#I was going to colour them with copics

[tinyq]

After an evening out. (Voldy-Wins AU?)

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

What markers do you use and what kind paper? The textures are so Delicious

Very basic paper, actually! I find I overthink when using expensive stuff and it makes my sketches worse.

As for markers, I use Copics! Not that this is an endorsement (my first set were a very nice gift), but I have really liked using alcohol based markers over water based ones; lovely texture, good blending, and less streaking. However, the price can be *brutal*, and you can very easily get by with other markers + pencil crayons.

[daftpatience]

YEAH YEAY OKAY! here we go! welcome to i get to infodump about pens again, yay yippee!

what's the difference between ballpoints, rollerballs, and gel pens?

ballpoints, rollerballs, and gel pens all use a ball-socket mechanism that continuously coats itsself in ink as it rolls across a page. what makes them all different from each other is in the ink composition!!

ballpoint pens have an oil based ink paste. the ink is very thick & requires more pressure to write with, and can get kinda skippy as the tip gets dirty or clogged, but is able to stick to many more surfaces like receipts, plastic, really shitty paper, etc. it can be hard to wash out of things that you get it on, since it's more waterproof than other inks.

one of the neat things about this type of ink is that you're able to shade with it by varying pressure. lots of artists make great use of this!

hybrid or low viscosity ballpoint ink is often just ballpoint ink with an added lubricant to make it write smoother and flow better.

rollerball pens use water based inks. fountain pens, felt tip pens*, and dip pens all usually use water based inks. because of this, rollerballs are very free flowing and rarely clog, but paper choice is more important and some folks can find them to be leaky or overly wet. the writing experience is not as glidey as a gel/ballpoint since the ink is not thick, but it doesn't need a heavy hand. rollerballs enjoy more colour options than ballpoints and can have very dark blacks, but aren't waterproof unless the ink is pigment based instead of dye based. *felt tip pens feel very different than any of the other pens on this list cause of the soft point, they put out ink in a very even and somewhat dry way, and can also use alcohol inks, like copic markers. alcohol inks soak very deep into the page and dry very fast, and blend very differently. i'm not as familiar with them!

gel pens use inks that are made of pigment suspended in a water based gel. these inks tend to be very thick and put out a wet line that takes a longer time to dry. gel pens are most likely to clog and skip due to this, since the ball is not as evenly coated in a substance so thick. gel pens do have the widest colour options and can be fully opaque (ie. pastels, whites, etc) but are often very frustrating as they clog up and get old and dried out.

as a bonus, true technical pens are a whole different kind of beast and have very specific standardized nib sizes and colours. cad software has largely replaced the need for extremely precise technical drawing, but artists still like pens like the rapidograph! they're made differently everywhere but generally, instead of a ball, there is a small tube of a precise diameter with a little wire inside it that controls the ink flow. they can't be held at a lot of angles and aren't as versatile as other pens, but they put down incredibly crisp lines.

yippee yay pens!! wahoo!!

[silhouette-cosplay]

One of my absolute favourite techniques for getting synthetic wigs with depth and realism is to go at them with alcohol markers (copics if you can afford them, but store brand also work!)

Light-coloured wigs give the most possibilities for dramatic alterations, but you can add depth to medium-darker shades as well! By adding roots and lowlights, you can get really beautiful blended shades, or you can even change the colour completely. You can also tint wigs warmer or cooler depending on your goals - a blonde wig for example could read more platinum if you blend in a cool grey, blue, or purple tone.

For most of the work featured here, I literally just drew on the wig strands with markers, and heat-set with a hairdryer after! You could also do alcohol inks mixed with isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle if you need more coverage.

Basically, I always encourage folks to look at wigs (and any materials tbh) with an eye for not an exact match, but what they COULD become with a little work behind the scenes! Happy wigging!

(Oh and to add!! The one thing you have to be careful of is hairspray! Wigs that are lightly markered are usually okay, but the more ink you add, the more likely it will be reactivated by the alcohol in hairspray cans, so keep that in mind for your projects!)

[midorisudachi]

"We are the ones who guard the power. We are the middle, the beginning, and the end." - The Daughter, from the mural (Star Wars Rebels)

I've watched the season finale of Ahsoka three times now (1st was by myself, 2nd time was with my son, and the 3rd time was with my Mum). A certain scene near the end of the episode - after a realization of what it was - made me think back to two certain special episodes: one from The Clone Wars and one from Rebels. This idea came to me on Sunday (October 8) night, so I quickly sketched out The Daughter and Morai, then coloured it in on October 9 (Monday). I always found the "Mortis gods" or "The Ones" rather interesting. I've always liked characters that have a small or short appearance, yet their character is important. The Daughter is so tall in her human form: 2.13 meters (or 6'9")! 

