Welcome back to the blog! My name is Ali LePere and today I want to show you how to draw a giraffe with the ABT PRO Alcohol-Based Markers! This is a very simple tutorial and I hope it will show you how easy it is to use these alcohol markers. Let’s get started!
Supplies
- Tombow ABT PRO Alcohol-Based Art Markers, Yellow Tones 5-Pack
- Tombow Fudenosuke Color Brush Pens – Brown
- Mixed media paper
Step 1
I colored the basic silhouette of a giraffe’s head and neck with the lightest color (P090), from the ABT PRO Alcohol-Based Marker Yellow Tones 5-Pack. I started with the lightest color because I slowly built layers of color on top of this base.
Step 2
With the P055 color, I filled in the inside edges of the giraffe silhouette. Throughout this project, I made sure to use feathery strokes when coloring. Doing this helped the colors blend better as I added layers.
Step 3
Using ABT PRO Marker P062 and still using feathery strokes, I colored directly over the ink I laid down in the previous two steps. ABT PRO P062 was a shade in between the colors P090 and P055. Because of this, the ink acted as a blending agent. The edges where the colors met were softer once ABT PRO P062 ink was added.
Step 4
With the P025 ABT PRO Marker, I colored the inside edge of the silhouette again. This time, I made sure the ink didn’t go very far into the giraffe shape.
Step 5
Using the P055 again, I colored over the ink I laid down in the previous step. Just like in Step three, this color helped blend the two layers together. I made sure not to color too far into the shape of the giraffe so the lightest yellow layers wouldn’t be darkened.
Step 6
With the brush end of the P026 color, I carefully added the giraffe’s patches on top of the silhouette. Since the patches fit together in a mosaic kind of way, I wanted the precision on the brush tip to get into all of the small spaces. I also tried to make them in a variety of shapes and sizes to make them look more natural.
Step 7
Continuing to color with the P026 ABT PRO Marker, I gave the giraffe a simple mane along the back of his neck. I drew lines on the mane and outlined it with the Brown Fudenosuke Brush Pen. I also added a couple other details (eye, nose, and mouth lines).
My favorite thing about the ABT PRO Alcohol-Based Markers is how easy it is to layer colors with them. The monochromatic ABT PRO 5-Packs are particularly handy for layering because the colors are hand picked for that purpose. If you’re looking to get into the world of alcohol markers, these ABT PRO 5-Packs are a great place to start!
If you want to learn more about using the ABT PRO Alcohol-Based Markers, check out Katie Smith’s tutorial on how to draw an owl or Jessica Mack’s Art Journaling With ABT PRO 5-Packs post. Remember that we love to see your creations! Make sure to tag Tombow so we can cheer on your progress!
can all of your pro pen illustrations be done with the dual pens? I have the large square of duals and I don’t want to buy another set of
markers.