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Tutorial: Masking Film and Airbrush

2015-01-09T12:35:00.000-08:00

This is a new tutorial for Copicmarker.com for using Masking film and the Copic Airbrush system.

Tutorial: water splash

2015-01-08T12:05:00.000-08:00

Obviously a cartoony style for this tutorial but hopefully people are interpreting the instructions in unique ways to get a desired result. Colouring a water splash! I really like this one.

Colouring a water splash

Tutorial: Metal Textures

2015-01-07T12:03:00.000-08:00

Here is a metal Textures tutorial I did for Copicmarker.com.
I have a love of chickens.

Chicken With Bucket

Tutorial: Shiny Armor

2015-01-06T12:00:00.000-08:00

I did a series of Metal tutorials on Copicmarker.com. Here is the shiny armour tutorial colouring a new shiny silver breastplate.

Shiny Metal

Tutorial: Iron Helmut

2015-01-05T12:00:00.000-08:00

Here is a Tutorial I did on Colouring an Iron Helmut for Copicmarker.com.

Iron helmut

Resources: Skintone Swatches

2014-03-09T14:47:00.000-07:00

I've recently compiled a little swatch collection of Skin tones. I've made an image with all the swatches from lightest to darkest. I'll add to this image when I have new swatches I can include on it so this will be a growing resource. I hope it's useful

Skin swatches - mar 2014 by Marker-Guru on deviantART

Tutorial: Skin Tones 3 tutorials

2014-03-09T14:43:00.003-07:00

I'm doing a series of Skin tone tutorials for Copicmarker.com. They should be much better than that little one I did before. Click on the image below to go to the Post on Copics website for each tutorial.

Light skin

Medium Skin

Dark skin

Tutorial: Shading small areas

2014-03-09T14:35:00.002-07:00

I did a tutorial on Shading little areas on an image for Copicmarker.com. Click on the image below to see the post on Copic's website.

Holiday tutorial collection

2014-03-09T14:33:00.003-07:00

I'm a bit late on posting this, but the information will be here next year :)

I did a series of 3 tutorials for Copicmarker.com for Christmas and new years. Here they are. click on each image to go to each tutorial.

A tutorial on Colouring Holly and mistletoe

Colouring Christmas tree lights

Colouring Fireworks

Tutorial: Elements part 4/4 Fire

2014-03-09T14:28:00.002-07:00

Here is a tutorial I did for Copicmarker.com on creating Fire. I managed to do 2 types of fire here - the out of focus background fire and the viscous fire dripping from the dragons mouth. It has some techniques on airbrushing. Click on the image to go to the tutorial.

Tutorial: Colouring Ocean water elements part 3/4

2014-03-09T14:25:00.002-07:00

Here is another tutorial on one of the 4 elements I did for Copicmarker.com. The Element here is water, and I decided to do the ocean since it was one I haven't seen done in a tutorial before.

Plesiosaur leaping in the choppy sea.

Click on the image to go visit the tutorial.

Fundraising for Gateways to Beyond Anthology

2014-01-19T09:25:00.000-08:00

Gurukitty Studios is currently working on our 3rd anthology,Gateways to Beyond, and we have launched a crowd funding campaign to help raise the funds needed to publish this book.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gateways-to-beyond

The campaign has many perks and donation levels where you can get digital and physical copies of our new and previous anthologies, including pre-orders ofGateways to Beyond. If you are unable to financially support the campaign, thats okay, helping us spread the word is extremely helpful, as well.

If you could spread the word on your social media sites such as twitter and facebook it will greatly increase our chances of successfully funding our campaign.

Gateways to Beyond will have 23 black and white sci-fi comics from artists all over the world.
The wrap around cover art was done by one of the contributors, Jason Hart.

Sample comic pages from the anthology will be posted periodically on tindiegogo campaign. We will also be posting concept work and sketches.

Thank you for supporting Gurukitty Studios.

Holiday Sale! | Gurukitty Studios

2013-11-27T21:37:00.001-08:00

Holiday Sale! | Gurukitty Studios:
All my Digital stamps are 50% off, and after this sale (ends Dec 25th) They're going to be removed from my shop, so get them while you can!

Tutorial: Creating a misty scene Elements part 2/4

2013-09-29T13:34:00.000-07:00

Fall is here! I adore the fog and mist of this season and I love creating subtle and cold scenes with my copic markers.

Here is a tutorial I made for copicmarker.com on creating some really gentle misty effects! This is great for people who don't necessarily like to draw a lot but are good at colouring and want to add a nice mood to an illustration or project! I hope you enjoy it!

Click to view the tutorial on Copic Markers website

Tutorial: Copic Elements 1/4 - Earth

2013-09-03T14:31:00.002-07:00

I've started doing a 4 part tutorial series for CopicMarker.com. The first one is "Earth". They're dragon themed, so stay tuned for the next 3 that will be showing up from now through to October.