I hope everybody likes this. Please let me know if you do Star Wars fan art (or anything sci-fi or from Dragon Age or Naruto). I'd love to see your work! Thank you to everybody who supports my art. You truly mean a lot to me. It is what keeps me going as an artist.

This was drawn with my usual mediums: Sakura Pigma Micron pens, then coloured in with a mix of Copic Markers and Ohuhu Markers. The background is acrylic paint on black posterboard. I actually cut out The Daughter & Morai from the paper I drew them on, then glued it to the painted posterboard. An interesting way to do mixed mediums, yes? The gold paint is actually metallic & shiny in real life, but sadly scanners kill colours and metallics. (Well darn, scanners sometimes kills the line art.) The actual art piece is 11.25" x 14". 

I have another Ahsoka series fan art that I created last week. I will share it next week. I had posted it on my Instagram, but Insta is horrible to so many artists (especially if you do traditional art), because the Algorithim of Doom buries your work so deep that nobody sees it. My art basically fails on Insta. So I believe that from now on, I'll only submit my artwork here on Tumblr.

Star Wars/Clone Wars/Rebels/The Daughter/Morai © Lucasfilm Animation & Disney

[lunanabang]

hello!! love your art and writing so much! thank you for sharing your creations <3 not sure if you've mentioned this on your blog yet, but what markers and pens do you use?

hello ! thank you very much for your kind words and thank you for being here. idk how to explain about the pens i use by just typing everything out so i take some pics to show you :

i use the black ones and Gelly Roll the most, even those are SAKURA MICRON but inside they are all filled with rotring ink. I have been refilling them over and over again. I haven't bought any new black ink pens for about 4 years now. ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆

࣪ ִֶָ☾. i like using the highlighters to write text and draw a lot,they are bold. They reminded me to be confident when i draw because there's no going back with them. I no longer use much+collect Copic because i have enough colours to work on and they are very expensive (one pen = i can have 1 meal out in here)

🎀𓂃 ࣪˖ I don't use much waterbase this year because i spend a lot of time on those Gelly Rolls :3 Compare to Kuretake to SAI, i actually like SAI a wee bit more because they have a nice Japanese traditional colour scheme. But they are getting more and more expensive.

ଘ꒰⑅ ´ ˘ ` ⑅ ꒱♡ hope this helps. Thanks for reading x

[sliceoflifeshepard]

Crayon, pastels, and copics for Gordon please!

Crayon:

Gordon was a shy kid who stuck by himself, playing with police cars and other related toys and reading things he probably shouldn't have been reading, teaching him things because he didn't have family around to nurture him. He made friends easy, but he was picked on and the only people who would really stand up for him, were his grandma who now unfortunately has dementia and is in a home, and the supernatural beings like witches and the like.

Pastels:

Three colours my oc likes: Purple, green, yellow

Three colours that represent my character: grey, blues and yellows

I think the greys are because he's a detective drawn to his duty and the blues and yellows are the light and loves that pass him by, calling out to him and sometimes going unanswered because of other things.

Copics: what is this character's most expensive habit or hobby? Do they ever feel guilty about the money they spend on it?

Gordon's most expensive hobby is collecting those model train sets that cost in the hundreds, and he has loads scattered around his house because he hasn't had time to use them. He wants to spend money on other things, he just hasn't found an outlet or a hobby he likes.

The trains remind him of an old friend, William that loved trains and would talk about them to his friends non-stop. One day he just disappeared and nobody has been able to find him

Thank you for the questions @moremysteriesthantragedies

[havethetouch]

2024/08/12 adopted a lovely babe from @moonfeather.bsky.social yesterday and now try to figure out how to translate her colours >d

I knew I wanted to mute the original violet (bc honestly violet with my markers is tricky bc I have to mix around a lot) but I think I got a little too intense on the other colours or maybe it is just the way I shade & blend that made them go too saturated (which can happen if I draw on a smaller scale) I will tinker around with it a bit more. Prolly gonna mute the other colours too tho.

