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Natelie Portman Prismacolor color pencil/marker painting. I really didn't want to touch my original drawing so I flipped the sketchbook around and re-did it enlarged. Her eyes look a bit more alert and I added an ever so slight pucker. (11/8/10)This face definitely took WAY longer to create. An art teacher once told me that the viewer's eyes will literally slow down at slow lines and look quickly at quick lines. I think that's why 80's-style action airbrush paintings look so dated, lifeless, and frozen even though they're so beautifully rendered. The true test would be to create a fast and dynamic female painting while still making her attractive! Gotta do a Frazetta study in the near future!
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Love all your work, I also use primacolor markers I was wondering how many markers did you use on this piece. I have the 72 and skin sets. Does the blue pencil add different shades??? If you could reply it would be very helpful
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Hi there! Thanks for the attention! I did a demo for Copic marker that you can check out here: [link]
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Sorry. Wrong link. This is the correct one: [link]
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Very nicely done!! I'd be interested to see you make a tutorial.
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This is the correct link: [link]
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Thank you SO much! I've been busy with work (high school art teacher) so I haven't had the opportunity to do much lately. But will do!!
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I'm obsessed with artists who use markers. I've never in my life owned Copics and have no idea what to do with them, but I loooooove the way they look. Fantastic job!
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I've actually never used Copics. I plan to but they're a bit too expensive for me. I've also never seen them carry French grays (what I use) at the art store. I've only used Prismacolor French gray markers mainly because I stick to portraits and I feel like they require warmer tones. Markers are truly a fantastic medium because they require NO studio space! 90% of these were done at a Starbucks or iHop! The key to these and the few very strong pencil renderings on DA are the darker values. At the beginning you could see my fear of going too dark but then I think it was the Bruce Lee piece where I just went for it (especially at the core shadows)...and I haven't looked back since! Thanks again bro!
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Where I live there are no Copics or Prismacolors. One of the many reasons living in a small town blows. 
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Yes! For those soft edges I normally have 3 marker values uncapped and ready to blend in before either dries. I'll lay down my darker value just under the core shadow and "push" it towards the actual core shadow with the lighter markers! These books by the way are fantastic!! I even rated them on Amazon!
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Oh, thank you! If I ever start using the medium, I'll be sure to check them out.
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Sorry. Wrong link. This is the correct one: [link]
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Here's a demo I did: [link]
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Thank you!! The one you were looking at was my first real attempt at painting a female face using markers (and pencils for touch-ups)! I didn't now how to do hair at that time so I just faked it! LOL
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o.o well it's really good, all your drawings/paintings are. You cettainly know your way around a piece of paper ^.^
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Thank you! Eventually I would like to illustrate some of my stories but I have some time until I'm able to invent anatomy!
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