Mepxy Max 17th Edition - Part 3

MEPXY MAX 17TH EDITION

My Darling Deer - Part 3

BY Ash Chain

Created with Canson Drawing 220 paper and Mepxy Brush Markers

Hello all and welcome to my last tutorial for 2015. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did creating it.

I start by using warm grey to shadow the deer's nostril. If you want to create the perception of depth you will want to shade the entire area with a light tone then go in close to the edge of the area you want depth with a darker tone.

I shade around the nose with some more lighter warm greys. I use warm grey as it's slightly brown more tan proper grey.

I start his nose by lightly shading with the lightest warm grey. I use browns to shade under the top lip to give shadow.

When shading the lower jaw I try to create some sort of muscle structure by shading a solid line just passed where it's mouth finishes.

Now comes the fur. I use a whipping motion to create the sort of spikey or furry effect I'm looking for. I continue this "pattern" all the way through the deer.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and your 2015. Looking forward to creating more with you in 2016.

Colours used: W35, WG04, N53, N50, N01, N51, N05, WG05, WG01, WG06, NG02, WG03, W37, N13, TG01, WG02, WG08, NG05, W25, N18, TG02, TG05, TG03, TG06, 00

Christmas Wreath Card!

Christmas Wreath Card

Made with Mepxy Markers

I may be in denial that Christmas is so soon as there is a lot to do! But truth be told, Christmas is probably my favourite time of year. So I thought making some Christmas themed cards would be the way to go!

These are so simple to make and you can use any Mepxy Markers that you have on hand!

Materials

• Mepxy Markers:
• R59
• W07
• W29
• L63
• L67
• C99
• L05
• Blank Card 
• Pencil
• Pentel Gold Brush Pen

I bought a pack of blank cards from a paper store nearby, but you can make them easily enough from any type of paper.

First, I did a rough sketch of the size of the wreath and baubles.

I drew a mix of leaves and berries and continued around the wreath.
I found that turning the drawing helped keep the wreath shape looking like it was following a path around the shape.

Here is the finished product. I added a bow as well for a Christmas-sy touch!

Photograph of the drawing.

First, I started with L05 Elm Green and shaded in the spindly leaves. This helps you see the type of leaves I drew. The pencil also helps stop the bleed of the markers, it fills the shapes really well!
You'll just have to make sure you use paper that is thick enough to not bleed the markers through to the next page. If you are unsure, slip a scrap of paper in the middle so it catches any bleeding.

Here you can particularly see how the markers fill out the shapes really well. Here I used L63 Forrest Green.

Here I added some darker green tones with C99 Pine Needle.

Now I used R59 Cardinal to shade in the berries.

Using my three greens from earlier I filled in the gaps of the wreath and also added some line work to the leaves by shading the stems of the leaves.

Here I used W07 Light Mahogany and W29 Sienna to shade in the ribbon.

 

You can't see it very well in this scan, but I used my Pentel Gold Brush pen to shade in the baubles. It gives a great effect in real life as it shines when the light catches it. How Christmas-sy!?

You can buy these pens online.

Close up of the gold baubles.

Markers used in this tutorial.

Happy Christmas in advance! The cards are almost too good to give away!

Here's a card I made last year.

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