#some ohuhu to blend some spots

[nightwere-mojo]

Hylictober 2023 Prompt 5: Twins / Envy / (Creation)

The tenacious Poolman thief envies the true crown of Odozeir's factories, earned through favor.

The loyal Poolmagne envies the freedom of the paper crown, stolen from the world's most esteemed archaeologists, earned through cunning.

(Yes, I skipped prompts 2-4. After acknowledging I'm probably not getting to every prompt on time before the end of the month, I'm gonna focus on the ones I had the most fun ideas for. I want to try to do at least one more, probably from prompt 6?)

#hylics #hylictober 2023 #poolman #poolmagne #mojos art #ballpoint pen #prismacolor pencils #some ohuhu to blend some spots #anatomy's a lil wonky but that's ok for a poolman right?

[d-a-mante]

Unasked for marker guide/review because...I have thoughts. Those thoughts are that Copics are overrated.

I. So you wanna get started on using alcohol markers. General things to remember:

a. swatch markers on each paper you use. Colors can look different per paper.

b. do not work in an enclosed space. They smell like Sharpies sometimes.

c. there are lots of videos on Youtube on marker technique. Look up blending and layering.

II. Now you wanna pick your marker set.

When I started, the advice was to get grey markers only at first, and build a collection of (expensive) markers from there. Now though I think the price has gone down enough that I say: get as big a set of colors as you can afford.

a. An okay option at the "dirt cheap" range are Touchfive/Touchnew/Touch Quici markers. I've lumped these together because they all perform the same, have the same colors, and I'm pretty sure they're manufactured at the same factory.

You can do the usual marker techniques with these markers, but I recommend using good paper. You'll want smooth, thick (120gsm or above) absorbent paper. A lot of markers can work on printer paper--not these.

The problem with these markers is that the ink is too "runny". It soaks the paper too quickly, so layering becomes more difficult on thin paper. That also affects blending, as the lighter color "bleaches out" the darker color. Proper paper helps with that problem, if not eliminates it.

b. M&G Signme and Superior markers. These two cost about the same (affordable but not as cheap as the first one). These are difficult to find now. Also the color range is not great-- you won't get pastels and muted skin colors. However, the ink is much better quality than Touchetc., and my M&G markers have lasted 5 years now.

c. Finecolour (also listed as Fakale) markers. Copic knockoffs that are actually pretty good. Layers well, blends well. They also have ink refills and nib replacements (if available in your country). If you want a fine nib, they have that kind. If you prefer brush nibs, they got that too. The only cons are that they are not that easy to find, and the skin colors tend to be warmer.

d. Kurecolor and Promarkers. Lumped together because of similar nib types, quality, price, and color range. Promarkers probably have the best, smoothest ink of any marker I've used. They don't have the "spotting"* problem of some markers (even Copic has that problem), and they can work even on the cheapest of papers. Con? They have a fine nib instead of a brush nib. The Brushmarker (brush version of Promarker) has a weird draggy brush that I don't like.

spotting is what I call the tiny white dots that appear on the paper after it's soaked with the marker ink. It's not that visible, especially at a good distance, but it means the color isn't completely smooth. The effect varies with colors and papers.

e. Touch Twin/Touch Brush markers by Shinhan. Didn't I cover Touch markers before? No, the cheap ones are the knockoffs of these. Actual Shinhan Touch markers are more expensive than even Promarkers. The ink is a little worse than Promarkers (they have a bit of that spotting), but they are still pretty good. Light colored markers don't last though-- the dye fades after a few years. Pros: the color selection is beautiful, especially the muted tones. Almost reminds me of Copic.

f. Ohuhu markers. I haven't used these, but they're well recommended and they're cheaper than Copics. Don't buy Copics.

#markers #touch markers #finecolour #promarkers

[mephew-j]

I bought myself something new. A sketch pad and pastel colors from ohuhu.

I am very positively surprised!

The pens have a brush and chisel nib. The colors are vibrant. The bag the pens were shipped in doesn´t smell like cheap China factory. And two cards which have all the pens identification numbers on them came along on which you could try the colors out on and a piece of plastic to lie underneath the paper you are currently drawing on so that the color won´t bleed through.

The sketch pad came with a plastic piece as well and OMG - This paper qualitiy is EXACTLY what I had been searching for! No bleeding out (not even one single mm and I provided a lot of color on some spots). The blending works absolutely perfectly and you can piece out the pages easily.

I am very happy with ohuhu here. I really wanna recommend this brand to you - holy wow. Especially coparing i directly to copic and such on the pice level this brand saves you a LOT!!!

#nights into dreams #nid #Jackle #Jackle the mantle #ohuhu #recommendation on my part #Mephew-J #mephew #j #mephew_j #mephewj #wizeman the wicked

[k-colorful-colorings]

More Zelda Art

My daughter has been obsessed with Zelda lately, and I’ve been mildly obsessed with it since... 

*checks release date for A Link to the Past*

Never mind since when.

Anyway, we’ve both been coloring Zelda stuff a fair bit. Her more than me. I’ll probably post more of hers too because she’s very insistent that I do, but here are two of mine in the meantime!

As seen on the pictures themselves, I got the art from DragoArt.com and Timykids.com. More precisely, I got it from googling, but that’s where the source was. I don’t know if there is a more original source for them... if you know of any, please tell me and I’ll update the credit.

I colored them with Ohuhus, and tried to so cell shading style rather than blending everything as much as I could. I’m really happy with how they turned out. Done on copy paper again, which I think is why it looks like wet paper in spots. I really need to get some cardstock.

#Legend of Zelda #Link #Zelda #Toon Link #Toon Zelda #Wind Waker #coloring #Ohuhus #markers