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If he does it the same way I do, the secret is multiple markers.

Most people are trying to fade with a blender and two markers.

To do it right, you have a combination of technique, time and numbers.

 

Start with your darkest color, pick at least two if not more colors that perfectly

bridge the gap between the two colors you want to blend. I usually have five

or six and it's not uncommon to have ten markers for a good blend.

 

Test it out too to make sure it's going to work by running the blend in the

exact order on a scrap of paper. Then you're ready to go once you know

what works.

 

Lay out your darkest color and then feather the edge as best as you know

how. Some people stipple, some people crosshatch and I like to just pick

the marker up on each stroke really quickly towards the direction of the fade.

 

Now while your ink is still drying, run your next color going over top the

first one. Do the same thing feathering the edge but sometimes

(usually) you'll also want to fill the area you just filled. Now go back and

cover the transition with the dark color just a little. Touch it up. Then go back

and forth between the two transition colors.

 

Do that slowly for each of the colors you have picked out and eventually it

looks smooth (although photos can sometimes be unkind to it).

 

Seems like a lot of work but it's not really.

 

Another couple tricks that you can do or even do with that technique is to

get greys. I suggest Shinhan Touch Twins full set of 11 greys for $26 (or

rack 'em) (also, that's two more greys then Copic and Prisma).

 

Doing the same steps of dark to light feathered with grey and then layer

over your various dark to light colors gets even smoother transitions.

 

Also, you can smooth transitions with colored pencil over top the dried fade

but that takes practice.

 

And if you want a really cheap method and are good with pencils, just shade

the area light to dark with a pencil. Marker over top of pencil comes out

surprisingly smooth.

 

Those are all tricks I use.

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As an example, I used five various shades of orange to yellow marker on that.

 

I also smoothed it a bit with yellow colored pencil and the hilights are yellow paint pen.

The shadows are two shades of grey. Everything was done dark to light.

 

I also have made a video covering this exact process.

 

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If he does it the same way I do, the secret is multiple markers.

Most people are trying to fade with a blender and two markers.

To do it right, you have a combination of technique, time and numbers.

 

Start with your darkest color, pick at least two if not more colors that perfectly

bridge the gap between the two colors you want to blend. I usually have five

or six and it's not uncommon to have ten markers for a good blend.

 

Test it out too to make sure it's going to work by running the blend in the

exact order on a scrap of paper. Then you're ready to go once you know

what works.

 

Lay out your darkest color and then feather the edge as best as you know

how. Some people stipple, some people crosshatch and I like to just pick

the marker up on each stroke really quickly towards the direction of the fade.

 

Now while your ink is still drying, run your next color going over top the

first one. Do the same thing feathering the edge but sometimes

(usually) you'll also want to fill the area you just filled. Now go back and

cover the transition with the dark color just a little. Touch it up. Then go back

and forth between the two transition colors.

 

Do that slowly for each of the colors you have picked out and eventually it

looks smooth (although photos can sometimes be unkind to it).

 

Seems like a lot of work but it's not really.

 

Another couple tricks that you can do or even do with that technique is to

get greys. I suggest Shinhan Touch Twins full set of 11 greys for $26 (or

rack 'em) (also, that's two more greys then Copic and Prisma).

 

Doing the same steps of dark to light feathered with grey and then layer

over your various dark to light colors gets even smoother transitions.

 

Also, you can smooth transitions with colored pencil over top the dried fade

but that takes practice.

 

And if you want a really cheap method and are good with pencils, just shade

the area light to dark with a pencil. Marker over top of pencil comes out

surprisingly smooth.

 

Those are all tricks I use.

 

wow man thanks for writing all that out! its really helpful. i went out and got like 6 shades of yellow from prisma to do my fade. thanks again!

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