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KatieHofgard — Marker Tips and Tricks
Published: 2010-01-29 21:38:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 7318; Favourites: 140; Downloads: 144
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At Further Confusion 2010 I hosted a panel on coloring with markers, which went well! I handed out some info on markers, and promised I'd upload it here for people to access online.This is a list of tips and tricks to pay attention to when working with markers. These are the materials I use, so i can't speak to other materials and brands. But hopefully this will be helpful!
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what kinds of markers and colored pencil do you use?
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I use prismacolor brand!
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thanks so much! right now all i have is crayola crap. gotta get some of those.
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Dark to light? How does that work? I think I might be misunderstanding. But I thought you couldn't put a lighter colour on a darker colour and have it work.
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Nope, dark to light! Try it, it works.
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But I'm scared!!
Haha, I'll play with it tomorrow and see what happens, but I would have sworn it worked like watercolours or something where you can't do that.
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Everyone has different techniques! Some people swear you can't layer dark to light, but I have found you can achieve rich colors and smooth blending laying dark to light.
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Does it help if you wait for the dark to dry first or anything like that? Any tricks to it?
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It depends on what you're trying to do. If you want a seamless gradient, move quickly and keep the edges wet. If you want the underneath strokes to show up more crisply, let it dry before coloring on top.
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Thanks for answering all my questions! I'm not very familiar with markers since I don't have my own set. It's nice to get tips from someone who's so good with them!
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I never knew fixative sprays on markers/pencils helped the colors.
Thank you for the tips!
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How do you plan your drawing if you use markers first and then pencils? What if you make a mistake?
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It goes: Sketch (with a regular mechanical pencil) - Inks (transferred from sketchbook on to bristol with lightbox) - Marker - colored pencil.
Make sense?
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Because that would be REALLY difficult.
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I was totally imagining you drawing straight on the bristol board with the copics, and then doing the outline sketch later. And I was like WHAAAAAT?!?
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I never thought to layer dark to light... I want to try this! Thanks for the tips!
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Do you have a video of the event or anything? Just wondering. I learn better when watching than reading.
But either way this little sheet of facts is very useful to have. I hate working with color, but have to get used to it at some point! Thanks for the tips
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Alas, I do not... It was a pretty small event, with maybe 15 people at most watching me draw. No one had a camera available, but I'm glad you find this helpful at least!
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Sure thing. Its no biggie
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Yep! I have found it intensifies the colors ever so slightly and preserves the pigment better than leaving it alone. Marker still is a very impermanent medium compared to oil paints or acrylic paints though.
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