Marker Demo - Organza

Step 1:

With your lighter shade (25% Gray) apply your color from the waist to the hem, radiating in a in a sunburst pattern. You will notice that the overlapped will shade automatically making dark valleys and leaving light peaks. Make sure your strokes are crisp and sharp to show the stiffness of organza.

Step 2 - 3:

Following the same steps as the "Chiffon" demo, apply your darker shade (50% Gray) from the waist to the hem, leaving plenty of the lighter shade showing. Then apply your black revealing the chamise undergarment. Make sure your strokes are crisp and sharp.

Final Image:

Notice the difference between organza and chiffon? Organza has sharp straight angles. There should be no curves or roundness. The fabric also stands stiffly away from the body. Unlike chiffon, that hugs the bodies curves very similarly to a knit.

Marker Demo - Chiffon

Step 1:

With your lighter shade (25% Gray) apply your color from the waist to the hem, radiating in a in a sunburst pattern. You will notice that the overlapped will shade automatically making dark valleys and leaving light peaks. Make sure your strokes are smooth and rounded to show the softness of chiffon.

Step 2:

With your darker shade (50% Gray) apply your color from the waist to the hem, leaving plenty of the lighter shade showing. Make sure your strokes are smooth and rounded.

Step 3:

With your black marker create shadow of the black chamise undergarment. Make sure not to extend the black to the outside edge of the skirt. Leaving the this border of grays accentuates the sheerness of chiffon. Keep your strokes are smooth and rounded.

Marker Demo - Sweater Knit

Step 1:

Apply your lighter shade (50% Gray) in the direction of the knit all over the entire garment.

Step 2:

Apply your medium shade (75% Gray) in the direction of the knit. Make sure to leave some of the lighter shade as the highlight.

Step 3:

Apply your black marker in the direction of the knit. Make sure to apply the color in stripes to imply the pattern of the knit rib.

Step 4:

With your white Prismacolor pencil, redraw the seams an hight light some of the knit rib. For a variegated rib knit, alternate the rib stripes from thick to thin.

Marker Demo - Velvet

Step 1:

With the lightest marker (25% Gray) apply the shine.

Step 2:

Do not let the marker work dry. Immediately apply the medium shade (75% Gray) leaving the shine light Gray.

Step 3:

Do not let the marker work dry. Immediately apply the black leaving space for the medium shade Gray and the shine light Gray.

Step 4:

Using the light Gray marker, go over the entire garment, pressing firmly. This will allow the marker shade to "bleed" into each other, simulating the soft look of velvet.

Step 5:

Using the white Prismacolor pencil draw in the seams, dart, folds and lightly shade highlights using the side of the pencil.

Marker Demo - Leather

Step 1:

With the lightest marker (25% Gray) apply first shade, leaving the shine white.

Step 2:

With the darker marker (75% Gray) apply second shade, leaving space for the lighter shade and white shine.

Step 3:

With the black marker apply final shade, leaving space for the first two shades, white shine and seam detail.

Step 4:

With a white Prismacolor pencil redraw the seams if they were covered by the markers.

Marker Demo - Sequins

Step 1:

Using the lightest gray marker, color in your first shade leaving the shine blank.

Step 2:

Using the lightest gray marker, make small dots into the shine.

Step 3:

Using the medium gray marker, color in your second shade leaving the space for your light shade and blank shine.

Step 4:

Using the medium gray marker, make small dots into the light shade.

Step 5:

Using the black marker, follow the same steps of the previous gray markers. Marker the black shade and make small dots into the medium shade. Make sure to leave some of the seam.

Step 6:

Using Pro-White paint make small paint dots into the black, medium and light gray shades. Also paint small sparkles sparingly on the garment. Using your Prismacolor white pencil you can redraw the seams if they were painted over.

Shading Figures

Blank Figures

Lighted from the Front

Lighted from the Left

Lighted from the Right