Part 1: Earth

Part 2: Sky... coming soon

Fur and Feather textures

2013-08-13T16:28:00.000-07:00

I did another guest blog for Copicmarker.com, a follow up to my background textures tutorial, that covers fur and feathers.

Enjoy!

Warm Grey Multiliners Tutorial

2013-08-13T10:33:00.000-07:00

I'm doing more tutorials than I can keep up with these days, hee hee!
Here is yet another guest blog I did for CopicMarker.com regarding the warm grey multiliners.

I hope you're enjoying these. I have several more slated to happen before october so keep yours eyes ready!

Back ground textures - tutorial

2013-07-09T08:44:00.003-07:00

I've done yet another guest tutorial for Copicmarker.com. This ones on Quick and Easy Background textures.
I posted the image I created for it on my CopicColor page :)

I hope you enjoy it, and please don't hesitate to suggest some topics for tutorials for me. I'm always looking for excuses to do more tutorials :P

Dappled Light Effect - Tutorial

2013-06-04T11:01:00.002-07:00

Here is a new tutorial I did for Copicmarker.com for creating a dappled light effect.

Check it out!

Reflected light with Copic Markers

2013-05-20T14:56:00.002-07:00

Hi!
I completely forgot to post my Reflected light Tutorial I did for CopicMarker.com here! Check it out! I have another tutorial coming for CopicMarker.com shortly as well!

Soon I'll also have more comic updates, and once I get my camera stuff together, more videos I hope too. I sort of have an awkward set up in our new apartment for that, but I'll do my best.

review: Copic sketchbook

2012-12-09T10:11:00.003-08:00

Hi! Copic recently redesigned their sketchbooks to be "new and improved" so of course I had to see for myself and got one. I really liked the old sketchbooks so I knew copic would be up to something extra awesome. My suspicion was that the paper would be x-press it blending card, and I hoped it would be.
I did a little comparison and I am pretty certain that its true. This is fantastic news for illustrators like me who use the blending card since the colour layouts and sketches can be done in a sketchbook of the same awesome paper the final work will be done on. You can record the colours used and know they'll look the same in the final. (Paper affects colours a LOT)
This is also awesome for card makers as your swatch books can be in handy pre bound books of the same paper.
For those of you who haven't used this paper I highly recommend it.
Its a very smooth white card stock. Its best feature is how easily colours blend and how smoothly. The paper does most of the work, its awesome. The paper is a fairly neutral white but does lean towards being a bit of a cool white. (When I need a warmer paper I get aquabee marker paper.)
Mistakes correct really easily on blending card/copic sketchbook and inking pens are smooth and heavenly;
They glide like silk over the paper.
I'm going to be honest, I haven't found a flaw in these yet except one thing; the covers on the sketchbook rub black all over the first and last page. Pretty minor. Though as I usually just make a mess of those pages anyway.
The covers themselves are plain black sort of like matboard. Perfect for customization with paint pens, acrylics, or collage.
So, yeah. I highly recommend getting a copic sketchbook! Canadians can go to Opus Art Supplies to get them everyone else copicmarker.com

Basic Lighting

2012-11-27T19:15:00.003-08:00

Hi all! I did another Guest blog for CopicMarker.com. you can check it out here:
Basic Lighting with Copics

You can check out the rest of the resources we have made at Gurukitty Studios here, On our Resources page.
Thanks everyone!

Copic Markers for sale

2012-10-09T21:24:00.001-07:00

Hello all!
I recently bought the Copic Anniversary set, and as a result I have some Copic Markers to sell! Most have sold already but here is what's left. They're all like new - some of them never used at all.

I'm selling these for $5 each, payable through paypal + shipping
Shipping is $2 in canada $4 to the USA.

If you want them email me at markerguru@gurukitty.com and tell me which ones you'd like to have, and I'll arrange it with you :)
Pass it on :)

Beards, chops and moustaches - Tutorial

2012-09-11T21:31:00.001-07:00

I recently did another blog for Copic. Its on beards and facial hair.
Check it out :)
Beards, Chops, and Stubble

Raising Funds

2012-08-05T22:01:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends,
Normally Only marker related posts go here (and I'll have a new thing to share soon!) but today I wanted to reach our to you all, and ask you to help us out. I'm a comic book creator as most of you know, and being independent (I dont work for a big company, I self publish) not paid wages beyond my own profits earned from hard work, and selling our comics. We've created an Anthology project where many artists have submitted their work to be included, and for their contribution they get a copy of the book. These initial books we give away for free to the artists, cost us nearly 1000$ to print and mail. To help us with that cost, we need contributions. Please check our our campaign. Thank you So much! Please share it around and spread the word! We artists have to stick together and help eachother out, right? :)