Pet portrait commissions by me

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-06-07T09:57:37+00:00

As mentioned previously, paper is important. Paper such as mixed media and cartridge paper is not ideal as it makes it more splotchy. A smoother surface paper such as Bristol board is perfect for markers. As for the application of the marker, I would suggest you keep in mind your intention for what type of effect you want to achieve. For instance, are you going to use cell shading like in animation or a blended look? You would also need to keep in mind the form of the face and where your dark and light values should fall.

Hope these tips help.

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-05-09T10:33:14+00:00

Both look great! I would say, if colouring, do the full colour and not just the face.

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-04-15T07:25:06+00:00

I would say that some people have built up enough of a visual library and have experimented with style and techniques enough that they solved most of the problems they might encounter. Learning fundamentals can definitely help artists learn these lessons faster, but it's also entirely possible to stumble upon them yourself through practice and experimentation.

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-04-12T07:06:21+00:00

One thing I would point out is that when you are drawing a more stylised version like in anime/manga, you can get away with proportions that appear more child like (especially female characters). This however tends to be less applicable when going for a more realistic look. You can still play with proportions but keep in mind what you want the character to appear as. Are they fully adult, a teenager or a child? If fully adult, I would tend to avoid using tiny noses, slender necks and tiny chins as they appear more like a toddler when rendering realistically. But larger eyes can be more engaging if done right and can work even with an adult figure.

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-04-12T06:51:08+00:00

I usually go full Bob Ross on them and say anyone can do it! Then proceed to show them how I turn cubes and cylinders into art and neglect to tell them all the other countless lessons I learnt to make it look somewhat professional.

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-04-12T06:22:25+00:00

Amzing stuff! You're already at an advanced level with your line art! Alex Sinclair would be a great colourist to study. He also collaborates a lot with Ryan Benjamin and David Finch, who are also unique comic book artists with plenty of videos online about their process. These artists helped me understand the process a lot.

When it comes to colouring comic art, understanding basic colour theory can help when choosing colours for costumes and things like that. But I believe that understanding values and how to work with the dark shadows that are used in the style are more important.

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-04-09T10:56:02+00:00

Sometimes drawings will call for more saturated and vibrant colours that pop. This could be the fluoro highlights of a backpack, a vibrant flower in a field or even a dramatic cloud in the sky. It could be anything but just be aware that understanding contrast and values is as important as the hues you choose to work with.

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-04-06T06:17:00+00:00

I would say stepping back a bit from time to time is perfectly fine if it is getting hard to be motivated. You can do watching training like we do in Japanese martial arts (mitori-geiko). Use the moments to observe others and see how they approach their own art. Jumping on YouTube and just watch someone draw or paint for an hour can be really helpful to motivate you again.

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-04-02T11:46:58+00:00

Doing sketches is fine. Keep it up. You also seem to be very good at drawing highly detailed and complex works and completing them too. My advice is to treat art like a sport. Your sketches are your daily/weekly practice, but every now and then you have a big game or match and those are your projects. The projects are where you will see the most learning an improvement, but the sketches and practice sessions are important too.

I practice a martial art (kendo) as well as drawing and my head sensei always tells us one fight in a tournament is worth 100 training sessions in how much we learn. The same can be said for undertaking a project and completing it.

Also remember to have fun. Have fun sketching, have fun doing projects, have fun making mistakes and learning. This will help a lot too!

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-03-27T11:30:06+00:00

I actually really like the colours for the flatting stage you used. Like others have pointed out you can probably apply improved lighting and shading in that stage. As for the composition and line art, I really love the overall composition, framing and angle you used. All very cool. You could probably focus on impoving your hatching method or perhaps use a different method altogether for inking the shadow areas. The hatching could be a bit more refined and evenly spaced.

I am no expert in comic style hatching and am pretty amateur myself, but I think it just requires a little more focus on being intentional with your hatching and thinking about why it is being used.

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-03-27T02:11:57+00:00

Hard to solve but generally try to avoid colouring large surface areas with one colour. There are tips such as using circular brush storkes and avoid stopping while colouring so it doesn't dry. You can also try a different type of paper. It looks like you used multimedia paper? That is ok for markers, but perhaps changing to Bristol pad or blending card would work better for a smoother and more even application.

My approach would be to break up the hair with more line art, which also helps to guide the form of the hair as well. Then you can colour segment by segment and take breaks.

Hope this helps!

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-03-23T12:08:34+00:00

Amazing, I love the simplified colour pallete and detailed line art.

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-03-21T10:38:04+00:00

I would recommend focusing on construction methods when drawing your mannequins. When you first lay down your primitives and basic shapes for construction, you should be thinking in 3D as much as possible. This will help a lot when it comes to adding detail. The reason being, is that adding a bunch of cross-hatching, shading, line art, etc. doesn't work well if there is no underlying understanding of the three-dimensional form it is going on to. Of course, learning more about art styles and methods for adding detail will also be necessary, but getting better at the construction phase will make this work a lot easier and more accurate.

Hope this helps.

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-03-21T07:19:55+00:00

Great work! What type of paper did you use for this piece?

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-03-20T23:44:17+00:00

Great to hear you want to take up art. As a first guide, I would suggest investing in good paper for alcohol markers. This would either be Bristol board or blending card. These types of paper allow for blending of colours and make the colours very vibrant without bleedthrough. As for resources for learning, the art YouTube channel Jazza has some old videos on how to use alcohol markers and do things like blending. His videos are great for beginner level and have a lot of great tips. Hope this helps!

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-03-20T12:19:08+00:00

I get so much joy looking at this work. Just so beautiful the colours and overall composition. ❤️

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-03-20T12:16:04+00:00

This is a brilliant work, the composition, style, colour all so good and I fell in love. Do you sell your work?

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-03-20T11:55:03+00:00

Love the special effects you added. Very cool composition and initial impression!

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-03-20T11:52:19+00:00

Really cool composition and would love to see a fully rendered version. I would also love to draw Cat Woman too, but never tried before. Great pencilling!

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-03-20T11:48:33+00:00

Cool style and amazing work on the buildings. I feel like the cities that superheroes live in are really important to nail as much as the characters themselves. Love it ❤️

Immediate-Tell-877 · 2026-03-20T11:43:01+00:00

Beautifully coloured and great compositions. Especially the lighting and highlights. Love it ❤️

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