Do's and Don'ts - How to use Alcohol Markers like a PRO
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- Hello guys welcome to my TH-cam channel POWER OF DRAWING.
in this video I'm going to show you the do's and don'ts how to use alcohol markers properly and in this video I'm using the touch markers that I bought from amazon. but you can do the same tips with other brand like, touch five, copic markers, ohuhu markers etc.
Please watch this video until the end and don't forget to like, comment, share and subscribe to my TH-cam channel.
List of Materials that I used: US LINK
168 Colors Alcohol Markers Dual Tips amzn.to/3cg6TsY
80 Colors Touch-5 Alcohol Graphic Pen Manga Graphic amzn.to/3uRCQyo
Uni Pin Fineliner Drawing Pen amzn.to/3wW8j3O
Copic 26075300 Custom Paper A4 150 g 20 Sheets. amzn.to/34Wz101
List of Materials for filming
Canon EOS 80D 18-135mm amzn.to/3z6MLmK
GoPro Hero6 Black amzn.to/2SUepTz
Apple MacBook Pro amzn.to/3uTWGsT
List of Materials that I used: UAE Link
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I have a portable case and the packaging is already stood up
Why mine wont blend and whenever i try to color again the same area there would be a line
Thanskss
Usually i'm affraid of choosing colors:(
i drew this one to
As a pro artist I wish there were videos like this when I started I swear to god you’ve helped a lot of kids trying to do their thing for the first time keep grinding bro , respectfully 🤝
thank you so much im really glad it's help
Same hee this is so helpful thankyou!! Ive been the wrong side for over 3 months now this oppened my eyes
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Not just kids I'm 62 LOL
0:34 - let the ink of trace drawing dry before coloring
1:22 - prepare all color u'r planning to use and try it to scratch paper to avoid color mistake
2:52 - use the small tip for smaller details
3:38 - find where is light and shadow in ur drawing
4:17 - close marker after using it
4:50 - blend the dark and light colors (color in dark-to-light way)
6:24 - don't store markers standing up
6:49 - don't put much pressure or ink
Thank you so much!
Thanks you for taking the time and doing this for us
Oh thanks I'mma Screenshot this
you just earned yourself a new sub. Nice video
thank you so much
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Famous
This made it so much easier for me to understand. I haven’t touched my copic markers in months because of the way my drawings turned out. Thanks to this video, I’m going to try using these methods for my art. 😀
welcome thank you too for watching
The right paper makes all the difference. Try Strathmore Bristol 300 series of the Vellum. Its awesome for markers
Some useful tips. I personally always go light to dark thoguh
yes mee too before 😁 but when i do dark to light it turns out better
You can use a lighter color to smudge or blend the dark. The same works for watercolor, acrylic, etc.
Edit: if you also have a colorless blender, lay that down to make page moist for lighter blending color
@@vofx2279 there is no “proper way”
Me too
@@talkingweevil3172 mhm in some cases I go light to dark and in some I dont. it just depends on how YOU like to draw
Personally I think going from light to dark colours isn't wrong it's more what suits your art style better as dark to light isn't always right either; Depends on the scenario
yes you are correct, you can use light to dark or light to dark dipends to someone using it ,
I like using dark to light more because I like my art darker, scarier, and kinda rough
@@JhoanArt yo whats the code ( example: 76 ) or name ( example: Scarlet ) of the markers you used for the skins?
I thought light to dark look more like a shadow.
Light to dark works with my workflow better since you can’t go back with ink. Your paper is the lightest you can go, then the ink then the darker ink. It might be since I don’t have a lot of good paper but still.
I just bought a 40 pack of Azure alcohol markers, and wanted to learn how to use them. It's my first time using alcohol markers! Thanks for the tips!
welcome
I didn't actually know how to use my touch markers . Now I understand how to draw using alcohol markers because of this video. I am so grateful for this video to help me draw.
