How I Color | Tips & Tricks for using markers under colored pencils 

Finally a different use for my tombows other than calligraphy. Although tombows can damage paper esp typical coloring books pages, i have to try this out!

Ive begun to dabble with marker and pencils....all help appreciated. Enjoyed very much!

I hadn’t thought about using another color to contrast against the traces left by the marker. This video is very useful.

This adds what I love about markers,the intensity of color. With the blending ability of colored pencils. I cannot wait to try this technique!!!!

One of the best tutorials that I’ve seen on this subject, thank you for your time! Glad I have Polychromos And Tombow! I have so many cp sets, both high end and budget & my Poly’s are not my fav, but anxious to try in this venue, maybe this will change my mind, Blessings to you!

This vid is perfect timing as i really want try the water-based marker base in my books as i am such a slow colorist. Love to see you do a bigger project. Ty x

Such a useful video! I'd heard of colourists using markers for a base, and I have markers to use...but wasn't sure how to approach this technique. Think I'll be giving it a try in my next image - thank you! 💗

Wow, I love this technique!! Yes, please do a larger project using this technique. I have the whole set of Tombow Dual Brush Pens that I never use, I will have to try this. Thanks for sharing.

I do have hand problems. Using a base cuts pencil time significantly. I find it also helps you plot out a picture before spending that pencil time. I use inktense pencil as a base. It has pros and cons like everything else but it has never bled through on any paper I've tried it on.. it's blendable so you can combine colors to create more.. and you can do pastels by using a very light coverage of pigment (this is actually easier with a slightly dull pencil). It also never dries out or wears out a nib. Cons are you have to be really careful how wet you get it with some papers, I find best results with water marker blender (I've never gotten alcohol to work for me) or waterbrushes blotted carefully. It takes practice to avoid streaks but using a very light layer of one color, or two colors combined evenly, in a single space usually results in an even layer. Be sure you constantly wipe extra pigment off the brush/marker as needed. Be sure to let it dry completely before you pencil over the top so the paper can harden.

I've been looking for an in depth video like this for a long time! Thank you so much!! I would love for you to do a full page tutorial doing this *fingers crossed!*🤞🏻

I just found your channel with this particular video, now over a year old! I just watched this demonstration of using markers under colored pencils on Feb 22, 2023. I was particularly drawn to your clip as you used the Kerby Rosanes published coloring books and the paper that is used by that publisher, along with Tombow dual brush markers and Polychromos pencils on top. I would like to see you try other combinations trying Kuretake Zig Clean Color brush pens, perhaps with Holbein colored pencils? Or, Caran d'Ache Pablo colored pencils? I would also like to hear your thoughts (obviously based on experience) on other popular coloring books artists and the different paper qualities that are used when published. Have you tried using the Faber-Castell Pitt brush markers filled with India ink? They say there is NO shadowing on the back side of the page when using these pens. I am realizing that success seems to be related to paper quality, hands down! I am just re-starting my adult coloring joy after an almost 14 year break taking care of my dying husband, then my dying mom. Between the ages of about 7 to about 49 I was able to color at least 3 times a week for an hour or so, but it wasn't "cool" back then in 1960's to 1990's in any way to many people around my sphere of friends. I have stopped worrying about what other people think that I should do, or be cool enough, for, for..... enough. I will be happy watching your channel and see what you learn and share. Thank you!

You can use clear gesso from winsor and newton on the coloring pages, but even better: Transparent Watercolor Ground by Daniel Smith, and then you can use the alcohol markers, i've seen a video where they test it and it seems to dry smooth so it dies not damage the nibs.

Loved your technique, yes please for a fuller page of it x

Thank heaven I found this tutorial!

This is so helpful thank you ever so much. Happy 2023

This was just what I needed! I'd love to see more!

Great video Dany! A larger project with markers as a base? Yes, please!

This, and your newer alcohol marker tutorial is the best I have seen on underpainting! I've been wanting to use this method and now feel confident going into it thanks to your videos on this subject. Very helpful...Thank you!

Good video. I needed that technique. Only wished you used the same colors when you did the comparison with alcohol and water based. Smiles and thanks.