But either way she is fun. Like I looked at the design a couple of times and last morning I was like "nah wait this one I need I already start building the character in my head" nabbed it and had the sketch down like.. quick. Didn't got around to colours until a bit ago tho bc work

Same babe but inks on a quick & messier sketch than the copic one bc had the urge. Vintage rainbow is such fun colours imma tinker around some more with it till I hit the sweet spot of what I want & idk normally when I do that I do not upload such things but I like the vibes~

This is the adopt post by the way https://bsky.app/profile/moonfeather.bsky.social/post/3kzbs2rvx2n2d

Like I said, muted down the violet a bit from the initial design bc it is easier for me to work with but I kinda went too intense on the retro rainbow she has going on xd I will sample some more colours today.

[runawaycarouselhorse]

(I’m getting better at copics! Treating them like brushes a bit more than markers helps!) Me before BW!: Haha, I’m so lucky to be a TRio fan (even if most TR fans bash Jessie), I never have to worry about my favourites leaving the show before it ends, they’re staples like Ash and Pikachu! Imagine being a fan of a single saga character… sure, I loved and will miss Harley, Paul, and Dawn, but I can keep watching for TR like I always do! Me during BW!: perhaps as punishment, I get attached to the morally grey rival character who’s only in 17 episodes, with two of my favourite creepy Ghost types that feed off life force/spiritual energy, a royal theme, a superiority complex to mask hidden insecurities (when defeated by Alder, he blames the loss on some mistake he’s made or some deficiency/lacking in himself, rather than a difference in experience…), and whose entire reason for his journey is proving his strength to his beloved childhood hero, who disappoints him by forgetting their promise (for all the fuss Trip makes about being called a kid and how he tries to prove how grown-up he is, he sincerely believed that Alder was defending his title and waiting for Trip to defeat him—it was encouragement he likely gave many trainers, but Trip believed it), who was disappointed by Alder forgetting his name and having flaws like an ordinary person and not the idealized figure in his head…

He was such a sweet and expressive but very shy little kid (even when he stopped rejecting Ash’s friendship, after receiving the answers he wanted from Alder, he was hesitant to take his hand…), now he’s withdrawn, cold, not a genuine smile in sight (usually such a dramatic change in personality indicates trauma hi, Lillie, whose mother failed to question her daughter’s fear of touching Pokemon and was called out by her son—even repressed traumatic memories affect daily life), but he could just be trying his best to fit the image of what an adult is like and his constantly shutting everyone else out has him a bit socially stunted. Still very, very timid.

He also grew cynical just three years later (“a little too grown-up” as Iwane put it), with an ends-justifies-the-means approach to conflict (a morally grey Pokemon character who is NOT a villain, also, a child character at that! He’s very unique that way and full of potential to go take either path, fortunately, Ash showed him it wasn’t naive to try and aim for a peaceful resolution… the path he was on, as Burgh said, would have led to “great losses on both sides.”) And then, most pokeani fans bashed BW! and even most BW! fans bashed Trip & Iris. :D;;; He was easily ignored among the more comedic, colourful, and bright rivals, being both too mean and too lowkey to be popular… and then, staff wrote him out too quickly in the preliminaries and later treated him as an old shame, giving him no voiced return, excluding him from promotional material (either substituting with Kenyan/Stephan or doubling up Kalos rivals instead of including any Unova ones…)

Never caught a break with my favourites outside of super popular Lillie (Koharu later gained a fair following, as did Iris in PM19/JN, and Liko is very promising!!!).

The original, longer, ramblier version of this post (the above is based on the shorter, for instagram version):

Me during BW!: TRio’s schemes are interesting, but they’re rarely given focus as individuals outside of villainy… I LOVE Iris, though, and Wishfulshipping! I can easily watch for the BW! trio and all these rivals!

Hey, wait, the smug rival character I and nearly everyone else initially wrote off as Paul Lite’s actually pretty interesting, he was such a sweet and expressive but very shy little kid, now he’s aloof and cold, not a smile in sight (usually such a dramatic change in personality indicates trauma hi, Lillie, whose mother failed to notice that and was called out by Gladion), cynical and pragmatic, he used violent force against Pokemon to save people (yet he’s NOT a villain, a morally grey rival character, and he’s such a versatile character, especially as he’s still a young rookie trainer, coming into his own!! He can go either way!!! I mostly loved villains, so this is really unique, even more so for Pokemon)… so much potential!

