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  by Tan Hadron 2 years ago

  Drawn as a bit of practice for that 'concept art' style. He's not great, but he does the job!
  (Pen & Marker)
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  by CJ 2 years ago

  Aww, you can do marker stuff... I so admire people who can work with markers. Great stuff!
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  by Tan Hadron 2 years ago

  Thanks! :-) One thing I love about it, is that it can retain some of the energy you get from a 'quick sketch' but have the polish of something more finished/refined, so to speak. ;-)
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  by CJ 2 years ago

  That's very true. What markers do you use? I'd love to invest in a set, but have no idea where to start (I know prismacolor are very good - I use their pencils, but have to get them shipped in from the US). Any brands you'd recommend?
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  by Tan Hadron 2 years ago

  Best ones I use (as you need very little to get started, really):
  http://www.letraset.com/design/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=2981&cat=ProMarker+5-Pack+Set+5
  
  Also a blender (Handy, but NOT necessity):
  http://www.letraset.com/design/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=108&cat=ProMarker+Blender
  
  If you want to really go fancy, you can get the marker air system. It's reasonably cheap (Again, NOT a necessity. Just handy if you get into it, and want that extra bit of polish for backgrounds):
  http://www.letraset.com/design/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=405&cat=Promarker+Letrajet
  
  I don't work for letraset, by the way lol! ;-) I just discovered recently, after years of buying markers at ridiculous prices in the art shops, that I could just get them off the website considerably cheaper.
  
  Also, the best book I've read for teaching marker illustration techniques... (Certainly for that quick concept style): Doug Chiang's 'Mechanika'. Bought it recently, and wish it had been around back when I was learning this stuff for Product Design. It's a fantastic book.
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mechanika-How-Create-Science-Fiction/dp/1600610234/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275383478&sr=8-1
  
  Hope that helps! ;-)