Comment 86722

Comment ID 86722

[Art] My Garden Is Off Limits
Feb 19, 2012, 12:46:43 PM UTC on [Art] My Garden Is Off Limits
I love it! I particularly love the sheep and the woman's expression and skirt.

What kind of markers are you using? What part did you try to make solid colored? I've had decent luck just doing lots of layers. You do kind of have to pay attention to what areas you've colored multiple times: more layers=darker end result. But really, I can't pick out any one place where it NEEDS to be solid and isn't.

If I may ask, what are you doing your linework with? I've had a difficult time finding pens that hold up to my heavy-duty markering.

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  • Feb 20, 2012, 12:21:11 PM UTC
    Thank you!

    It's mostly the house. The grey got blotchy.

    I'm using Steadeler Pigment Liners and Copic Multiliners, but there's two things: The initial inking pass I do with a 0.05mm liner, which doesn't put much ink on the paper, then I colour, and only afterwards I add the thicker and more varied lines. (I tend to use a brush pen for at least part of those.)
    The other thing is that I use bristol paper or smooth card, not marker paper. I haven't found any ink that doesn't smear during colouring on marker paper, even if I let the ink dry thoroughly first.