Friends of mine have been hosting figure drawing sessions for a while now, but it’s time to move on. For this last session, not one but three cosplayers were asked to be our models: @kdnaii_, @zephyrean, and @cenikicosplay!

I tried some materials I haven’t touched for years: Winsor & Newton Pigment Markers. I got introduced to them in a workshop by Wouter Tulp when I was still in art school. They work a bit like alcohol markers, though the ink does not run into the paper directly. Because of that, it’s easier to blend while the ink is wet. On the flipside, they do take some time to dry. For figure sketching, you’d better add colours last, because it takes minutes before you can add another layer. Good to know: they do blend waterproof fineliners and ballpoint too!

I remember I found it hard to get used to them, but after playing around with them I’m excided to give them another try, especially in drawings I don’t have to create under time pressure.

When the models posed all three together, I decided to work on a good sketch to finish at home rather than trying to ink it in the 20 minutes too.

And although there are plenty of mistakes in the final drawing, I do like the look of the markers and black ink!