He’s still learning! Aside from his idol Alder and his studies before his journey, he even mimics Ash’s battling style once, he also learns strength in battles and violent force isn’t everything after the Venipede episode, he’s a photographer and takes pictures to record even bad memories to try and use negative feelings to push him forward…

It’s cute how he tries SO hard to convince people’s he’s an adult and hates being called a kid… Iris uses it to rope him into battling Ash twice and he still falls for it!! It’s so funny. But his idea of what being an adult is is very cruel and he thinks peaceful resolutions to conflict is naivete (between that and looking down on Ash’s rural background, I wonder how he was raised, will we find out? Spoilers: we won’t)

… oh, all that arrogance is a front, he thinks a loss has to be due to something inherently lacking in him or something he’s done wrong rather than a difference in skill… it’s a superiority complex! He acts like he’s better than everyone because he actually has low self-esteem! Even though he’s a child prodigy… he must’ve been under a lot of pressure.

Oh, his entire reason for fighting is to prove his strength to Alder. Alder is his goal. Even when he was disappointed by seeing Alder’s flaws and the change in his priorities and the fact that Alder can never remember his name or that cherished childhood promise (which Trip was too naive, ironically, to realize was something Alder likely tells lots of kids, he thought he was special and Alder was waiting for him to defeat him!), he still wants only to battle him, be acknowledged by him, and loves and admires him! (I once again think he must not have a very good relationship with his family, if he’s doing all of this because he wants Alder’s acknowledgment more than anyone else’s…)

He’s so much nicer after Alder reassured him and guided him to focus on returning his Pokemon’s loyalty and trust.

He isn’t abusive to them like Paul was with Chimchar, and they all love and are protective of him, despite how aloof he was… he’s starting to be friendlier. He isn’t insulting Ash anymore or rejecting his friendship and he’s even interacting with Serperior more!

Moreover, he’s a cocky little upperclass brat with a royal/noble theme, from his design (pageboy haircut, princely!) to his team (after Serperior, the Regal Pokemon), he also has two of the creepiest Ghost types (I LOVE Ghost types!!!) that feed off of life force / spiritual energy (typically human), how creepy and cool, what a unique character—

Oh. He’s only in like 17 episodes. Most fans hate Best Wishes! and never watched it, or never got to season 2 to see his battle against Alder or his motivations and hidden insecurity… he’s quickly written out, losing in the first round of the league… he’s overshadowed by all of the other more colourful, comedic, and loud rivals… even staff are treating him as an old shame at this point and replace him with either friendly rival Stephan from the same series as Ash’s main Unova rival or just double up on Kalos rivals and put Sawyer and Alain instead of including any Unova rivals…

(Oh, and most BW! fans bash[ed] Trip. And Iris. Just my luck! Lillie’s my only popular favourite, sob.)

[cptn-m]

One Piece chapter 1111 review

Last one going into another long break. Potentially but not definitely the end of volume 109. And I think a shift into the final bit of action for the Egghead Arc. While I'm disappointed to have to go three weeks without, I definitely prefer Oda getting the downtime he needs to carry the story through to its end inn the best way possible. And the phrase "scheduled maintenance" in the announcement makes me think this is going to end up being an annual thing, which at least means it won't be a surprise in future years.

We do at least get some gorgeous colour pages for a send-off. The classic piratey vibe of the Jump cover has a whole lot of appeal while the colour spread has some gorgeous lighting for Copic work. The transparency on the jellyfish is stunning. There's cute symbolism in giving Kuma a seahorse shirt, perfect for the series' most dedicated single dad. Bonney and Vegapunk getting to be included is also a good touch, Always nice when current arc characters get to hang out with the crew on these things. I also really like the One Piece logo down the bottom with the jellyfish top and tentacles around the O.

Mars breaks inside the barrier. I initially thought he'd was rebuffed by the lasers last week, but I should have known he'd be able to use his immortality to power through undaunted. And that makes the situation really bad for the crew.

The apparent lack of concern the Strawhats have for Vegapunk's broadcast is interesting. I actually had to go back and double check if they even knew it was happening at all. They do, but it still doesn't really seem to concern them. Escape has become the most important thing, and though I'm sure they'd stand and fight if one of the surviving Vegapunks said it was their greatest dream and the Stella's dying wish to make sure it goes through, but even they seem to be putting their lives first. It's actually kind of funny the number of people complaining last week about Oda using the 'ticking clock' trope in yet another arc, only for the crew to just outright ignore it and continue with their original plan of escaping. All this plus the escape map to lay out the distances and groups involved paint a picture of how the final stage of the arc is likely to play out.

