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This is a marker tutorial primarily aimed for beginners within the subject. It covers some very basic subjects like the materials I usually use for my marker pictures, mistakes that should be avoided, and a step by step walk through of a marker picture.
The style used for shadowing are a very basic cell-shading style, like the one seen in most animes and cartoons. This is the most simple way of colouring with markers, but bear in mind that cell shading in itself can be difficult to master. This tutorial is aimed at people that are new to markers. Not beginners within the art of drawing.

I made it with Pantone Tria markers, but I imagine that the technique will work with other markers as well. Remember, just because I does things this way, it doesn't mean that you can't do them differently.
The markers used are the old Pantone Tria markers. Recently the Pantone Trias have been redesigned, and I do not know how these new markers are to work with.

I made another marker tutorial, building on top of the techniques used in this one, that can be found here: [link]

I hope this will be helpful. I used a lot of time on this.

About purchasing new markers: If you're new to markers, and considers to buy some, here is my advice: Markers are expensive. Don't go out and use hundreds of dollars on a material that you may not like to work with anyway. Start by buying two or three markers, and work a bit with them to see if you like the medium. I suggest buying skin colours, or some other colour that are hard to get otherwise.
Also, be aware that there are two major marker brands. Pantone Tria markers (used in this tutorial) and Copic markers. If possible, I would advice you to buy a marker of each brand, to see which one you prefer to work with.

Once you are absolutely certain, that you cannot live without tons of markers in your home, it can be an advantage to buy a set, and get a numbers discount. Make sure to look for good offers. Often you can find a store that sell a specific set considerably cheaper than everybody else.

Description
Warning. 1.2 MB file.

This is a marker tutorial primarily aimed for beginners within the subject. It covers some very basic subjects like the materials I usually use for my marker pictures, mistakes that should be avoided, and a step by step walk through of a marker picture.
The style used for shadowing are a very basic cell-shading style, like the one seen in most animes and cartoons. This is the most simple way of colouring with markers, but bear in mind that cell shading in itself can be difficult to master. This tutorial is aimed at people that are new to markers. Not beginners within the art of drawing.

I made it with Pantone Tria markers, but I imagine that the technique will work with other markers as well. Remember, just because I does things this way, it doesn't mean that you can't do them differently.
The markers used are the old Pantone Tria markers. Recently the Pantone Trias have been redesigned, and I do not know how these new markers are to work with.

I made another marker tutorial, building on top of the techniques used in this one, that can be found here: [link]

I hope this will be helpful. I used a lot of time on this.

About purchasing new markers: If you're new to markers, and considers to buy some, here is my advice: Markers are expensive. Don't go out and use hundreds of dollars on a material that you may not like to work with anyway. Start by buying two or three markers, and work a bit with them to see if you like the medium. I suggest buying skin colours, or some other colour that are hard to get otherwise.
Also, be aware that there are two major marker brands. Pantone Tria markers (used in this tutorial) and Copic markers. If possible, I would advice you to buy a marker of each brand, to see which one you prefer to work with.

Once you are absolutely certain, that you cannot live without tons of markers in your home, it can be an advantage to buy a set, and get a numbers discount. Make sure to look for good offers. Often you can find a store that sell a specific set considerably cheaper than everybody else.