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FINISHED PRODUCT: [link]
(Scroll to the right half.)
Maybe one day when I'm crazy enough, I'll make a tutorial on the left half of that picture.

Copic Tutorial II: [link]

HOLY FREAK THIS TOOK WAY TOO LONG. I thought I'd take a nice, relaxing break from my chaotic Anime Expo preparations and have a go at my first tutorial, but nooooooo...this thing is more stressful than an actual drawing.

But seeing that I'm a PS newbie, I'm pretty glad that I was able to at least compile all this together. I guess I picked up some bits of Photoshop knowledge over the year after all. Would be sad if I didn't.

People have been asking me to do a tutorial for a long time now, and I apologize for taking next to forever to get around to it The thought of making a tutorial always intimidated me since I have like 234012938 WIP pictures to choose from. But I finally got it done

Compressing 15 painful hours of sweat, cursing, and flinging objects into a 670×7637 pixel tutorial is no easy task. I'm kind of sad that I had to cut like 30 pictures (about 8 steps) off from the walk through. The thing is flippin' ginormous as it is, so I couldn't make it even larger D: And excuse my random doodles. I went a little nuts on the commentary too -_-;;

This is a thank-you gift for all of my watchers and friends online, and hopefully it'll be of some use to those of you who are starting out with markers :>



FAQ's
"Where do you get those markers? How much are they?!"
You can get Copics at local art stores (if you're lucky), and definitely online. Aside from a Japanese bookstore I go to, Kinokuniya, I also order them from online at [link] . THEY ARE NOT CHEAP. They can cost from $4.50 to $6.50 each, so shop smart :>

"What paper do you use?"
Manga manuscript, A4 size; I prefer Copic and Manga University brand. You can find these online too.

"How did you learn to draw like this?"
Lots of trial and error and lots of practice.


EDIT:
Um...holy crap. Another DD?! I never even dreamed of getting the first one. Thank you =AdigunPolack for your suggestion and kind words, and ^znow-white for featuring it! I appreciate it very much!
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Comments: 1505

RinKageNinja In reply to ??? [2009-12-25 14:23:37 +0000 UTC]

This is such a helpful tutorial! Awesome picture by the way.

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Mystique-Neko [2009-12-25 03:10:46 +0000 UTC]

Awesome tutorial! It's very thorough with comedy relief in the middle ^^ Keep up your amazing works!

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NatCat-the-Wombat [2009-12-25 00:29:40 +0000 UTC]

what paper do you use?

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Feonalily [2009-12-23 15:53:38 +0000 UTC]

you go to Kinokuniya too?
i just randomly found the store in New York city about a month ago. it was like walking into heaven xD

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JadeKingfisher [2009-12-23 07:48:33 +0000 UTC]

wow. this looks like digital art.
this is an awesome tutorial, only thing is i don't own any copic markers... i don't think they sell 'em in NZ.(sigh)

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GothicBunnyChan In reply to ??? [2009-12-17 09:30:02 +0000 UTC]

Omg...at last..I found something that I could understand!!Thank you sooo much!!!!

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Idioxic [2009-12-14 20:55:16 +0000 UTC]

Wow this was a great tutorial. When i get copics I will def. be referring to it to teach me to use them.

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trolzgirl6 In reply to ??? [2009-12-14 13:05:39 +0000 UTC]

Are they Zero and Yuuki from vampire knight?

~ Anyway AMAZING Job!

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Fatal2Die In reply to ??? [2009-12-11 15:52:17 +0000 UTC]

got a question.
I can buy a copic marker set of 72a markers for 50 euro's.
should I do it ?

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auqifx [2009-12-11 11:16:45 +0000 UTC]

i just spotted 1 guy on deviant that spend 600$ on his copic markers and then i thought "is it worth it?"I mean for 600$ you can buy large Wacom Intuos 4 tablet which lets you do the same that copic markers do and more.So i just wanted to ask people who own copic markers or a tablet their opinion

Oh and sorry for the mistakes i may have done here english is my secondary language

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Meru-Puri [2009-12-10 12:49:14 +0000 UTC]

how much are those markers?

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auqifx [2009-12-10 08:00:55 +0000 UTC]

man you have a bunch of copic markers...How much did they cost?couse i just heard about them and would like to get some,but i need to know 'couse we'll change gifts in class and maybe i could ask for them.
Sorry for any mistakes i may have done.English is my secondary language

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L-Johnson [2009-12-08 02:10:07 +0000 UTC]

what do you use for inking?
btw, i found this really helpful thanks!

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Albert--Q [2009-12-07 06:55:08 +0000 UTC]

What does OTL stand for?

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sinyp In reply to ??? [2009-11-29 00:48:53 +0000 UTC]

can you still use 0.3 ?

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one-who-draws In reply to ??? [2009-11-27 02:58:37 +0000 UTC]

wow!!! i really wish i could color like that! i am still only good at drawing in pencil, though i really want to get good at coloring too! man, ur art is amazing! i am so jealous. But...i guess u worked hard to get ur art like that. I guess I'll just have to keep practicing.

