February 20th, 2011

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Spiderleg

 

Okay, it's official: I'm creating a whole new album for my Sharpie stuff because this is just way too fun and I'll be doing it in a regular basis.

I made this last night. I've always liked this tattoo design and decided to do it with Sharpie. It was a great challenge.

For those who are curious about the process, it's quite simple.
I used seven different colours (black, slate gray, brown, burgundy, eggplant, pink and silver). Light colours go first because we don't want black to ruin the tips of the light markers. Then I just work my way up to the darker tones.
I smear and blend them with my fingers or cotton pads. I also use nailpolish remover for highlights and soften some areas so the colours look smooth.

Someday I'll go livestream so you all can see how it's done :) All I need is a webcam... if only my webcams were Windows 7 friendly.

Cheers!