Copic Hair Salon
Hi readers! Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is going great so far! I’m pleased to have guest designer, Sandy Allnock back to give us some awesome tips and tricks on Copic Hair Color ideas to make colored hair more realistic looking! Be sure to watch her video for even more tips & tricks! We’re proud to sell her line of stamps called “Ciara’s Friends”. Feel free to peruse them below and enjoy!
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Hello stampers and color-ers! It’s my turn to bring you some crazy fun with Copics….but first I want to say a huge THANK YOU for your warm welcome over here with all your sweet comments on the blog and YouTube! I read them all – it means so much to know that you’re enjoying my creations!
Enough of all that. You’re intrigued by that Hair Salon title, eh? Let’s get down to brass tacks, then!
So many folks have asked me for suggested colors for hair. And as you’ll see in the video, it’s so hard to pick! There are crazy numbers of possibilities, especially if you’re like me and pick all kinds of wacko colors to try out. So click the play button, and I’ll meet you below the video for a little more info.
Watch the video:
What did you think? Nutty colors, eh? I hope it shook up your thinking just a little; it’s a shame that we buy ALL these markers and just don’t use them all to their fullest. Me included! I’ve been trying to play with my less-used colors and experiment with what they go with – so keep an eye out for me to come up with more crazy suggestions!
In the video, I said you could take a better look at the sheet of samples, so here it is. If you’d like to download a higher res pdf, you can pick that up over HERE.
And of course, the finished card – pin away! A bonus tip – to fussycut the award, trim it out as best you can with some detail scissors, then find a matching Copic – color over it and no one will ever know your fussycutting isn’t 100% perfect! Here I stamped it in navy ink, so found that B18 matches that.
Don’t forget the inside of your card! I layered the top section with matching paper from BoBunny, then stamped the poem sentiment (anyone know this old JT song?) and diecut it with the heart from the Simon Says Hearts and Spoons set. I added a scrap of the red paper along with a little heart – and the inside has lots of love!
One last picture for you…this is me and my girl Ciara! Just so you know, she’s 14—that’s way old for a sweet golden retriever. She’s been with me since she was a year old, and has been by my side faithfully all these years. My stamp line (8 sets now, 2 more coming out in a couple weeks!) is in honor of her, so she’ll have quite the legacy. All of her pup friends, other critters, and people we know, are being turned into stamps that will get used for years to come. She’s pretty proud!
That’s about it for me here….thanks so much for stopping by the blog and watching the video. If you want to see more of the Ciara’s Friends line, check out my page HERE – and send me links with your cards so I can add you to my gallery of ideas!
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Thanks for reading today! Thanks to Sandy (& Ciara!!) for providing us great inspiration!
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Thanks for all the fabulous tips. Your colouring is amazing!
how adorable! thanks for the lesson in copic hair coloring.
stamping sue
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Thanks so much for all the fantastic information! Great video and copic chart!
What a sweet little stamp set. Thanks for the video and the chart, both are greatly appreciated. Next we’ll need a doggie coloring chart:)
Thank you so much for your time and energy. I just completed the Copic beginner and intermediate certification classes last month and hope to be doing a lot more Copic coloring. I am looking forward to playing with your suggested combinations.
Thanks Sandy for the video and the chart.
My favorite thing in this post is the dog!! And the Copic tips are great, too, of course!
This was amazing..I have to tell you something funny. I was colouring in my bed one night, (couldn’t sleep), haha..I had the small night light on…are you bored yet?..lol…anywho, I was colouring hair, and grabbed my violet Prisma pencil by mistake….I blended it in with the black tones….When I got up to put my supplies back, I noticed the wonderful highlight added by the violet! Seeing you do this same effect with Copics, as I do now, was refreshing! There, that wasn’t too painful to read, was it? Eh?…Smiles Love your furry companion…Mine is a Bullmastiff, named Cinnamon …..Just in case you’re inspired to add another wonderful breed to you already scrumptious collection! Thanks for the chart also!