Its a Koi These fish are VERY important to most people of Asian culture. There are so many types, colours, even scale growth etc of these gorgeous creatures........ thank-you for the ideas when it comes to markers in coloring books. If people have access to a good printer and paper, I don't colour in my books at all

Great video! Thank you! I’ve been wanting to try this technique! ❤️

For a lot of colouring books I try to find a digital copy of them and then individually print the pages I like on some affordable paper that markers can be used on nicely!

I have just recently bought the 120 set of Ohuhu water based markers, not really used them yet except to swatch them. Discovered your video today and it has really been helpful. I do not have any of Kerby's books yet as have found them to be a bit intimidating.

Great video! I really like this technique! Thanks for sharing. Take care. 🌸🎨

Thx so much, i have hand issues, so this is an amazing tip.

Well done. Thank you for all the information so well presented.👍👍👍

Love it! I defo need to give my tombows a whirl in my books now x

Beautiful❤️

Thanks for this, it's really helpful to see how you do it. I need to check if I have good colour combos in my water-based markers.

Nice and interesting technique, thanks for sharing

Thanks I like this I would like to see more I couldn't spring for the Tombows but I did get a set of Hohuho which work better than supper tips

Great tutorial. I would definitely like to see you do a larger tutorial/picture using this technique. I have this book and have been like you stated afraid to tackle almost anything in it.

I am learning so much from you thank you

Yes I would definitely like to see you do this on a larger project. It seems like such a useful technique but I’d like to see it put into practice a few more times. I’m still not totally clear on how you get your nice highlights this way. It seems like if the marker is a darker mid tone type color then it would overpower the highlights when you try to put them in with a pencil. Thanks so much for sharing this example. Have a great day.

Thank you for this helpful video and have just subscribed 💖

I might finally try to attempt a page in Circle of Life by M Chatzipanagioutou using this technique. And YES please do a bigger project sooon. And maybe in one of her books??. Thank you 🧡

Great video, thank you.

🙋‍♀️ I would love a video with a larger project 🙌🏼

Super helpful, thank you! I tried this technique for the first time tonight (before this video) with my Tombows and Prismas and it did not go very well. 😂 I now realize I was using way too dark of marker to base with! I’m going to def try with my Polys next time!

Hi , new on coloring, i noticed that when im coloring my hand gets very tired.. but i love coloring so i find ways to make my coloring more fun and relaxing ( btw i ise faber castell classics, 48 sets, im just new so i just trying to purchase some affordable set like this to practise , ) I also have a Animorphia by Kerby ( i buy in on " sale" 2 weeks ago. But i just stare at it, its overwhelming for me so i just dont touch it xD 🤭 But now i found your video, now i can touch that " mysterious" book that i have finallly!! Just like to say thank you very much for this technique, it helps newbie colorist like me 🥰

I also color this way. I only own the crayola supertips when I started coloring so now I am looking for a waterbased marker with a brush pen. I find the tombows are very expensive so still looking for another brand. 😀 i would love to see you color a page with this technique! 😃

I have a tube of Graduate Acrylic by Daler Rowney. Unopened. If this would work as a Gesso, I would use it. If not, I will gift it onward as Acrylics do not appeal to me. Thank you!

You can go lighter, but you need opaque pencils. . Prismacolor white is the absolute best white but test whatever pencils you have on black paper first to see the coverage. Oil based pencils are known for being transparent and therefore will not cover as well light over dark.

Love the video. You answered so many questions. But I have a question, can I use wax pencils on water markers?

I love to color like this. What book are you coloring in? Thank you for sharing.

What about bleed thru with alcohol markers ? Do those pages in that book hold up to any bleed thru ?

I love the pic ….when using markers does it matter what color pencils you use ?

I would like to see this with crayola super tips and pencils. I wonder if I invest in that I'd get better results. I tried this with azure alchool markers and arteza colored pencils and the paper started to tear and it just didn't come out the best....maybe my problem is my hard pressure too...I don't know...

Does the Twimarkers bleed underneath?

Love the video. You answered so many questions. But I have a question, can I use wax pencils on water markers?