I'm new to using marker or coloring in general. when I add another layer on top of the original, it removes the base making it look dirty
yes it happen to me sometimes
@@JhoanArt hey I was just wondering if I could use any pen when using alcohol markers and also if I could use alcohol markers on pencil markings
@@ari_3746 using micron pens is better than sharpies or anything like that, sharpies usually smudge alot and markers smudge pencil marks too, Sakura micron pens are really good for outlines
Ch.Spooky agreeed
@@ch.spooky7074 or uni pens
Just bought a 100 set of touch alcohol and this really helped
I’m doing valorant fan art and working on yoru my main
He’s badass and I am enjoying creating fan art of him and this will help me make him look hot
thank you so much 😍😍🤗🤗🤗
Ohuhus have a better value for money but idk
I would still always go light to dark for the most part (sometimes I do lay down certain darks first but broadly speaking) by layering the lighter marker to the darkest color it can get and then moving on to a darker one creates more depth and smoother gradients (of course that doesn't matter as much in super sharp high contrast works) also working with a lighter blue in can add an even lighter green as an undertone to bring more variation but it will be harder to do if we start with the darkest color
I go from light to dark too
i know this is an old video, but you can always darken a color, you cannot lighten it.
If you dont have enough colours you can also shade before or after the marker use with pencil. It depends on your preferred texture but this has rlly helped me.
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I love the sound effect for the uh/oh no, cracked me up every time ! Thanks for the tips! Coming to these from acylic paint so it's a steep learning curve
Very well done! Thank you for the awesome video, how you made the hair on the right side was spectacular. I love that you added some green, then applied thick&thin black hatching over top This is probably 1 of the best voiceless, music & text tutorials I've ever watched!
My problem is that I absolutely don’t know where to add shadows 😂🙈
Same
Essayez de dessiner un faux soleil a l inverse des ombres
I just want to say that I just got my hands on alcohol markers...I'm not a professional by any means (my art is kinda bad)...and this video helps A LOT! So thank you for the lesson 😊
You gained a subscriber! Thanks for the help!
I think the first step would be to avoid using non-marker paper for markers. It really leaves a different effect. Other than that I think this is pretty helpful
Yeah picking the suitable sheet for the each mediums is the 1st thing to consider whilst picking any supply . Better go with drawing pad or marker
3 years later and it's still really useful. Thanks so much for making this!
Yeah, it really so useful, it just help me too
This helped me a TON!! i used to smudge my colors with the ink and i was generally bad at coloring but this helped SO MUCH! THANK YOU, WE NEED MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!! 👍🔥❤️✊
Awesome Deku! Great video, nice, neat and informative. Thanks for the tips. 👍
thank you so much Zapp Z
Thanks for telling me this, the fact that I've been dong all the don'ts ever since I first got them till now lol
Totally not me saying during the whole video "Wow". But i just bought on the internet alcohol markers and it will deliver next week.So i'm very thankful for this video :-)
i always watch your videos about do's and don't for alcohol markers, i started buying alcohol markers when i saw this and im just beginner and it's kinda hard and i hate it when the part of alcohol markers dry and can't blend it anymore but I will continue it until i learn it. thank you so much ❤️❤️
Wow 😲😳, getting to see the colors for shading and blending side by side really helps! It's easier to see how using more colors for different shadow to light creates a more professional art composition. Thank you very much for your time and efforts! 🤗❤️👍🏾💯
Thank You Char for watching my videos i really appreciate that ❤️ 😍
Thanks it helps a lot
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Omg thank you so much , I learned a lot how to use my alcohol markers right 😭❤️❤️
We all know why you actually clicked
Greatjob my friend✌️awesome😃✌️.
thank you so much
Omg can i marry this drawing! LOl
Edit:tysm for the two likes and the Heart
I didn't even know about Copic markers until I saw a comment about them on FB. So I asked what they were and came here. Glad I did thank you very much. Got my sub ❤💯
Im so glad this was recommended to me since i have alcohol markers for 5 months and this came out very helpful i do have a lot of worries amd smudge.
thank you so much alpha & omega
New sub❤
Helpful... I am now doing the "Color Swatch" before I proceed to color my drawings.
Tip 0: Don't get drunk
Impossible!