This is an interesting chapter for Lucci. Obviously a commanding show of strength to stay standing after Zoro's big hit and then to remain conscious and clear-headed after Jinbei's subsequent blast, but also to call Kaku his partner and beg for his life to the ultimate authority of the Five Elders. Remember, in Lucci's eyes 'gods are not bound by logic' and 'it is the natural order for gods to have whatever they desire' (chapter 907). He also showed an extreme callousness toward any team member he thought wasn't performing up to par at Water Seven, like the potentially now-dead Nero. To make the request at all, to a man whose desires and whims have complete priority, speaks to a kind of camaraderie I never would have figured he had in him. At some point I'll have to go back over Water Seven properly and see if there's anything that can be interpreted differently with this side of him in mind.

Lucci also looks absolutely terrified when Mars appears, but he immediately recognises the Elder even in his monstrous form and doesn't hesitate to obey. We were told before that anyone below the rank of commodore can't even meet them, but it wasn't clear how much of a secret their specific powers were. York's reaction at the end of the chapter shows that she wasn't aware of the demon forms, despite the Vegapunks having had audiences with the Elders.

The Haki roar is a cool show of power. I'm looking forward to learning more about the limits of the physical effects of Conqueror's Haki and how much they can be controlled. I also loved the visual gag of all of Luffy's stuff blowing off, seeing him stick his scars back on. Amazing comic instincts on that one.

I think one of the big important things to remember for Luffy's characterisation in this chapter is the way the giants talk both with him and about him to Warcurcy. They say that he looks like the god they've heard tales of, but when Warcury asks who Luffy is to them, the only important part is that Luffy is their friend. And we learn concretely that it wasn't even the Nika appearance that inspired them to come intervene, they just saw that he seemed like he was in trouble in a place they were close enough to. Luffy isn't the messiah of the giants (at least not yet), just a guy who makes the right friends.

I try not to dwell on spoilers without the full story, but they definitely coloured my perception of this chapter's baseball bat gag. When I read that Luffy 'conjures' a bat, I was extremely worried. I have raged against the perception that Luffy's new power is literal imagination and that he can magic things into existence or warp reality in any tangible way. I would not want that to be the way the story progresses. Imagine my relief when the outcome is only as absurd as turning a palm tree into a bat with his teeth. I could take or leave the paint and hat. They only interact with Luffy himself and are gone in less than a page, so I can take them as part of the bit. The paint in particular is funny because to leaves the bat looking exactly the same as if it had a layer of Armament Haki (at least as far as Haki is portrayed to the readers). That's like the one part Luffy could have just manifested through willpower and he finds paint instead.

I expected more emphasis to be placed on Ju Peter's revival, but he's just kind of there after the explosion. Do we think the original head reattached to his body, or did he grow a new one? Maybe Oda's saving that reveal for later, when we go further into what the Elders really are.

As much as I want to see Franky get some action, I think the three vice admirals are setting up a Kuma moment, probably his big finale for the arc, whether it's a full awakening or death, or taking his daughter and teleporting away. Borsalino seems to be out for good, understandably overwhelmed by his emotional distress. I wonder if there'll be a tangible difference in the next fight against him, if it happens in a scenario where his heart can truly be in it. And then the robot, with that big, important Joyboy connection promising big things to come. I wonder, if the Strawhats are being characterised as unconcerned with Vegapunk's broadcast, if the robot will then be the force that makes sure it plays in full. Or is there some kind of twist coming about the broadcast's source that we haven't considered yet. Mars asks York about the room Vegapunk is in, as if he thinks the broadcast is actually live. Saturn only said to the other Elders that he thinks Borsalino killed Vegapunk, so they may be operating on the assumption he's somewhere else, especially if the technology to record and repeat a message via snails is not widespread.

But these are questions for three weeks from now. Meantime, I hope Oda enjoys his rest and processes everything he needs to process about Toriyama and comes back to the series refreshed for the home stretch of the arc.

[sleepsentry]

Hey, what marker brand do you use? I love your style so much, I’ve learned a lot from looking at your art.

Thank you! That's super flattering to hear!

I use a marker 24 pack called "Graph'itB" and a 13 pack called "promarker brush" by "Winsor & Newton".

Idk how they stack up to the usual Copic and other brands, the colours on the pens casing don't quite match with the final actual dried ink colour. I don't get the sense that they're super "high quality".

I enjoy using them regardless, as far as traditional colouring methods go, alchohol markers is the first I actually found intuitive. They act "how I feel colours should act" when I imagine using something for colouring. Idk if that makes much sense.

