1st Commission + Markers

[nikkou_chan]

I just uploaded my first commission over at my deviantART account and I thought I'd just share it here:





The commissioner wanted a pic of Sesshomaru wielding Bakusaiga (the sword). Let me just say that it took me awhile to get the pose right. And let me also say that coloring the sky background was HELL! @__@

Personally, I prefer the sketch version:




Yes, I'm still trying to improve my traditional artworks. I need a bit more practice. ^^;

While we're on the subject of traditional art, lately I've been interested in trying out markers. My sister has shown me this marker set and it looks pretty nice:




Letraset Tria Marker Set 24 Manga Shojo

Yep! It's a shoujo set! They even have a shounen set here:




Letraset Tria Marker Set 24 Manga Shonen

And even more marker sets (and other art-related things) on this site.

*sigh* Now I know what I want for Christmas...