Thank you for the tip
Good thing the markers smell gross and unappetizing 😂
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Thanks for telling me that you cant store markers standing up because i didnt understand why only chisel tips worked now i got a 168 marker set so im happy i saw this soon enough
Great video! But how do you avoid your light markers from becoming damaged from dark coloring? I know you should wait for it to dry to avoid smearing, but the markers end up being stained from the dark.
use them on a separate paper until the ink is cleaned off
@ But then you waste a lot of ink, I think it’s better going from light to dark
Wow thanks you for sharing the tips that I didn't know. Thank you very much 😊😊😊👍👍👍
I feel like I abused my markers for too long :( The one about the dark before the light saved me, and also where can we buy the thing you use to store your markers?
i bought it from Amazon 😊🤗
You can also get some carton packages or boxes from things that are empty. As long as they’re abt the same size it shouldnt matter… and glue those together. You could potentionally also make them yourself from scratch. If you really want fancy plastic ones that look aesthetically more pleasing and neat then I’d reccomend Amazon yea.
I know I'm late, but this REALLY helped me! Also, I'm so thankful that you added the "close your marker so you can use it longer" tip!! 😂
Thanks so much! For sure it will take a lot of time and practice but I hope thanks to ur vid I will improve drawing with markers :D
that's great thank you so much
Thanks. It not over complicated direct advice easy to follow. Now finally I know how to make my art slightly better.
So to blend, do you wait for the first layer to dry then add the layer your blending with on, or do you put it on when it is not dry.
I think you can do either but most do wet.
Basically start from dark to light noted ! Thank you 🙏🏾
Amazing keep going!
Loved your chanel 💛
thank you so much i really appreciate that
tysm i was about to buy some alcohol markers and i didnt know how to use em now i can shade like a pro!
You really really helped me!❤ Those tips made me realise my mistakes! Also, I bought a pack of promarkers some weeks ago and I'm honestly still trying to get used to them. So, l wanted to ask if these tips work on them as well. Thank you!!!❤❤
welcome Mayamak 😍
Right: professionally done and looks like an artist for the show made it.
Left: Toonami Fanart Friday post on Facebook.
that's really helpful. thanks!
thank you so much
this like stupidly helped a lot everyone else says use light colors first but the dark colors really helped!! thank you!! got yourself a new sub :)
thank you also Luna 🤩
Tysm for the tips!
i got a pack of weisbrandt alchool markers and this really helped me out ^^
Tho the problem is i dont have much skin tones , which does kinda suck
thank you so much im glad its helped you. 😁
Damn bro that was not only Hella sick but the no and yes sides was Hella dope the info was short and simple and ypu understand it.....best tutorial I've ever watch hands down
This is the first dos and donts video I've watched that helped me this much
thank you so much
Your dark to light tip was amazing it improved my art. Thanks to you 😃😃
At first I was thinking "What's wrong?" until they started coloring.
I'm just starting to get into copic markers and adding to my collection my goal is to have as many as I can before I start. this video is super useful! thank you so much
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thank you so much 🤗
Thank you! When I get some alcohol markers, I’ll be sure to remember these! Also, great art^^
Can I ask what type of paper you used here and it's gsm. Thank you, it helps me since I just bought my alcohol markers ♥
Ohuhu marker sketchbook 200 gsm
You can use sum vélum board or marker paper it's should be okay
I have the same sketches but always had troubled using them the right way....this video surely helped a lot❤
I personally have been watching ADCartattack and he always goes light to dark and his pieces blend so nice. I feel like it depends on what your drawing. anime prolly cool to do that but i feel like more realistic pieces should be light to dark because of a better blend and depth.
Thank you. Going to start marker coloring again. Awesome do:s and don't:s
thank you so much i really appreciate that ❤️
I still have trouble with shading but I'm getting there. This video really helped because I switched to alcohol markers just a few weeks ago and I basically had no idwa what I was doing 😅
Also, is it okay to use references? I always have to look up pictures of the characters I draw, but somebody told me that I should not do that. I don't copy it or anything I just have a picture of a character up on my tablet to look at.
thats totally okay!! its not copying or cheating. But also remember that if you share your art, remember to give the reference credits :)
This omg i can never draw without reference
You should almost always use references, even if creating a new creature or whatever- it only looks good to people if it is based in reality so you can get things like shading, textures at least, even as far as how muscles and bones work together . Drawing mechs - you want them to appear that they could exist and that requires somewhat functional looking connections, hinges, exhaust panels and other real things that are combined in creative and new ways. Final note, those old masters sometimes just did a portrait of someone - no one said they were copying or unoriginal or untalented . Combine references in new and exciting. Ways + combine the techniques and nuances of the artists you admire into your own personal way too!! Literally the no references for any reason is the worst “advice " ive come across on here over and over .
