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Astera-T In reply to Gryffgirl [2014-01-13 20:15:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Hydrangeas make me feel happy with their colorful flower balloons.

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Astera-T In reply to BonnieLeeman [2011-06-03 18:11:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, that is a shore in Pictured Rock National Lakeshore in Michigan. It's a lovely place (unfortunately plagued with mosquitoes...).

Copic marker are quite different from the markers I used in the past (the children ones , which are also much cheaper!). I don't know if you are familiar with Prismacolor markers...they are rather expensive too, but not as much as Copics...that's the closest comparison I can think of.
Using copics to me is almost like painting (although I really am not a painter ). They can be blended, some of them are rather transparent, allow many interesting effects, and are very fun to use. I had been admiring people using these markers for a long time, when finally I decided to make the investment. I fell in love with them right away. I recently tried prismacolors as well...they feel different but for example I find that I get much more uniform color when I am painting big areas (it's also a question of technique, though, and I guess I am still a bit clumsy with Copics ). Hope this helps. :waves:

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BonnieLeeman In reply to Astera-T [2011-06-03 23:14:55 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much for explaining, I will defo look them up on ebay or something, I would love to achieve some of the effects like yours

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Astera-T In reply to BonnieLeeman [2011-06-04 00:14:43 +0000 UTC]

Have a look in the tutorial section here on dA: there are fantastic tutorialsthat demonstrate different techniques. Also, you can look for copic tutorials on youtube. They will give you an idea of the possibilities...

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BonnieLeeman In reply to Astera-T [2011-06-04 11:22:56 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the advice I love trying new mediums

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Astera-T In reply to BonnieLeeman [2011-06-06 15:12:30 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure! ^^

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Astera-T In reply to heartMelinda [2011-01-03 17:36:02 +0000 UTC]

Dear Melinda, thank you so much for the feature! I really appreciate your support.

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heartMelinda In reply to Astera-T [2011-01-03 21:03:40 +0000 UTC]

You are so very welcome.

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Astera-T In reply to LeeAnneKortus [2010-12-02 15:55:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much dear!

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Astera-T In reply to mayple [2010-10-31 15:15:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so muh Mayple...i love my copics more and more!

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Astera-T In reply to Mirrei [2010-10-30 23:06:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Mirrei In reply to Mirrei [2010-10-30 17:29:58 +0000 UTC]

I love the scenery and the flowers. The only problem I have with this one is one eye is open wider than the other.

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Astera-T In reply to picture-in-a-frame [2010-10-30 13:26:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

I think the shades of the flowers are actually less than 10...it's just that I painted each slightly different from the one next to it (each flower has 2 shades only ).

Well, I think the drawing actually looks much better than the real me....

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Astera-T In reply to Zombievegetarian [2010-10-30 13:29:23 +0000 UTC]

I almost skipped the fairy this time...but then looking at the flowers and having found the ideal location, I could not refrain!

Thank you so much!

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Zombievegetarian In reply to Astera-T [2010-10-30 17:32:02 +0000 UTC]

I'm happy you decided to add her
and you're so very welcome

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Astera-T In reply to Zombievegetarian [2010-10-30 23:07:50 +0000 UTC]

Me too...

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