It's taught me about layering from light to dark as if it's watercolour (but less of a hassle) so I've been able to create some really cool highlights and shadows.

It's also helped me learn about better colour usage cause I don't have nearly as many as other artists but I've still managed to create the illusion that I do. Haha

[talesofsorrowandofruin]

Writing/OC art asks for whichever OC you'd like!

pencil, paintbrush, Copics, tortillon, pastels, and creative!

Thanks! :D I'll do this for Yo-han from The Case Files of Seo Yo-han:

Pencil: does this character have any "sketchy" habits? Have they ever broken the law? Do they regret it?:

He doesn't exactly have any sketchy habits (apart from being interested in other people's business :P ), but he technically breaks the law twice: at the end of Silver Glass and the start of Houses Full of Deceit. In SG he lets a murderer go (but under the circumstances it would have been worse not to let him go) and in HFOD he lets an assassin stay in his house.

Paintbrush: How often does your character "brush over" conflict instead of facing it head on? Is there something specific they don't like to face, or do they avoid conflict as a whole?:

He's a detective, so seeking out conflict is basically his job :P When not detecting, though, he tries to avoid his family. Specifically his stepmother, because he once accused her of poisoning his mother (who was actually dying of cancer). Which makes family reunions slightly awkward ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (In his defence, he was thirteen at the time.)

Copics: what is this character's most expensive habit or hobby? Do they ever feel guilty about the money they spend on it?:

Travelling the world to solve mysteries. Guilty? Not really, but sometimes he gets tired of it.

Tortillon: does your OC "blend in" with the people around them? Physically? Metaphorically?:

Not really. He's Korean and so far the other main characters are British, Hungarian or Armenian, and he notices things no one else does.

Pastels: Give me three colours that best represent your OC. Now give me three colours that your OC likes best. Is there an overlap?:

Hmm... when I pick colours that represent an OC, I pick ones they wear at least once. Unfortunately men's clothes in 1915 had a very limited selection of colours ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Sooo... black, white and grey, I guess?

His favourite colours: dark red, purple and light blue.

Creative!: free space! Share something you've been dying to share about your writing! Could be an OC that never gets the limelight, a moment you were proud of, or anything else you'd like to share:

I've talked about Yo-han, so now I'll talk about his arch-enemy :D

An Ji-hun started out as a supporting character in Like Snow on Hungry Graves, where he was a hitman working for Rusudan who fell in love with a mer. (A different mer than Hariye; that poor kid's been through enough without having to deal with Ji-hun too.) Several outline revisions later, and I realised his subplot no longer fit the story. So his character got cut.

Then when I started planning Houses Full of Deceit, I realised I needed another assassin. And since it's set in Korea, why not reuse the Korean assassin I've already invented? So that's how Ji-hun went from a fantasy kingdom based on medieval Georgia to a semi-realistic 1910s Korea :D

(Incidentally his appearance is based on Lee Dong-wook as Seo Moon-jo. This started as an in-joke because Rusudan collects her victims' teeth like Moon-jo. After he moved WIPs this becomes a different in-joke, because Seo Yo-han's surname is a reference to Moon-jo.)

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[merchantarthurn]

ive been getting into coloring my art with markers lately (as someone who has never really colored their traditional art before), and your art is like, stunningly good lol. if you dont mind me asking what kind of markers do you use? and do you ever have any issues with the marker tips getting discoloured after blending with them/layering colors?

aw thank you!! :D i hope you have fun, they're a very rewarding medium!

i'm whole-heartedly recommend Ohuhu markers (brushtips if you're interested in blending, the fine nibs are good too though and are great for cell shading but too though! i have uh... all of them oops--). they're easy to work with, you can get a good set for WAY cheaper than comparable brands (i'd say they're comparable to copics IMO - although I prefer them to copics for how they go down ngl). the current downside that does kill be a lil is they don't sell many individual pens at the moment, which means replacing dry ones is a pain uAu

as for discoloured tips - it depends! it's best to lay down light colours first because lighter colours on top of darker ones can create a strange texture (the pigment can't cover the darker pigments so you can see the alcohol pushing the pigment around like a blender would - it can be a useful texture for velvets though) buuut you can get a lil bit of discolouration but as long as you draw quickly on some spare paper you'll probably find most if not all of the discoloured ink will come out. the nib being stained won't be too much of an issue so long as the ink isn't flowing. but generally, if the colours are too different they won't blend

[iwilltryalittlearter]

Do you have favorites? Like, notebooks, pens, paints, etc?