References are great! Every good artist uses them.
Even in popular animated movies they had to use references to make the drawings look right.
Don’t believe people who tell you otherwise!
I just got new markers because I use color pencils I wanted to try them put and I thought they didn't work but now I understand how to use them new sub
thank you so much goku pro
Nice!
thank you so much
Amazing. Thank you for tutorial❤
Usefull if you have all those markers tones
Yeah alcohol markers are a medium where you actually need a wide array of colors.
I always have a problem with blending using touch5 markers but with this thank you new subscriber here from Philippines ✨✨✨
thank you so much din po
Some of these were pretty helpful but the tip to close your markers’ caps after using them…..I’m pretty sure everyone puts their markers’ caps back on
Well, people make mistake. I once almos dried out my markers because I didn't Cape them properly . And some (*inhale angrily) sunavabic that i lend them my markers capped it in such a brutal way the tip is busted to no repair (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻
Very useful and notable tips 👍 it was very satisfying to watch 🌠💫⭐
thank you so much
@@JhoanArt 😊☺️🤗
What paper do you use? My marker dry fast
hi i use just a normal office bond paper here 😊
MIDORIYA LOOKS SO PROFESIONAL 😮 1000/10
I love how you did NOT used copic markers.
thank you royal frost rose 🙏
Nice po matututo ako dito salamat po♥️
0:23 This face look like a villian
Thanks a lot!:) i ordered some markers online and they have arrived! Now I’m prepared😎
Other tutorials: "Start to light to dark colors!"
This Tutorial: "Start Dark to light colors!"
yeahh i confused with that...
Anyway which one the correct one??
@@traceyla3914 "correct" is what your preference is. I occasionally do both, depending whether I'm looking for a softer, more blended effect (light to dark) or a more contrasty look (dark to light). I guess most artists do light to dark because you can always add more shadows, while removing them when adding them first and then realizing they're too strong doesn't work half as well. You can still blend them out, but why correct mistakes when you can avoid them from the beginning.
@@feralshojo okay :)
Wow your drawings are so beatiful❤Deku look so cool :)
But didn’t Deku have purple fingers in that scene 🤔
That deku titan 😂😂
@Power of Drawing u are the best artist i hav ever seen
Girly hidin the fact she went over the lines Umu
Thank you for this tutorial!!! I'm an alcohol marker beginner. This tutorial video will help me a lot in my future with alcohol markers. Thanks again!!! ♥♥♥
Amazing. Any other MHA fans?
When I'm drawing it better helps me by watching videos like this I tend to forget so it easy to just watch it while I'm coloring
*burns sketchbook*
These are good tips for beginners or kids who are trying markers for the first time. Nice video.
Wow!, thank you for showing us how to blend with Alcohol Markers 💞💞This helped me Allot💞💓
omg 😳 tnq m new to using these and u saved me from wasting my things
Thanks for sharing these techniques. 🍐🖌️
This is one of the most useful vid I have ever seen keep it up👍
thanks for this! I am new to alcohol markers and this helps
thank you so much, learned a lot from this, ever
since i got more into art i was lended ohuhu markers knowing nothing about but you helped me very much about some tips
I just bought alcohol markers since I'm trying to draw more often now. This is so helpful!! Thank you for this 🤓👏
6:24 helped me alot about the markers standing up (I just bought my first and only 60 pcs of markers hehehe😅) that was the reason why the other tips of the marker are drying up, thanks for the tips not only this part but all of ‘em thanks again🤗🤗🥺🥺❤️❤️
Great tips!
I now realize that I've been using my Markers the wrong way! Should've thought of watching tips on how to use it first, it would've saved me the trouble of wondering where I was going wrong :D
thank you Marvin 🤗
congrats lods laki na nang community ko galing keep it up
maraming salamat Harrielsan
Im getting my alcohol markers tommorow! Thanks for the tips 😃
I watched the whole video..really really nice tips..thanks
Nice tips. I am a beginner and have lots to learn. Thanks.
This actually helped me out. I want to get into coloring my art and didn't really know good techniques. Thanks!