I was just doodling with Autumn, trying to copy the Thomas on her shirt, and I stumbled on this technique (which im sure has been used in the art world for millennia, but its new to me!). I had a light colored marker initially, with which I drew the entire scene, but it was ugly and terribly out of proportion. But I had that feeling that it was "close". So I went over it with a dark marker, adjusting lines where necessary. The light marker fades into the background and becomes texture. Voila, much improved, without starting from scratch. I wonder if anyone has attempted a "three" marker technique?
Micah,
ReplyDeleteI've got show you a video called "drawing closer to real life." The guy uses charcol pencils and pan pastel in much the way you are talking about. He does it to build tones and texture. It's about three hours long, but he produces something that looks like a Rembrandt!
Interesting technique with markers. I wonder how it would work with buildings and landscapes
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