Mark Bartle ART Blog
Welcome to my blog! My aim is to provide useful content for artists and art lovers. In this art blog, I publish posts about illustration design, comic and fantasy art, drawing tutorials, drawing tools, sketching processes, art events, and more.
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Latest Blog Posts
Should I Use Copic Markers?
Copic is a Japanese brand known for their refillable markers and with replaceable parts. Copic markers are the most popular alcohol-based markers used by professionals, artists and designers. In this blog post, I explain why I want to use Copic markers and how I think they would fit into my process.
Where Copic excels is that not only are they professional level markers that give consistent blends and vibrancy in colour but are also fully replaceable in parts and refillable.
Are you yourself a Copic marker user? And are they really that good?
9 Steps juggernaut drawing tutorial
A juggernaut is a literal or metaphorical force regarded as merciless, destructive, and unstoppable. The character gains various superhuman powers while acting as an avatar for the deity known as Cyttorak. You’d have seen him in the movies ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ (2006), and more recently in ‘Deadpool 2’ (2018).
I want to share with you a sketch card a little different than my usual sketch card process. Instead of using acrylic paints throughout, I separated the process by using two other mediums.
Find out how I draw this X-Men villain and Marvel Comics antagonist: Read my 9 step guide to design a Juggernaut Sketch Card. Don’t hesitate to share your thoughts!