Copic Color Library

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The Copic Color Library houses a selection of pre-defined color swatches. Create custom color sets and access complementary colors.

How to use complementary colors

In the Copic Color Library, tap a color swatch to load its complementary color at the bottom of the library. Tap the complementary color to select it.

Not every color will have an assigned complementary color. For those without, a selection of colors similar to its complementary or nothing will appear.

Copic Color Library in SketchBook Pro Desktop

Copic Library (Free version) Copic Library (Pro version)

  1. Minimize/maximize color set
  2. Tabs
  3. Color set
  4. Complementary color
  5. Minimize/maximize custom set
  6. Custom set
  7. Colorless Blender (only available for some Copic markers)

Showing and hiding parts of the library

Tap the arrows near the top and bottom of the library to show/hide parts of it.

Choosing a color in the Copic Library

Choosing a color in the Copic Library

There are two ways to access the library:

Using your mouse wheel or Wacom touch strip, tap-drag the color set slider.

For Mac users, use a 2-finger drag to scroll between the pages of colors.

Note:

If using your Wacom touch strip, in the Wacom Tablet PropertiesTouch Strip Function must be set to either Zoom or Auto Scroll/Zoom.

Copic Library with Colorless Blender

Using the Copic Colorless Blender

Blend colors, lighten them by fading the color to white, and push colors.

Copic Colorless Blender

Select one of these Copic marker (Copic Colorless Blender brush set). In the Copic Library, the Copic Colorless Blender swatch appears. Select it to turn the marker into a colorless blender.

Note:

In the Brush Library, there is a Colorless brush set. The Colorless blending brush blends colors already on the canvas. You can also turn any brush into a colorless blending by changing its brush type.

Using Complementary colors

Tap a color swatch to load its complementary color. Tap the complementary color below the swatch to select it.

Complementary colors

Note:

Not every color will have an assigned complementary color. For those without, a selection of colors similar to its complementary or nothing will appear.

Creating a custom color set

Tap-drag a color swatch from the color set or a complementary color into the Custom set.

Create a custom color set

Note:

You can do the same action in the regular Color Editor.

Copic Color Library in SketchBook Pro Mobile

Copic Color Library in SketchBook

  1. Access Color Wheel
  2. Current color family
  3. Current color name
  4. Access Copic Color Library
  5. Current color
  6. Complementary color

Accessing the Copic Color Library from a tablet

There are a few ways to access the Copic Color Library:

Accessing the Copic Color Library on handheld devices

There are a couple ways to access the Copic Color Library:

Changing the color group

Groups in the Copic Color Library

  1. Access the Copic Color Library.
  2. Above the color swatches, tap Group. This toggles between the illustration and design groups of swatches.

Selecting a complementary color

To select the complementary color, tap a color swatch to load its complementary color. Tap the complementary color to select it.

Complementary colors in SketchBook

Not every color will have an assigned complementary color. For those without, a selection of colors similar to its complementary or nothing will appear.

Selecting a swatch

After you have accessed the Color Editor, use the Copic Color Library to select a color swatch.

  1. In the Color Editor, tap Copic Color Library icon to flip to the Copic Color Library.

    Color Editor with Copic Icon in the SketchBook Pro Mobile version Copic Color Library with the slider in the mobile version of SketchBook

  2. Tap-drag the slider to access different color palettes.

  3. Tap a swatch, then start painting.

Selecting a complementary color for Mobile

To select the complementary color, tap a color swatch to load its complementary color. Tap the complementary color to select it.

Copic Color Library with complementary color in the mobile version of SketchBook

Note:

Not every color will have an assigned complementary color. For those without, a selection of colors similar to its complementary or nothing will appear.

Copic Color Library in SketchBook Pro Windows 10

Tap UI toggle (UI Toggle) and select Copic Color to open or close the Copic Color Library.

Copic Color Library

The Copic Color Library houses a selection of pre-defined color swatches.

  1. Close Color Editor
  2. Color menu
  3. Current color family
  4. Current color
  5. Current color name and complementary color

Selecting a color

After selecting a brush, in the Copic Color Library, tap-drag the widget to look though different color families. Flick up or down within the color swatches to see all the colors in that family.

Selecting a swatch for Windows 10

Want to work with colors in a family or want another color library option? If so, use the Copic Color Library to select a color swatch.

  1. Tap UI Toggle in SketchBook Pro Windows tablet (UI Toggle) and select Copic Color to open or close the Copic Color Library.

    Copic Color Library in the Win 10 version of SketchBook

  2. Tap-drag the slider to access different color palettes.

    Changing the family of colors displayed in the Copic Color Library in SketchBook Pro Windows 10

  3. Tap a swatch, then start painting.

Selecting a complementary color for Windows 10

To select the complementary color, tap a color swatch to load its complementary color. Tap the complementary color to select it.

Complementary colors in the SketchBook for Window 10 Copic Library

Not every color will have an assigned complementary color. For those without, a selection of colors similar to its complementary or nothing will appear.