An art trade/art gift with  Pink.Ink, done with that paper I was talking about in a previous journal. The paper is much too big for my scanner, and is also glossy, so I had to settle for a photo of it, yet again. I may actually take this one to a print shop and get it scanned in there, because the saving grace of this picture is really in the details.

Anyways. So this picture... hmm. I suppose I'm happy with the result, but I don't think I'll be using this paper much. The marker ink just kind of sits on top of the paper, and never fully dries, so if I accidentally brush over a darker colour with a lighter colour, it smears it, and stains my poor marker nib :(

However, I think I did a decent job working with what I had and creating a whole different look because of it. It's hard to tell, but basically the piece is kind of streaky, and almost like watercolours, or something like that.

I tried especially hard to work with colour balance in this piece. I wanted to treat this not like a plain old character portrait, but as an actual work of art, with like, planning and thoughts and stuff. But yeah, things like having dark colours concentrated on one side, without making it feel too heavy in that area, and making sure every colour was found all around the picture to create a sense of harmony; those are the sorts of things I was thinking about when I did this. I hope it came through even a little orz

Copics used:
E00, E21, R11, RV000, V09, B000, B01, B05, B06, B28, B32, BG13, G00, 110
Other:
White gel pen, for highlights
Paper: Bee Company Copic Paper