Prismacolor Marker Streaking

[IsabellaPrice]

Hello! :3 I've been dabbling in traditional art a lot more recently. I've been mostly using Faber-Castel inking pens and Prismacolor markers to color, with a white gel pen for highlights. I've been using a Strathmore sketchbook for all my work. I'm having a hard time keeping a consistent color. Everything always turns out patchy, even though I'm coloring as fast as I can. I don't want to color too fast because I end up going out of the lines. D:

Does anyone have any tips or techniques to get a consistent, non-patchy color with Prismacolor markers?

Some examples:

http://www.furaffinity.net/full/6445712/

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6446371/

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6446350/

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6446341/

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6446361/

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6445738/


Edit: Also, when I ink my art I wait at least 10 minutes before coloring. When I use yellow it smudges the black from my lines and I end up with some nasty greenish tint to anything I color yellow. Is there anything I could do to prevent this? :c

 

[Steel-Bar-Steak]

For the streaking problem, I'd say you just have to work at speeding up your process, so they don't have time to dry inbetween strokes. You might want to try out different papers too, as that can have some effect. I'm not sure what else could cause or fix it so you'll have to try those for now.
As for the ink bleeds, I think I've used those same pens and I can only say: get another pen. Copic ink pens work well, as do Prisma's own ones. Whatever you do get make sure it says that it's alcohol-resistant.

 

[mapdark]

Hello! :3 I've been dabbling in traditional art a lot more recently. I've been mostly using Faber-Castel inking pens and Prismacolor markers to color, with a white gel pen for highlights. I've been using a Strathmore sketchbook for all my work. I'm having a hard time keeping a consistent color. Everything always turns out patchy, even though I'm coloring as fast as I can. I don't want to color too fast because I end up going out of the lines. D:

Does anyone have any tips or techniques to get a consistent, non-patchy color with Prismacolor markers?


Edit: Also, when I ink my art I wait at least 10 minutes before coloring. When I use yellow it smudges the black from my lines and I end up with some nasty greenish tint to anything I color yellow. Is there anything I could do to prevent this? :c

1- I think in general , you're doing super well with colour markers considering they're markers. Don't expect the same level of colour flatness as digital. Also while prismacolour markers are good , if you REALLY want non-streaking , you'd have to buy markers that are a bit more expensive. Like Lettraset markers. They'Re very expensive though, like 2 to 3 dollars PER marker.

2-As for black ink bleeding , I GUESS you could do things in reverse, COLOUR first , then ink . Or wait for the colour layer to dry. Though , again , I've NEVER had bleeding with the lettraset markers.

 

[Zydala]

Try a heavier paper that's made for markers? Sketchbook paper doesn't hold ink very well sometimes and might be why you're having bleeding? That or you know some ink pens are just like that.

 

[Iudicium_86]

Copic markers are very nice with much more even color blending but quite expensive. Very little streaking. Also, invest in some marker paper

Also, to prevent colors from streaking the black lining, I just don't do lining till the end. Leaves very crisp clean fine lines.

 

[Arshes Nei]

Do you have a colorless blender by the way? I don't see this mentioned in the advice posted. When I used markers, I used rubbing alcohol when working with them. I also used marker paper because certain kinds of paper will bleed out markers faster.

I also used a combination of colored pencils to work in blending. Markers are like glazes, you keep going from light to dark building upon the next color.

As people say, you can leave the inking as final, but it depends on the kind of inks you're using. I noticed my Copic Multiliners are more sensitive to other kinds of markers ie Prismas, Copics vs Letraset/Trias.

http://www.copicmarker.com/tutorials

 

[noahenholm]

These Prismacolor blending markers can soften edges, take up colors from markers and create unique color blends, and achieve attractive coloring effects in addition to priming the surface to produce smooth gradient colors.

 

[Loose Screws]

I use a lot of markers, I've never used Prisma markers but dayum, I'd say your marker work is awesome.

If it helps, or if you wanna try, I found the best paper for my marker work is smooth or extra smooth Bristol board. But for this paper, I have to leave the ink at least an hour before drying, and sometimes I'll leave it overnight. (I use unipin fineliners). If I have heavy inked areas I might leave it blank until after markers.

I can get some nice blends with it, a Transformers Bumblebee in markers here if you wanted to see an example. I don't know what kinda nibs Prismamarkers have, but if it has a chisel, I find the ink flow from that gives me more smoother layers.

I would suggest leave the ink drying time for longer, even my fav unipins are workable at 10 mins but I still give them at least an hour. Just in case lol. I hope this helps.