So admittedly I had a case of ACEO fever for a while (I suspect it’s like poison oak in that it is bound to flare up from time to time), but in the back of my mind I kept thinking I should try something a bit larger.

I have a portfolio filled with black and white drawings (the originals of various digitally-colored works I have posted in this very spot for the last few months until the ACEO fever hit).  So I figured I would break out the Copics and work with one of those.  Here is the result (now available in my Etsy shop, see link to the right):

Three Bright Birds

I like it, but I see a LOT of room for improvement.  The colors are a little muddy, the blending ok but not stellar, and so forth.  I do need to get more pens!  I have about 25 now and will probably pick up another dozen soon.  For the colored details on each figure I used Prismacolor chisel tip markers, which is a somewhat finer line than the Copic brush tip, and I would like to do more of that sort of thing (detailed color on color).

For some really stunning Copic work, check out two of my Etsy favorites:

Brooke Connor Design (Thank you Brooke for suggesting Copic markers!)

Illustratus Sundevaric AHOY  (Newly discovered –   strange and lovely!)

The first time around, scanned and colored digitally, Olive and Co. looked like this:

Olive's Niece and the Uneventful Visit

Their story can be found in their original post here.

Thanks to everyone who visited!