COLOR WONK

Color Wonk is a subscription based membership to Amy Shulke’s online marker and colored pencil school.

For over a decade, Amy has released monthly online workshops and tutorials. Now her large catalog of lessons is available through a Color Wonk subscription.

Challenge your existing skills and learn new realistic coloring techniques with Amy and the Color Wonk community.

Monthly and yearly subscribers have the same access to the same materials. The only difference is the billing period.

As of early 2026, the Wonk library has over 300 hours of instruction with new course added weekly.

Every course includes downloadable digital line art and learning aids.

Plus, you’ll receive automatic access to all brand-new courses, livestreams, and challenge materials.

Absolutely! We have members from everywhere…

No Antarctic members yet but hey, if you and your penguin bestie want to join, we’d love to have you!

Amy’s classic workshops are being added on a weekly basis but eventually, this will taper off.

Amy releases one brand new course every quarter. Courses are typically 3-5 hours of video content.

Monthly Q&A livestreams run 2-3 hours and are always recorded to watch at your convenience.

Plus, Amy spends a lot of time in the community forums offering assistance and advice. She’s even been known to film demos or stream discussions based on member questions.

You can download the line art, guidebook, and learning aids for every project or workshop.

Sorry, but you must be logged into ColorWonk.com to view the lesson videos. We do not offer any downloadable videos.

Color Wonk is for intermediate and advanced colorists— but to be honest, most colorists consider themself intermediate no matter how great or small their skills.

Wonks must be able to smoothly blend Copic or Olo markers without mentally coaching themself through the entire blending process.

For more info about my beginner courses, helpful workshops, and what level you might be, see our Skill page here.

I understand. If you look closely, we don’t use black outlines. Simply by removing the heavy outlines, projects instantly look less like coloring and more like a painting.

You also have to remember that I’m an artist with a BFA in illustration and 30 years of experience. I keep the techniques simple but sometimes they turn out photorealistic even when I’m coloring for fun.

That’s okay, we all color at our own level. I’ll show you my exact steps and even though you’re skeptical, many of your projects will turn out realistic too!

Excellent! This group may be exactly what you’re looking for.

I created Color Wonk to fill the need for something beyond blending-based coloring projects. Wonk projects will stretch your current skills using fine art concepts, color theory, and good old fashioned artistic logic.

With a BFA in Illustration and 25+ years of professional studio experience, I’m able to offer deeper insight and challenges than hobbyists who teach.

No problem. Colored pencils are much easier than markers!

I don’t do anything fancy with pencils, anyway.

We cover the pencil technique in every demo and most marker people pick it up easily in just a few projects.

Color Wonk does not have a schedule or deadlines.

Most students are working on completely different workshops so there’s never a group time table.

Relax. Color what you want. Color when you can.

Sorry, but no. We’re doing fine art techniques which require artist grade alcohol markers. Despite what you’ve heard or read, inexpensive markers are not the same as Copic and Olo.

Inexpensive markers can not handle the kind of heavy layering and color mixing we do in Color Wonk.

I’m not being snobby, this is years of experience talking. I’d recommend cheaper markers if I could. They’re cheaper because they don’t work!

If you absolutely must use student or craft grade markers, then I’m the wrong instructor for you. There are other instructors who can teach you the tricks necessary to overcome their quirks and deficiencies.

Oh my! That’s a gigantic request.

Color Wonk projects all have their own unique supply list and we’re constantly adding new projects and re-issuing classic projects.

There’s simply no way to keep a master supply list.

Relax. I’m a minimalist when it comes to colors and I prefer to create colors through layering rather than buying more supplies. I make every effort to keep my supply lists small and smart.

Direct feedback and personalized advice from Amy is available as part of the Color Coach upgrade to your Color Wonk membership. Check out the Coaching tab once you’re inside the Wonk site for more info and whether seats are currently available.

At the basic Color Wonk membership level, you’ll have full access to our Wonk Community Forum. This is a great place for peer-to-peer support and advice from our many moderators and community stars. Amy does visit this forum and comments whenever possible but most of her time is spent creating new classes, videos, and offering support at Color Coach.

No. Color Wonk is a subscription membership to a large library of lessons, projects, and coloring resources.

You have full access to Wonk materials while your subscription is active and paid in full. Your access ends when your membership ends or when your payment lapses.

Color Coach is only open to members of Color Wonk so there’s a full description of the program once you join Color Wonk.

Spaces are limited but also, not everyone needs more help. Regular Color Wonk offers a ton of learning opportunities so this is really a decision to make later.

Color Coach is open to both intermediates and advanced students and focuses on the process of art and artistic coloring. The goal is to improve your mindset and approach which in turn makes skills and techniques easier.

Subscriptions are available in monthly and yearly billing options.

Cancel whenever you wish using your account settings > Subscription.

Please try to cancel BEFORE the next billing date to avoid unnecessary charges.

Questions? info@vanillaarts.com

Refunds are tricky given the digital nature of this subscription. It’s not like you can return downloaded files, un-watch a video, or un-learn a lesson.

Please unsubscribe using your account panel > Subscription to halt all future billing.

Failure to unsubscribe by your billing anniversary date may mean a charge for the next month or year. We do not pro-rate refunds for unused membership time.

If you’ve signed up for the yearly plan, you have 7 days from initial enrollment to request a full refund minus a $20 processing fee. Contact us at info@vanillaarts.com for assistance. After the 7 day period has passed, no refunds are possible and we do not pro-rate refunds for unused membership time.