Before I Call It A Night...

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  Hey peeps; making a quick drop by before I listen to some tunes and doze off for the night.  I got a new sketch/illustration to share w/ 'ya.  Hope you like it:

  It's no surprise I'm a big fan of Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita series.  I had yet to do an illustration for Gally I really liked, so I started this one some days ago.  It's something of a sketch since I decided not to use my watercolors and stuck with cheapo-grado copy paper, but thankfully the Faber-Castell markers hold up well to even the flimsiest of grounds.  Since I rarely used the colored markers, I did so w/ this sketch as well.

  I finally got a feel for the FBs, but sadly some of my Cold Greys have began to run out of ink.  I'll have to order more.  I may not get more of the color markers as soon, as I'd rather get more tubes of watercolor paint, hopefully some that match these marker equivalents.  Overall tho this was a fun little illustration to sketch, gave me some chances to get really loose here and there, keep it tight elsewhere, etc.

  Quick list of the markers used (all Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen brand):

   >Cold Greys 1-6, black >Ivory >Light Flesh >Medium Flesh >Raw Umber >May Green >Chromium Oxide Green >Sky Blue >Indathrene Blue >Dark Naples Ochre >Green Gold

  Always a challenge to scan traditional artwork to a scanner properly; for 'full-intensity' efforts I will probably just let a professional do the scans w/ high-quality equipment.  Also for w/e reason the image is stretched here..that hasn't happened w/ any other pictures I've scanned.  Maybe time to re-adjust some scanner settings?

  Can't recommend enough Faber-Castell markers.  Trust me, if money weren't an issue I'd likely get Copics,, but these babies go the long haul.  They're fantastic even on copy paper, so for the next illustration I'll see how they handle on proper illustration board ;).  

  Personal blurb:  I think my favorite color of use here was Indathrene Blue.  Well, either that or Medium Flesh, but both May and Chromium Oxide Green did neatos for the sketchy trees.  If possible I'd like to re-scan some day to a closer rep of what it looks like in person w/ optimal lighting conditions, but we're getting ahead of ourselves.

  Hope you dig the drawing; be back l8r w/ more.  Uh...nighty night, you all.