral Gray family.

Family Members: N10, N9, N8, N7, N6, N5, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0.

Shop for N markers at Violeta-ink.com (affiliate link)

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: N/A

Underpaint: N/A

Pushing Pencil: We suggest PC1067 90% Cool Grey (affiliate link)

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 Gray:

Big Sable Point: An introduction to coloring landscapes with marker and pencil. Which details should you include? More info here.

Nevermore Manor: Learn to color in grayscale, an exercise in seeing value rather than color. More info here.

Sleighbell: Learn to reflective, shiny metal with photorealism. Find more info here.

Vanilla Arts Digi Stamps using Gray:

Rejoice & Sing digital stamp. More info or purchase here.

Nesting Basket advanced coloring kit. More info or purchase here.

Smiling Toucan advanced artistic coloring kit. More info or purchase here.

Color palettes and Copic Blends using Gray:

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.

(note: affiliate link)

Purchase N6 at Violeta-Ink.com

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Y19 Napoli Yellow: Copics Uncapped (Marker Swatch, Ink Testing)

Y19 Napoli Yellow is a warm yellow Copic Marker which resembles Gamboge watercolor. This is an essential color for botanical artists but also useful for general year-round coloring. Y19 is only available in Sketch and Classic styles.

Y19 Napoli Yellow

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

WARNING: THE Y-TEEN FAMILY HAS AN ERROR! Y17 is darker than both Y18 & Y19 which breaks the Copic numbering pattern! Y17 is the problem, not Y19. If you typically choose blending combinations based on the cap numbers, do not attempt to use Y19 as the darkest marker and Y17 as the middle, it will not work.

Temperature: A barely warm yellow. The Y-Teens are the most balanced/neutral in temperature than the other yellow number groups but Y19 does feel slightly warmer.

Resemblance: diluted Gamboge or Cadmium Yellow Dark watercolor.

Actual Value: N4. Notice the extreme discrepancy between the actual value and the value indication Y19 on the marker cap! This marker is not as dark as you’d expect!

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 cap of a Sketch marker matches two coats of Y19.

Buildup: Y19 reaches maximum color at three layers. Any further layers begin to appear oily.

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: Y19, as with other level 9 markers does tint the paper yellow but we found the ink moved rather well with more hits of colorless blender.

Lift: Lifts fairly easily but requires more than 6 applications of Colorless Blender to correct a mistake. It’s not stubborn, there’s simply a lot of colorant to move.

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: Fading was mild, less than a 10% fade.

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: WARNING Y17 has been inserted into this group by mistake. Y17 is actually darker and warmer than Y18 and Y19.

We do not recommend using Y17 in blending combinations with Y18 or Y19 due to the value mismatch.

Y19 is a highly recommended color and I recommend the entire group (minus Y17) for all colorers.

Family Members: Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17*, Y18, Y19

Shop for Y markers at Violeta-ink.com (affiliate link).

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 medium blue violet such as BV04 (affiliate link).

Underpaint: We suggest V12 (affiliate link).

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

Pushing Pencil: PC1026 Greyed Lavender (affiliate link) works wonderfully.

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.

Color palettes and swatches using yellow Copics:

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.

(note: affiliate link)

Purchase Y19 at Violeta-Ink.com

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