[pastaboy]

Is there any way to get rid of those marker lines, all markers leave behind. Is there a certain way to color it that will reduce that? Like in Fengs art he uses Prismacolors but you almost see no lines at all. Marker lines in case you dont know what I am talking about = those places that are darker than others because you overlapped a little.
Thanks

[Pat]

Some marker brands have "blenders" which help with that. Never used them before, but they're supposed to help blend colors and lines.

Try using new paper if the lines are too defined. Sometimes thicker paper like bristol stands up to more scrubbing and lets the colors diffuse a little more. Your best bet would be to use real Marker Paper though, which is available quite readily online.

-Pat

[pastaboy]

hmm , maybe that is it . I might be using the wrong kind of paper. I was using Drawing paper in the pad. (strathmore). It is kinda my sketchbook for my art class, and I decided to throw some marker stuff in there.

[horstenpeter]

Well I tried using my Copic markers on marker paper and I also tried those blender things, but it doesn't really help with the lines. Maybe a little, but it's not significant. I'd just say don't push too hard with the markers - that'll increase the marker lines effects - and try to practice making exact lines. I don't think there's any other way to get rid of the lines. I really don't know how feng does it....maybe he always does two layers of marker paint...that way you have less of a "marker line" effect but darker colours....or he has something like the Copic sketch "brush" tip, which is also nice for filling in larger areas of paint and also for freehand sketching - it's the main reason I get Copic sketch markers instead of others.
By the way, the blenders are really useful for making smooth gradations, I like that a lot.

[Norling]

Try using a thinner paper. I dunno how marker-paper loks, but usual printer-paper works fine for me. Avoid thick paper.

I dunno how the experienced people does, but i draw in several layers. After 2-3 strokes, you won't see any lines. Works fine for me:Look!

[Optical]

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