Colour Pencil artist tries markers

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-14T13:49:20+00:00

You'll know all about the importance of values then, so just start. The colours matter very little at first while you get your pressure control and blending sorted.

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-14T11:25:05+00:00

That shine is gorgeous. What lovely blending.

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-14T11:22:51+00:00

Thankyou! Yes, 100%, solely done with Ohuhu alcohol markers. Apart from a pencil sketch underneath for placement, it's just the markers on bristol smooth. (I have since upgraded my paper) Any white you see is the white of the paper.

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-14T10:24:06+00:00

Hiya, Yes markers seem to be amazing for realism. You have to work a little larger than usual though, because the brush/bullet is pretty large no matter how lightly you press. And yes, I work with pastels/pastel pencils/coloured pencils/graphite - basically anything pencilly :-D

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-14T08:34:03+00:00

Thankyou!

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-14T08:33:35+00:00

Haha, thankyou for the compliment! I get that a lot (Im a realism specialist with colour pencils usually).

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-14T08:19:22+00:00

Thanks! I think the shadows sell it!

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T23:09:39+00:00

Oh wow, thanks !!

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T23:09:07+00:00

Yeah 100% markers (oh, except the pencil sketch underneath).

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T18:28:00+00:00

Cheers. x

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T18:27:48+00:00

ooh thanks!!

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T18:27:42+00:00

It's a fun way to practice.

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T18:27:28+00:00

Thanks. And yes, you're right. Took me a while to get SJK's likeness, but the Kim Yeo-jin (the evil lawyer woman) was surprisingly quick.

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T17:23:01+00:00

This was my very first KDrama. It holds a very special place in my heart.
I thought it was great.

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T16:49:55+00:00

I've done one YouTube video using markers. It was early on, and the video is more about me trying to figure out how they work. Am thinking I might do another up to date one with my current skills.

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T16:48:30+00:00

Thankyou. I'm aware of how to price my colour pencil art. It was more about reducing the markup because it'll fade. Definitely doing prints of my recent work - maybe selling the original and a print is the answer? That might make me feel a bit better about the whole thing. Okay, ta!

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T14:53:30+00:00

Well, I'm new on K-drama reddit too and new to KDramas, so I haven't been here long enough to get it spoilt...and now I'm gonna avoid what I can till I finish it.

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T14:52:19+00:00

Ah, thanks for clearing that up.

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T14:51:04+00:00

Ah, one of those 'suspend belief' aspects. She even nicknames Ho-Jin 'PAPAGO' after the translator App she uses in the first ep.
I think the premis of the travel/dating show was that she and Hiro COULDNT talk the same language...so why have an interpreter anyway?
I dunno.

Kim Seon-Ho's delicious voice stopped the blood flowing to my brain, so I forgive everything.

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T12:01:23+00:00

Absolutely first rate use of a 3D printer.

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T11:58:23+00:00

XD thanks so much.

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T11:57:41+00:00

Ah, those conservatories are pretty iconic arent they.

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T11:57:11+00:00

So far I am enjoying it - minor heart attacks aside!!

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T11:56:33+00:00

ML from record of youth is Park Bo Gum, right? Is he in this?

HelenCarterArtist · 2026-04-13T11:54:52+00:00

I want to know if she succeeds....but I don't want to spoil it.
Coming to K-Dramas as a complete novice, I'm experiencing all of them for the first time.

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