anika mari

I got a few new markers for Christmas that I was eager to try out. I got all my sketch stuff out, ready to start, but I ended up having to wash out all my rapidograph pens, since it’s been so long since I’ve really drawn; some of them were out of ink and some of them were all gunked up. It took a while, but now they are all squeaky clean and ready for scribbling.

All the following scribbles are on grid paper because that’s what I had handy.

First scribble:

The new colors in this one are “pale jade” and “lime peel”. It’s a simple drawing of flowers, but I like the color combination.

Second scribble:

I used my new chartpak ad marker in “pink” for the background. It’s the first chartpak marker that I’ve tried. The fumes are intense, but the coverage is really nice, and they seem to have a nice variety of colors available. I also got a really nice dark purple that I hope to try out soon. I used my new “magenta” prisma color marker as well as a couple of old green ones (”dark green” and “parrot green”). In the end I wish I’d left off the green. I might have to do another version with just the pinks.

Third scribble:

I didn’t end up using any of my new colors in this one. The background is “goldenrod” and the other color is “spanish orange”. As I was drawing this one, I paused every so often to look at it skeptically. It’s a little odd, but I like how it turned out.

I’ve been working on some larger drawings that I hope to post about soon. It’s fun to have new colors to play with!