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SGwolffang In reply to ??? [2009-11-25 17:44:42 +0000 UTC]

wow... this really must've taken forever.... not only to do the picture itself, but also to stop here and there and deal with the camera to take pictures periodically.

i'm glad you did it, though. i'm just now starting to work with these pens (but i also use watercolor pencils cause i'm too pooooooor and my parents aren't very supportive of my artwork beyond buying pencils.... which they think i only use for school... yeah.) and i gotta say, they're some finicky little suckers. knowing these tips, i hope to one day be able to work fearlessly with them.
good job!

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My-Rosey-Posey In reply to ??? [2009-11-25 16:25:31 +0000 UTC]

Very informative!

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Emilee-Mae In reply to ??? [2009-11-25 07:42:45 +0000 UTC]

I must admit...I need the markers, the paper, the patience, AND the skill >>; to draw anything close to that!

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kawaiibubbleschan In reply to ??? [2009-11-23 23:27:42 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME FOR MAKING THIS!!!

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valesh-SB In reply to ??? [2009-11-22 16:18:27 +0000 UTC]

love your toturial <33333333

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riningear [2009-11-21 21:38:28 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that really helps~ I mean, I don't have Copic markers, but I have markers... Thanks for wasting several hours of your life to heighten the careers of many aspiring artists. xD

&&
Kinokuniya... isn't that the Japanese bookstore in NYC? Went there once, it's pretty interesting to flip through the books, even though I can't read Japanese.... x3

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eevee963 In reply to ??? [2009-11-20 00:42:37 +0000 UTC]

This will help me on my first try, thank you very much!
One question though:
I know you said you let it dry before you put on another layer but I heard if it's too dark you use a pen that blends/lightens, do you use that? And do you know what it's called? Thank you!

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iRin3Kagamin3 In reply to ??? [2009-11-19 09:57:32 +0000 UTC]

omg it looks like digital art

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Bel-phegor In reply to ??? [2009-11-19 03:40:26 +0000 UTC]

It's... BEAUTIFULLLL. ;A;

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Albel-the-maggot In reply to ??? [2009-11-16 14:20:39 +0000 UTC]

;o;

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What-the-Spork In reply to ??? [2009-11-12 16:22:54 +0000 UTC]

I was just wondering, where do you buy your manuscript paper? (I was thinking about getting some )

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Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 In reply to What-the-Spork [2009-11-25 05:52:37 +0000 UTC]

[link]

Is what she told me on her Livestreams.

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What-the-Spork In reply to Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 [2009-11-25 14:39:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. *u*

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Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 In reply to What-the-Spork [2009-11-25 15:22:22 +0000 UTC]

sure,

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What-the-Spork In reply to Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 [2009-11-25 15:33:37 +0000 UTC]

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Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 In reply to What-the-Spork [2009-11-25 16:17:01 +0000 UTC]


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What-the-Spork In reply to Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 [2009-11-25 17:30:45 +0000 UTC]


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Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 In reply to What-the-Spork [2009-11-25 17:33:07 +0000 UTC]

OH MY GOD LOL I LOVE YOU FOR THAT.

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What-the-Spork In reply to Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 [2009-11-25 18:28:26 +0000 UTC]

xDD

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Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 In reply to What-the-Spork [2009-11-25 18:46:53 +0000 UTC]








I have no life.

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What-the-Spork In reply to Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 [2009-11-25 19:06:46 +0000 UTC]



Haha.. neither do I. xDD

I have an account on tetris.com, that I use everday. .___.;;

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Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 In reply to What-the-Spork [2009-11-25 20:31:00 +0000 UTC]

Whuts tetris.com? OwO!

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What-the-Spork In reply to Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 [2009-11-25 20:38:29 +0000 UTC]

You play tetris on it. 8D

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Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 In reply to What-the-Spork [2009-11-25 20:40:09 +0000 UTC]

....Thats fun!! O_O But I can't get addicted to yet another website...-dA addicted- (~Q_Q)~

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What-the-Spork In reply to Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 [2009-11-26 03:58:44 +0000 UTC]

I know, me too.xDD

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Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 In reply to What-the-Spork [2009-11-26 04:06:48 +0000 UTC]

xD Yupp.

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What-the-Spork In reply to Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 [2009-11-26 04:08:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the

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Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 In reply to What-the-Spork [2009-11-26 04:10:12 +0000 UTC]

Shures

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What-the-Spork In reply to Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 [2009-11-26 04:15:42 +0000 UTC]

;3

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Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 In reply to What-the-Spork [2009-11-26 04:16:40 +0000 UTC]

NINJA ASSASSSINNN (The title makes me lol...it's just so...cheesy?)

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What-the-Spork In reply to Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 [2009-11-26 04:32:30 +0000 UTC]

I know, it's so unoriginal, but I still want to see it. xDDD

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Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 In reply to What-the-Spork [2009-11-26 04:38:59 +0000 UTC]

xD maybe I will too.

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What-the-Spork In reply to Yaoi-Fan-Girl-x3 [2009-11-26 15:25:03 +0000 UTC]

psshhh yeah!

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Gorgeous-Grenadier In reply to ??? [2009-11-04 16:13:30 +0000 UTC]

I followed your tutorial as best I could but what I do still doesn't look as good as that.

I was wondering if you would be able to put up some step by step tutorials up on youtube? I'm sure that would really help me because I love your style. It reminds me a lot of how Naoko Takieuchi colors ( see here [link] )

Anyhow, I would love to see more detailed tutorials if ever you have the time I really love your style and think all of your drawings are beautiful

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