Red Hair Coloring Tutorial with Emma

Hi There, Emma here with another hair coloring tutorial for you. Now I do have to add that I am not Copic Certified, although in only a few short weeks I will be certified as I have got a spot in the very first Certification class being held in Melbourne next month...YAY!!!! I am sooooo excited and can't wait. Now back to my tutorial, sorry just had to share my very exciting news......now this is just the way that I color my Red heads, there are plenty of different color combos you can use, but this is the one that I use.

Copic Colors Used

E09, E08, E17

So first up take your E09 and color a small section of the top and bottom of the fringe, like in the photo below. Then still using you E09 put a little bit of color through the rest of the hair. As this is your darkest color I used it to add color where you would get shadow at the back of the neck.

Next up take your E17 and color a little more of the top and bottom of your fringe, like in the photo below. And then again add some more color into the rest of the hair. I tend to stay close to where I have put the E09. See the photo below.

Next up take your E08 and color the rest of the top and bottom of the fringe, leaving a small line of white across the middle of the fringe, like in the photo below. Then still using your E08 color the rest of the hair blending as you go. I like to blend using small circles. After you have finished blending go back with your white gel pen and add in some highlights through the back of the hair.

So there you have your finished Red Head. I have to admit that this is my all time favourite Red combo. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and if you have any qestions please feel free to ask away.

Have a great Wednesday and Happy Coloring!

Colouring Brunettes - Dark -> Light

I have put together a couple of tutorials on colouring brunettes. I am not Copic Certified, this is just the way I like to colour hair in :D These are the colours I prefer at the moment:
E37, E35, E33, E31


I start with the darkest colour (E37), colouring the parts of the hair that would have the least light hitting it... the part and around the edge of the face/ neck. I like to go around the outside edge too. I leave sections in the middle for the lighter colours (and highlights).



Then take the next colour in the list (E35) and colour in small circles, over the top of the darker colour and outwards on the white.



Then move on to the next colour (E33) and do the same... colour over the colour already laid down + a bit more of the white.



then take the lightest marker (E31) and do the same again .. small circles, blending into the colour already laid down.

I then work my way back up again... adding a bit more colour to make it darker/ blend it in more. So back to the E33...


and up to the E37

It's not quite blended in as much as I'd like so I go back the other way again... This could go on for a while... I go up and down, back and forward till I'm happy with the final result. So in this case... E35

I then jump back down 2 colours to the E31

and then the blender pen to push the colour back in where I've gone outside the lines and also just to remove a little of the colour where the highlights are.... I just go over those sections with very light circles OR sometimes just a quick brush stroke across!

and Voila!! A Brunette!!


The stamp is Miss Anya from the Greeting Farm's Rain, Snow, Shine Anya. I purchased these here in Australia at the Stamp Spot :D

Colouring Brunettes Part 2- Light -> Dark

The other option for colouring hair - is to colour from light to dark... It's a little easier to control the darkness this way. I have used the same colours ( E31, 33, 35, 37) although I have tried to keep the overall effect a lot lighter this time. So I start with the lightest colour, E31 - leaving sections where I would like the highlights to be.

Then taking the next marker in my chosen sequence (E33) I colour on top of some of the section I already coloured and out to the edges... I follow the strokes of the hair with my brush tip.

and again with the E35 ... colour over part of the area already done - as you can see there is a bit of a staggered effect happening.

and then with the darkest colour E37 ... I want a lighter brown so I only add the smallest bits this time.

And then it's back the other way... blending it back towards the lighter section...E35


back to the E33


and then over the whole coloured section with the E31 ... colouring in small circles to make the transition smoother!!


I then use the colourless blender to make it a bit smoother + pick up those highlights a little bit more. The hair on the far right has E27, E29 + some of the E30s.


This is the first tutorial that I've done this way so I hope they've been helpful for you... I'm not sure if it would be easier to follow like this or as a video. Might try one of those as well! :D

We'd love to see your creations... if you try colouring brunettes one of these ways OR skin colouring from Tracey's tutorial OR blondes as per Emma's tutorial - please send us an email at sales@madformarkers.com.au

Also - If you have any requests for what type of tutorials you would like then please email or leave a comment here!! :D

Platinum Blonde Hair Coloring Tutorial with Emma

Hi There! It's Emma here and I have my very first Copic Coloring Tutorial for you today. Now I have to mention that like Tracey I am NOT Copic certified. So this tutorial is just how I color Platinum Blondes. Hope you like it and find it helpful. So first up this a picture of the colors I have used, E55, E53, E51 and E50.

First off grab your E55 marker and starting with the fringe lay a little bit of color at the top and bottom of the fringe like in the picture.

Next up grab your E53 and lay a bit of color above and below where you have colored with the E55 on the top and bottom of the fringe. Do the same thing next with your E51. You should now have three different rows of color on the top and bottom of the fringe and a white gap in the middle.

Ok, so next you grab your E50 and add a small amount of color to the top and bottom of the fringe leaving a very small line of white to create the appearence of a shine. Using the E50 again blend the top and bottom of the fringe so that there are now no definite lines from each color you have put down. Like in this photo below. You now can't see the exact line of where each color has been done.

Now onto the rest of the hair. Take your E55 and put some dark color in around her face and a few more over her hair. See the photo below.

Next up is to take your E53 and put some color near where you have put your E55, but remember that you still have two more colors to add in so make sure to leave room for those colors.

The next color you will add is E51. Add some lines around the ones you have already put done.

Last of all you need to grab your E50 and blend the rest of the hair together and there you have it, your Platinum Blonde is all done!

I hope I have inspired you to give this hair color a go.