Crystal's Skirt Color

The third of four pics that were tied in my poll: [link] Although one took the lead after I had colored it.

This is my second piece on the new marker paper I got, and I am not liking it. The lighter colors work fine but the darks, like the black and the dark red on the bra, just sit on the surface. I also inked with a brush, and not having done extensive brush inking in years, my technique was a little shaky. I really like the dip-pens because you can feel them contact the paper, but the brushes bristles are so soft, I couldn't tell when I made contact with the paper so I sometimes ended up with a very heavy line and sometimes with no line at all. Next time I'll use my old standbys.