What an awesome reference and tutorial…thanks for sharing with us, Sandy!
Gorgeous card. I pinned the card and the hair color chart you made.
Thank you for the tutorial.
I love the video and the tips! thanks!
Thank you for sharing!
Wow, brilliant – thank you :)
Sandy, you ROCK, as usual!! Any tips for ethnic variations & skin color would be greatly appreciated! I try to color to look like my Haitian princess daughter, but there are sooooo many variations…. Gotta go print this chart! Thank you!!
Thanks so much for the tutorial! Love the hair colors. I do not have Copics, but admire the people who do, maybe some day I will give them a try. I would love if you could do the same with Prismacolor pencils!
Wow. Great ideas for hair colors. The combinations create great depth, like real hair. Love the handy pdf to reference later. Thanks, Sandy.
Who would of thought of adding purple to hair color, amazing! Sandy your tutorials are awesome!!
Thank you for the tutorial! Awesome! I didn’t know you have a line of stamps out. I know, just terrible. Fear not, I am rectifying my woeful state as soon as I’m done here.
Great Hair Salon Color Chart – I will definitely be giving it a go. Thanks so much for sharing with us! You are A-MA-ZING!!!
Oh my goodness that is so amazing! I love the color choices for the hair you have given and am so excited to try them! Thanks, Sandi!
You make it look so easy. I struggle with hair the most. Seems like mine always turn out way to dark. And adding the V colors? Will try it and see what happens. Thanks for your video. Edna
Love this video. Concise and brimming with useful and immediately usable information. Just Great.
Love the chart! I’ve pinned it for future reference. Thanks for the tutorial too! :)
Thanks so much Sandy. I just love your copic videos. I always learn so much. It’s fun to take your ideas to paper and experiment. I just got my stamp sets from your collection and I am in love. Thank you so much there can never be too many doggie stamps!!!!!
Uh – this is very helpful. Thanks so much
Great tips. TFS!
So cute!
Thanks for the color charts and video on how you do hair. I’m still not satisfied with my technique, so I’ll give yours a try! I popped over to the page with your stamps on it and they are VERY cute!!! I had a golden retriever, up until 8 months ago, and miss him very much. He was my constant companion too. Love your pics of Ciara!!! They make me smile.
I appreciate this information – I would so love to learn to use Copic markers better!! Thanks so much!!
So nice !!!!!!! Thanks a lot for this post !!!!
Hugs from France
Lunéa ^^
How fun! I love the card and thank you so much for the hair chart!
I wish I could attend a class on copic coloring (none offered here in Hawaii). I love watching people color with copics…so magical!
Loved your tutorial video, Sandy. I would like to know what kind of paper you use to color with Copics? I also have some Bic markers. Will these blend OK together? Thanks, another Sandy
Love the tutorial some great colour combo ideas x
Sandy! Thanks for the great hair coloring tutorial. I don’t have copics, yet…but I’m totally getting the bug and taking notes for a special purchase in the future.
Congrats on your new stamp line, Sandy! Thanks so much for the reference chart on hair color combos. Love the tip about purple tones!
Beautifully colored image and cute card. Ciara looks like a real sweetie.
this was really informative for me. thank you so much!
Very nice coloring skills. I liked your video.
Love the color combos
Thank you so much for sharing your Copic tips!
So sweet…reminds me of my fur baby that has passed on : {
Thank you so much for your step by step directions and explanations of why you use the colors you have. I enjoy your videos and OWH. Thanks so much
Great video! Thanks for showing us your technique and I really love the printable cheat sheet! Gorgeous samples!
Thank you for the chart and video tutorial. Your new stamps are awesome!
Wonderful tutorial – and such a great job done with this card. I know your help is going to make a huge difference in my coloring!
Thanks for the wonderful tips, I will certainly print the chart! Ciara is such a beautiful pup
Thanks for the video and color chart. So nice to get ideas for red hair from a fellow redhead!
Love this card! Thanks so much for the video & the great coloring tips!
Definitely educational! Thanks for all the tips!