How to Use

Layer, blend,
create.

Discover how to get the best out of Copic markers, from starter techniques to advanced blending methods — step-by-step guides, official video tutorials, and Copic Germany's free resources on a single page.

01 Chapter

Official
video guides.

Copic Germany's official "how to use" videos. Click a preview to watch without leaving the page, or open the playlist on YouTube.

Copic Basics

Copic How to — Part 1

First steps and basic use with Copic markers.

Copic Ink

Copic Ink — 358 Colors

The Various Ink color range and marker refilling.

Copic Tutorials

Illustration: Portrait 1

Portrait coloring with Copic — step by step.

Copic Artists

Artist: Grace Lee

Grace Lee working with Copic.

Playlist ↗

Copic Product Design

Product Design Series

Watch the full playlist on YouTube.

02 Chapter

Copic basics
in 5 steps.

Never used a Copic before? Try these five steps in your first session. They all apply to the Sketch, Ciao, and Classic lines.

Get to know the nibs

Most Copic markers are dual-tipped: the Super Brush for broad, controlled transitions and the Medium Broad (wide square nib) for filling backgrounds. Start by drawing free strokes with both nibs to feel how each responds on paper.

Work light to dark

Alcohol-based ink soaks into the paper, so lightening afterwards is hard. Always start with the lightest tone and darken gradually. A sample blend: E50 → E51 → E53 (a skin gradient).

Blend

Rework the boundary where two tones meet with the lighter tone to blend them. Transitions made while the paper is still wet come out softer. You can also soften edges with the Colorless Blender (0).

Line work

Copic Multiliner ink is water- and alcohol-proof; draw your outlines with a Multiliner first, and color over them with Copic markers once dry. The lines won't bleed.

Refill and care

When a marker starts to fade, refill it in 10–15 seconds with Various Ink bottles. If nibs wear out over time, replace them from a spare nib pack — the body lasts 20+ years.