And more testing!
mmouse15 sent me two pads I was going to test with the markers to decide which one worked better so I did a quick pic on the Strathmore pad to test it out. The strathmore pad she sent me has some texture, or 'medium surface' as it reads on the description of the paper. So far both pads work wonderfully for the alcohol based markers like the Touch and the Copics, neither have bleed issues for which I am very happy about. However! I found out that the smooth papers do not seem to take the Tombo markers as good as the Touch or Copics, probably beause they're water based. In any case, the Strathmore paper really does work so much better for the Tombo markers. owo;
The veredict? I think Strathmore's definitely the go-to for blending and use of the tombos. But the Borden and Riley gives a smoother finish with the Touch and Copics. So I think I'll be using both kinds just as much. xD This pic's for snugsbunny beause she's been le sick, here be Prowl and Jazz and their bebes, Bluestreak and Stepper.
Now onto the picture! This was done quickly and without references so I made up a lot of stuff and others were just drawn from memory. I obviously missed and screwed some things. I also used this piece to experiment a lot, like the grey tone used for Bluestreak was achieved mixing a warm grey and a blue grey. A lot of things were colored with the Tombo markers. They work really nicely on the Strathmore paper. For this trick, all the black parts sans the arms on Prowl, Jazz and Stepper were colored with the copics (I absolutely love them as much as the touch, the blending is awesome with them). The bridge was done with the Tombos just so you get an idea of how they work on the Strathmore.
Draw in 9 x 12 Strathmore drawing pad. With Faber Castell PITT pen, Tombo ABT, Touch Twin, and Copic Sketch Markers, and White Sakura Gelly Roll pen.
The veredict? I think Strathmore's definitely the go-to for blending and use of the tombos. But the Borden and Riley gives a smoother finish with the Touch and Copics. So I think I'll be using both kinds just as much. xD This pic's for snugsbunny beause she's been le sick, here be Prowl and Jazz and their bebes, Bluestreak and Stepper.
Now onto the picture! This was done quickly and without references so I made up a lot of stuff and others were just drawn from memory. I obviously missed and screwed some things. I also used this piece to experiment a lot, like the grey tone used for Bluestreak was achieved mixing a warm grey and a blue grey. A lot of things were colored with the Tombo markers. They work really nicely on the Strathmore paper. For this trick, all the black parts sans the arms on Prowl, Jazz and Stepper were colored with the copics (I absolutely love them as much as the touch, the blending is awesome with them). The bridge was done with the Tombos just so you get an idea of how they work on the Strathmore.
Draw in 9 x 12 Strathmore drawing pad. With Faber Castell PITT pen, Tombo ABT, Touch Twin, and Copic Sketch Markers, and White Sakura Gelly Roll pen.