CREATE REALISTIC Colored Pencil Drawings IN LESS TIME Using a Marker Base 

Hi! Thanks for taking the time to comment! I’m glad you found it helpful. This technique was definitely a game changer for me 🙂

Thanks! I appreciate the comment :)

Amazing! Glad it helped :)

Hey thanks! 😃

Hi there! The markers I use are made with India ink and are highly lightfast so they should not fade. Using alcohol based markers like Coptic for example have a higher chance of fading. In this technique the markers are helping fill the white of the paper but ideally you are using a layer of coloured pencil over top of marker. I’m terms of preventing it you just need to make sure you are always using products that have high lightfast ratings

Hi Sheryll! Thanks for your comment. I would strongly recommend that if you are selling artwork to someone to use brands that have high lightfast ratings. Michaels and Hobby Lobby both carry brands that have great lightfast ratings but also ones that don’t. The brands that are higher quality will usually list their ratings on the packaging somewhere so for example Prismacolor, Faber-Castell and Derwent are a few. These pencils will also be more expensive but it’s because the quality is higher and therefore they will have longer lasting pigments in them.

@@BarbSotiArt thanks so much! I have always enjoyed creating art especially for other people and now that I may need to go back to work I hope this can be something to create an income. It has been a great source of therapy for me lately.

Oh that’s wonderful! Art is definitely therapeutic and it’s an even better bonus if you can make an income from it. Good luck with your art journey! 🎉