I keep using those canson xl blue multimedia sketch books because I feel like it gets the copic markers to do what I want. Those Robert Bateman goat ones are pretty good for the copics too, and I like that I can get them really small. That’s what I’ve been using for my pokedex challenge.

I’d started using micron fine liners when I was inking for copic work but find the staedler ones less likely to smear. Still use both though.

I don’t know if they’re my favourites per se, but for acrylic paint I’m usually using Golden.

If it’s just going to be a pen sketch I don’t think anything can beat an old fashioned blue ballpoint pen, I can actually shade with those lol

I’m starting to enjoy Posca, mainly as touch ups or for highlights to copic work. I want to explore using them straight up more though.

Gellyrolls would be so much more useful if they didn’t… clog all the F’ing time 🥲

For coloured pencils, the Prismacolors were good, I don’t have a problem using Crayolas or Laurentiens, anything else cheaper tends to be weirdly faint or waxy.

For coloured ink linearts either the micron or the triplus fine liners is what I’ll use. I got some pastel LePens that are ok too. I have to be careful though cuz the triplus will run if I get it too wet.

Hope this wasn’t too tdlr 😅

[the-fiction-witch]

Dec 11th the best gift!

Media death of a superhero

Character Donald

Couple Donald X Reader

Rating adorable

11th or December 2022

I sat on my little bean bag headphones on working away on my comic when I saw the door open it was my mum so I took a headphone off one ear

"Yeah?"

"Y/n's here" she smiled

"Oh thanks send her up" I smiled putting my headphones away and fixing myself a little bit.

Soon enough the door opened to a rather adorable sight.

She stood in her little white converses with stars drawn on, her green tights with Christmas lights printed on them twisting up her legs, a little black dress with gingerbread men on it and a bit of blue and silver tinsel to bundle her neon purple hair

"Hello!"

"Hi y/n" I smiled

"You are not festive" she says sitting beside me on the other beanbag giving my arm a poke

"Knowone I'd as festive as you sweetheart. You are the poster child for Christmas"

"Still" she pouts

"You look beautiful sweetheart. What did you pop over for I thought you'd be with your family thought till new year?"

"I will but I wanted to come see you before and give you your present and so I don't miss you too bad"

"Aww that's sweet. I'm going to miss you too but it'll only be a week or so and we'll still text I'm sure"

"Well I wanted to visit"

"Alright, you want your present?"

"Yes please"

"Alright, eyes shut" I told her so she closed her eyes, I got up putting my work away and got the bag from under my bed "here you go"

"Yay! Thank you ducky" she smiled giving my cheek a kiss as she took the bag I smiled and watched her open her little card "aww I love you too" she smiled before getting to work on her presents "ooooohh it's beautiful" she Cooes holding the dress to her body letting it sparkle

"I thought good for around the holidays or just when you wanna be sparkly"

"It's lovely" she smiled giving me a kiss "ohh and recipient?"

"I put it in just incase I brought the wrong size."

"Thoughtful" she giggled before getting her next one "oohh just the colours I wanted!" She smiled getting the little make up set out

"I can take a hint sweetheart you've been talking about it for months"

"And one more small one" she giggled opening it up "oh? A box"

"Yes. A box for you to put the new fantastic lands game in when it comes out in January. I am going to buy it for you and I have it pre-ordered but they pushed the release date back so"

"Awww thank you ducky" she smiled giving me a kiss "thank you for my lovely gifts"

"Your welcome sweetheart. Could I maybe have mine now?'

"Of course. I'm afraid it's only one this year but I think you'll really like it" she smiled handing over the bag, I opened the little Christmas card of a robin seeing all the millions of kisses she put in it "aww I love you too sweetheart, and I'd like my one billion kisses please"

"They are in installments" she smiled giving me about five kisses

"Thank you" I smiled pulling the large box from the bag I pondered for a moment what it could be but pulled the paper off revealing "a box?'

"Open the box"

"Okay" I laughed and as I did I almost fainted "oh my god! Are these real?"

"Yes"

"But - but there" I began stuttering in shock at the whole box of copic art markers in all various colours and sizes

"I know that's why it's on big present this year" she smiled "it even has the little storage thing to keep them all in"

"Holy fuck. This is the best gift ever! I have like two of them because they are so good but so expensive I can't believe you brought these for me!" I smiled hugging her tightly unable to stop actual tears "I love you so much!'

