Sailor Moon COPIC Marker Tutorial

Sailor Moon COPIC Marker Tutorial, using COPIC SKETCH markers, Prismacolor white pencil and white Sakura gellyroll pen. Paper used is just basic cheap copy paper (which intentionally bleeds a lot).
The reason I don't color directly on the original artwork is because if you color directly onto pencil, the pencil will bleed black into the marker color.

I don't ink on a separate page because I like the look of the pencil lines, and I also find that doing the final line on a separate page looses some of the energy of the original rough sketch.

Note: the original drawing is not being colored on top of, I'm coloring on a separate blank sheet on top of a photocopy of the original.

You can get lightboxes at places like Joann's and Michael's.
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Final image: http://aimeemajor.com/wp/wp-content/gallery/fanart2/sailormoonf.jpg

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Howto & Style

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• sailor
• moon
• marker
• copic
• copics
• tutorial
• arts

[rei0]

i do really like that white jellyroll pen.

light boxes are so useful, I need to get one of my own.

[aimeekitty]

@rei0 you can get lightboxes at places like Joann's and Michael's.

[PristinePanda]

It was awesome to see the process of this because I;m just getting into copics myself ^^ Great techniques.

[aimeekitty]

@PristinePanda glad you enjoyed it!

[jasewildheart]

Do you find your copic artwork fades over time? I have read if you display them they can fade?

[Mrzkittyz]

@aimeekitty y do u get light boxes

[armanga]

I have never seen anyone color this way :)

[Hazeleyedtaurus]

Love the idea of light box over lineart. Suprised i havent tried that already. No better way to learn than thru a valley girl with markers. GREAT WORK!

[aimeekitty]

@Doodlebug000 just keep drawing! a lot of practice usually means improvement!

[aimeekitty]

@Doodlebug000 it's a photocopy that I'm coloring over, not the original. I don't have experience with other programs, so I can't help you with a Photoshop alternative.

[sylvrkatk]

*applause* i loved watching this vid! your technique is beautiful and the results stunning :) top rate!