colourful peacock

TIPS AND TECHNIQUES: CHAMELEON PENS

- John Philip

STEP 1: I first started with a rough sketch of the peafowl and then took the superfine 3mm Sky Blue BL3 Fineliner to create the outline. This way I could rub out the pencil mess, but still have my guides in place.

STEP 2: First goal is to build up some inspiration by conquering the focal area. With this subject, the trick is to draw the eye in the beginning since it’s normally the attention grabber. That way I can begin to feel good about how it’s turning out and prevent me from losing interest. My collection of Chameleon Markers has appropriate brown, which was not a problem. I took the Vermillion RD3 marker and placed the Grass Green colour top on it for a few seconds. Taking a scrap of paper I scribbled a bit until reaching the desired brown mix and stopped. Then placing the mixing chamber on the pen I created a lighter tone of the current brown.