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This is a commissonned work I've done for a dear friend of mine
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Merci! C'est plutรดt rare que je fais des cheveux roux !
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C'est vrai, en fait, maintenant que je pense. Red hair is rare! Il est vraiment jolie avec sa bleus yeux et sa verte robe, aussi.
Also, that kind of looks like how I color eyes! 
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You know I cannot do that stripping thing! I have to use different colors each time, that's not fair...
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For the eyes, it's more of a dabbing than stripping, but the same idea. And it's with the brushy part of a Copic blender, which is usually much stronger than a Prismacolor blender and Promarker blender, though I've never used a Promarker blender, so I don't know. Do you have a Promarker blender?
But, yes, I think you should try "dabbing" with a Copic blender after you add two colors of the eyes. Recolor and repeat.
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I do have a promarker blender (and none from the other kind of markers)... And I do try stripping from time to time but it's always leave just a "stain" on paper... Maybe it's the kind of paper I use ???
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I think it's either the paper or the blender because I know you can do this little technique easily. What kind of paper do you use? I use bristol board when I draw and color and simple card stock if I print something of yours (or anyone else to color). Their textures are slightly different, but they are similar in thickness.
But I also notice a difference with the blenders. The Prismacolor lightens (strips) most colors evenly, but the Copic is much stronger and has a line or streak effect (good for hair or dabbing eyes). Copic can be called "that streaking thing I do," which is just as funny!
Don't tell anyone, but the first thing of yours I colored was actually on regular printer paper!
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I used to color on Canson prolayout markers papers (ex: [link] ) but I've found that regular printer paper gave a softer look (ex: [link] ) and help blend the colors because it "drink" a lot of ink, thus the paper stay wet longer and that's make it easier to blend many colors one on top of the others. Plus the printer ink, with a bit of art fixative, do not react with the alcool-based markers so I can go over it without creating black strokes, which I wasn't able to do with the Canson paper. The only challenge is to keep the bleeding under control. So don't tell anyone, but I've actually been using regular printer paper for a while now!
Promarker blender are are on the stronger side I guess. They leave a stain effect very easely.
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It seems that maybe it's the paper that won't let you strip or streak (lol), but I'd still try a Prismacolor blender first before deciding. And a Copic blender to streak.
I WOULD use bristol board, but it gets stuck in the printer. Card stock is the next best thing. It's almost like index cards [link] only bigger and without the lines. Or it's like a big poster board that kids might use for school projects or to make lemonade stand signs with, only without a glossy side.
I know what you mean about copy paper being softer. At first it looks dark and almost see through, but it dries softer. Here are examples of what I colored with printer copy paper. [link] , [link] , [link] , [link]
I would have said, "Look how different I color your things now compared to the first one I did with Harry and Hermione," but with copy paper, that stripping thing does not work really well, so it looks more flat.
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I cannot find the prismacolor or copic blender in store ! Grrr! I should order one online eventually!
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I think you should try to order one.
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