"I love you too" she smiled

"I need to get you more presents"

"What? Why?'

"This is not equal"

"It's alright Donald I don't mind I love my presents and I'm just happy your happy"

"No you don't understand I would give you my soul if I knew how and even then that's not enough for this!"

"I'm just happy you like it"

"I do I love It this Is the best gift ever. I love you I love you I love you!"

"I love you too. You want to give them a try?"

"I'm going to unpack them all into the storage I need to look at each and every one of them" I told her slowly pulling them out one by one "how many are in here?"

"Almost all of them or all I could find on their website"

"All of them! How'd how- I may actually faint." I told her "whatever you want for the rest of our lives tell me I will get it for you!"

"Anything?'

"Anything! Forever!'

"Well I'd like a trip to get my favourite take away?"

"Done! As soon as I sort these we will go and I will buy you anything you want."

"You don't have to -"

"Yes I do. You do not understand how happy this makes me. I love you so much and I'll never be able to fully repay you for this"

"Awww in sure you will so long as you use them and appreciate them that's fine"

"I will I'll use them everyday and appreciate every single one, whenever I draw I shall think of you sweetheart"

[midorisudachi]

“The Inquisitor And Her Commander”

As some of you may have noticed, I am a huge fan of the Dragon Age games, especially Dragon Age Inquisition. Last year, I had planned on drawing all the main [playable] characters up until Dragon Age Day (which took place on December 4th), but I just didn’t have time to draw more than three characters (the Inquisitor, Solas, & Varric…please check them out in my gallery) due to being busy with work and other things. I’ll eventually draw the other characters when I gather more motivation to do so.

For now, please enjoy this piece. I hope everybody likes this. I worked very hard on this artwork. It took longer than usual to create, due to all the small details, the poses, & the armour. (Armour is not easy to draw for me!) For those of you who are DAI fans, you may recognize the flowers: Crystal Grace on the bottom and Andraste’s Grace on the top. I know Andraste’s Grace is not in DAI, but I thought it would be pretty to add to the artwork (since it technically exists in the Thedas world).

 My OC Inquisitor is named Bryony Trevelyan. She is actually my 2nd Inquisitor character, the first one having been an elf (which I may draw someday). I had been playing DAI for the 3rd time, a few months ago, as a male character (since I wanted him to be in a romance with Dorian, so yes, my male Inquisitor is gay), but I stopped for a bit since I am playing Skyrim at the moment (with updates & mods). Anyway, back on the main subject: I drew Inquisitor Bryony Trevelyan in the Armor of the Dragon Hunter outfit (from the Jaws of Hakkon DLC), which I had altered the colours by tinting it with Veil Quartz. I based her crown from concept art for DAI. So much armour in the game! Which I love, especially since the DA games don’t give female characters the stereotypical skimpy outfits…I love that I get to make my female characters wear bad-ass armour.

Cullen Rutherford is such an adorable and slightly awkward character around my Inquisitor. I knew I had to romance him right away, because his looks are the type of man I am attracted to in real life. (I’m not going to lie…in the game, he’s hot for a video game character. Ha ha!) I’ve always enjoyed the flirting in the DA games when it comes to the relationships. The best scene was right before their first kiss, when Cullen got interrupted by a member of the Inquisition, and then got mad about it. Ha ha. I liked when my Inquisitor asked Cullen, “The day you kissed me on the battlements…how long had you wanted to do that?” And Cullen replied (with a laugh), “Longer that I should admit.” Awwwww.

I also liked the part in the Winter Palace, when all these people were flirting with Cullen, and one asked him, “Are you married, Commander?” And Cullen replied, “Not yet, but I am…already taken.” Double awwww, because a loyal man is so dreamy. :3 I actually had Bryony & Cullen get married in the last DLC. :3 They adopt a Mabari (dog), too!

I love DAI too much. :D It’s such a fun game with the most gorgeous graphics (especially on the Xbox Series X).

Drawn with Sakura Pigma Micron pens, then coloured in with a mixture of Copic Markers & Ohuhu Markers. I used Koi Watercolours for the background. White accents done with both a gel pen and white watercolour. Gold acrylic was used for the Inquisition Symbol & the lines, which the scanner absolutely murders...the gold is such a pretty, shimmery metallic in real life. The light green around my art was done in Photoshop Elements.

Dragon Age Inquisition © Bioware & Electronic Arts

Fan artwork © Jacqueline E. McNeese