Over the weekend I purchased some Copic  markers, like felt pens with an alcohol base. They have a great smooth texture and are  easy to blend with, a new material I am excited to experiment with in my sketch book. I have been playing with my new pens for a couple of days, enjoying the effects that I can create with these (so far I only have skin tone ones). Today I decided to research how to use these type of pens most effectively.
Jazza shows how to blend two tones of colour to make a smoother tone change; how to use a netural pen, and how to use light and shadowing.

What I have learnt is with Copic Markers blending/shadowing works well together. The technique that Jazza shows is: first use highlight, the lightest colour. Then use the next shade. then re use the first shade over the line between the two different shades. then move on to the third shade, and use the second shade between the two new colours. keep the pattern onwards, for example use shade 4 after shade 3 and then go over between them with shade 3 again. After doing this, you can go over the tones again with shade one to smooth and  blend.

I practiced with more drawings;