Olguioo
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Tutorial ✿ How to draw with Markers
🕑 Added 2025-08-22 13:05:48 +0000 UTCHello~!
The full video tutorial on how to draw with markers is ready! ✨ In this tutorial, I’ll share everything I’ve learned from over 7+ years of using alcohol markers in my illustrations.
🌱 What’s in the lesson?
The brands I use
Types of nibs
Common problems with markers + tips to solve them
Techniques for using markers
How to make gradients
Step-by-step breakdown of my drawing process
The video is 30 minutes long, and I guide you through everything in real time, from techniques to all the drawing details. You’ll also find a recap of everything I cover in the attached PDF.
And if you’d like subtitles, don’t forget to turn them on~
🌱 Attached you’ll find
PDF guide with all drawings done in the video
High quality scan of the drawings from the video
🌱 Timestamps
(They’re also in the video description, but you can check them here!)
--- TIMESTAMPS ---
00:00 Intro
00:38 The brands I use
03:48 Cap colors
04:39 Bleeding
05:48 Ink spilling
05:42 Storing markers
---- THE TECHNIQUES ----
06:35 Inking evenly across the whole drawing
09:01 Making gradients
12:04 Adding shadows
13:25 Bleaching effect
14:45 Swatches
--- COLORING A DRAWING ---
15:56 Choosing the palette
17:01 Coloring with markers
24:34 Lineart with colored pencils
I hope you enjoy it!! <33
Comments
Olguioo
So glad it was helpful!! <33 More to come!
jue.no.yume
Such valuable tips! Was just starting new cute animal drawing so this was perfect to put me in the zone hihi! Thank you so much 🤗✨
Olguioo
Thank you sooso much! I will keep trying my best to keep improving the tutorials and make them as useful as possible, but it makes me really happy to know that you liked it!! <33
Bianca Urbanowicz
You are a magnificent teacher Olga. Thank you for sharing. I discovered your Instagram a few weeks ago and am in love with your whimsical little creations. Especially your love of bulbasaur😍 he’s my favorite to doodle as well.
