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My first piece using my new Copic sketch markers. I used the clear blnder, but it didn't get rid of those overlap lines. Any suggestions?I like this, though. It's menstrually liberated.
Ink and marker on bristol.
Do not reproduce without my explicit permission.
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This is such a period piece (pun)
All i see is, nasty panties time.
I never trust anything that bleeds for several days but doesn't die.
p.s. your other works are great : )
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Hey, it must be rough, trying to amuse yourself enough so the fact of your eternal chicklessness won't make you fucking kill yourself.
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Copic markers? Do they work well?
I love her outfit, it ties in well with the really creative background....
<3
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To be honest, they're so expensive I never bought more than these six colors. I prefer Letraset Trias (also expensive), and use Dick Blick markers now, which are both cheap AND pretty great.
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Pretty much what everyone else said.
They're alcohol based markers, and alcohol dries fast, but as long as they're still wet, you should have no troubles. Work fast, and in small, strategic strokes.
Also, paper makes a difference too. Generally, you want smoother, less absorbent paper. Copic sells paper, it's a little pricey, but works great.
Lovely image!
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at first i dident get the whole menstrually liberated thing, and then i remembered why i feel like crap today. 
anywho, lovley picture! what kind of pen do you use for the inking? im jealous of you inking skillz. T_T
as for the whole marker streaking, did you try puting the color-less blender on before the color?
if not maybe you should try that. put the color-less blender on first and then put the color on while its still wet. that seems to always work for me. (i use heavy weight printing paper "28 pounds)
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this just happens to be amazing.
rock the menstrual liberation.
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Darn. I wish I could draw like this, as if it's almost digital.
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I know what you mean about the lines, very irritating when I try to shade things.
But in this picture, I think it gives it a nice flow; it has a better texture with the streaks. Love the colors too 
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haha menstrually liberated, I thought those "crimson waves" looked familiar.
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I actually really like the lines on the legs and arms - it looks really cool to me. Like a shine or something?
I really dig how you used that very Japanese ukiyo-e imagery and warped it to your own style and how you wanted it.
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Adorable! Great lines and wonderful color scheme
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I use Prismacolor and there are no lines. Another thing is you can't color in lines like that. It's kind of like.... buffing!? You want to use circular strokes. It keeps your color thick and a little wet so you can have blending fun!! Hah. I'm no expert, but it's seemed to work for me.
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The comment and advice may be a little late, but with copics you need to work quickly and make sure that you're using the right kind of paper. I've never used bristol board but you might want to thumb through a copy of the how to draw manga copic marker special to see what different effects the markers have on different papers, or just do some experimentation on your own as well.
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oooh!ooh! i kno i kno! i love copic markers! use em all the time! my best suggestion is u have to color kind of fast! color while the ink is still wet cuzz once it dries its hard to make the colors are hard to blend together...and also coloring in smaller areas work rele well too! ^^ if u need anymore tips just ask! :]
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My only suggestion for copic blending is to do it quick... Once the area dries and you use the blending marker, it tends to blotch up. It also depends on the paper that you use, some papers work differently with the blending marker--at least, from my experience.
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beautiful picture! i love the way you drew the hands, so realistic.
and nice colours x
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Well, if you're having problems with the markers, you could also try scanning the lineart into Photoshop and just coloring it there.
Anyway, it's still a nice piece. Thanks for making it.
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Gotta love menstrual liberation. This is amazing.
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Whoa. I've got no words for your utter awesomeness...O.O
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you need Marker Paper. The marker paper keeps the overlap lines from happening. I love that stuff
anyway this is adorable. nice work
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I don't know why, but the darker pink areas of The Wave reminds me of muscle fibers, which actually makes sense as the wave is a moving thing. x)
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This is cool but...is it about menstruation or something? Like, those are the eggs and the pink is the....blood?
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The paper you use can affect how much they streak. If you use reasonable printer paper it usually doesn't, because the colours saturate quickly. The blender can cause the ink to blotch too.
This looks lovely but I can't help but think about getting my period when I see it (a red wave...). I'm sorry, I feel really bad about it! I love the way you drew the legs, the little details like muscle and the face as well.
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This would make such a fuckin AWESOME tatoo--there's such a peaceful harmony of color and texture here , it'd just light up the skin , without even it looking crowded <3333333333333
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Yeah, what the others said: work fast. You get no streaks if you blend before it dries.
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really? i use sketch markers all the time and never get lines :T i usually make colour one area very quickly [ before the markers dry ] and colour from the same point, sorry if that sounds confusing xD
the type of paper can also really affect how the markers come out [: it takes a while to get used to them, so for you to have just gotten them this is reeeally good. have fun P:
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Well, even though copics are the best markers out there you're just not going to get the quality you want out of them. You could try the cpoic airbrush and that would give you a more even look, but it's still not going to get you the level that quality materials will.
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With my copics you have to work fast, otherwise they dry and leave those lines. Usually instead of making long strokes I make short ones, which allows it to blend better.
For an example, with the legs, try making your strokes horizontal insted of vertical. This allow for less drying.
Hah hah, menstrually liberated.
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It's dreamy. The strong lines, the patterns for the waves and the simple beauty of the colours make it gorgeous like a poster from the sixties.
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no idea how to use markeys or blenders ;; gorgeous pichur tho..i love teh color scheme and the character <3
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