How to Make Your Marker Sketches POP
Sometimes I get the questions how to make your marker sketches pop or stand out more. I know it’s a common issue amongst designers and students and I think I know what the problem is caused by.
CONTRAST.
Or in other words, LACK of contrast. You see, I used to have this problem too. This was when I was starting out with marker sketching. Why did I have this problem? I was scared of messing up my sketch.
And because I was scared of messing up my sketch, I stayed away from adding too much contrast and deep colors/black in my sketches. This resulted in a sketch that looked “washed-out” and shallow. There was no depth to it.
What I would like to encourage you to try, if you feel you have a similar problem, is to add black to your sketches. Like full on 100% black marker where it’s suppose to be black such as the wheels, air intakes/outlets, grille, baseline etc.
Just try it one time and if you don’t like it, just go back to your old ways of sketching.
But I can almost guarantee that if you use black properly, the sketch will “pop” more. Because it simply adds a stark contrast.
BRADLEY
Yes, we have taken the marker pens out from the dry and often boring corporate . A part of a series of volumes that the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris put out years ago that are sadly no longer in print. https://www.madbomr.com/