As I continue along my journey to learn how to use alcohol markers, I have decided to document the progress. Last time I mentioned markers, I shared my new set of Shinhan Touch Twin Markers and a color chart that was missing a lot of colors I didn’t know I needed. So it’s time for an update! As of 2022 these are my colors:
I also have a few of my old Blick Studio markers floating around, but I’m slowly replacing them with the Shinhan when they become available (my favorite art store has been out of stock for months!).
My learning is slow and tedious – meaning I need to do tons of sketches to make a tiny amount of progress. But progress is noticeable which is encouraging! I got a Crescent Rendr sketchbook (which is bleed-proof) and it has improved my experience. By doing these tiny sketches with color notes I can learn which colors work well together.
The most fun happens when I’m not being so careful and I let strange things happen on the paper. For instance, sometimes I start with a marker sketch and then use watercolor on top as shown in the trees below. The green plant is 100% markers.
Or trying to use directional marks to indicate different surfaces – water and sand is horizontal, everything else is vertical.
Or trying really wild color combinations!
If you’d like to hear more about how I’m teaching myself to use alcohol markers, head over to my YouTube to watch today’s video:
You have broaden my horizons for years I’ve wanted to use colour pencils but didn’t know how to go about it and when I was younger I wanted to do Interior decorating but my father put a stop to that saying I didn’t have a clue how to achieve it and I believed him and kicked myself for years, now 2020 comes along I pick up a paint brush for the 1st time and my creative visions have been falling out 1 painting after another it’s been a roller coaster of stopping and starting lots of learning and so on I also did pottery loved it and didn’t carry it through it was expensive pity but I learned a lot from it, now I have got a bunch of sharpies as they call them in Australia thank you for pointing me in the right direction I love all of your works your amazing.