He Wouldnt Be Proud Of Me.

āHe wouldnāt be proud of me.ā
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”WARNING!: VERY long post ahead!

I was recently asked to do a tutorial for two friends, and I figured Iād share it here! Itās on how I personally use markers and colored pencils for portraits, so if thatās something youāre interested in then this is for you!
I must preface by saying this is my first tutorial/guide thingy and Iām no professional, but hopefully it helps some! This is only one way of going about it, donāt worry if itās not your way!
Without further ado, letās do this! And remember: Trust the process!!!
First, the angelic (š) reference:

Now, we all see tones differently. I also am using the Art Alternatives Portrait Set, which is limited in tones. So, this wonāt be completely picture accurate- which is okay! Essence over accuracy!
Alright! Here we go!
Step One: the sketch!

Typically I do the sketch in the personās undertone, usually pinks or purples. However, for whatever reason I was compelled to try blue on this one, and hey- what is art if not random attempts at creating beauty?
And just like the color scheme, the sketch isnāt 100% accurate. But again, itās all good!
But anyways, the reason I do my sketches in colored pencil is because it doesnāt smudge like graphite does, and it actually blends into the marker. I feel itās smoother, and it provides some undertones as you start layering with marker.
Step Two: base tones

This is where you wonder if you just destroyed the entire drawing. I promise you that you didnāt! Basically what I do here is I put pinks down wherever I see pinks in the reference and lay down where the skin is the darkest. I find that it blends better when itās underneath the base layer.
Step Three: the base layer

Here, all you do is throw down the skintone over the entirety of where it goes, in this case the face. I typically try to leave out highlights, but sometimes the marker bleeds and covers things I didnāt ask it to. In this case, that was the eyes. Oh well!
One thing to notice here is how you can still see the colored pencil beneath the sketch. Thatās a very useful guide for when you begin detailing.
Step 3.5: uh

This isnāt necessarily a marker step, itās just me letting the ink dry and working on other spots with pen and colored pencil. Also, I do like to go over the pink areas a few times to make them less stark.
Step Four: beginning detailing

Now, black is a tricky color on the face, because it can either smudge on everything and turn it gray, or work really well. I used a colored pencil here, and began going over the blue colored pencil spots and lines that were visible under the marked, which started to bring out his face. I also covered the highlight on the nose that had been left alone thus far.
Step Five: THEā¢ļø details

If thereās anything Iāve learned in my five years of drawing, itās that the highlights and darkest points are what really make the piece. Pure white, bright highlights (like the ones in the eyes) are awesome, but lately I like smudging them out a little bit so that theyāre gentler.
If thereās anything you want to hit, itās the whites of the eyes with the white gel pen, and the pupils + nostrils with the black fineliner.
I have shaky hands, but I use them to my advantage in stippling the darkest part of the eyebrows and in the line of the lips with the fineliner- it just adds a little bit more depth :)
Hair is its own thing, I just sort of wing it. Black hair especially is not the easiest for me, just because I find it difficult to bring out the shades in it. Itās not done at this step as I was trying to figure out how I was going to finish it.
I will also blend things out with both the skintone marker and a pink colored pencil just to get stuff to be smoother. If youāre going for semi realism/realism like me, I highly recommend taking a reddish brown to do some freckles/skin texture with. You canāt see it too much in this picture, and I didnāt want to overdo it since Cas/Misha doesnāt have that many freckles as far as I can see, but it does make a difference.
Step Six: everything else

I did the jacket in colored pencil as well as the fake id!
If you have any questions let me know, Iām happy to help!
Hope this is a decent guide :)

So I kinda like the idea of having an art blog, so this isnāt just going to be the comic anymore! Instead, itāll just be whatever Iām up to- and maybe at some point that will include the comic as well.
Anyway, hope youāre having a good day!
(And PS for those who know the reference- hope youāre eating lightning and crapping thunder!)
Xx
LynZ

Rhonda Hurley, the unsung hero of the Supernatural Fandom.
(Uhhh be SUPER careful clicking ākeep readingā)

If you know me irl, we are NEVER discussing this.
Anyway Supernatural has 100% altered my brain chemistry. Also, I feel like Dean had hair that sort of looked like Samās when he was in his late teens, sue me.