Copic Markers

So I tried using Copic Markers for the first time yesterday.

Here is the first thing I've ever colored by hand:



I colored a xeroxed outline used for this drawing:



I had issues getting any sort of blending to work properly. Guess it was the cheap copier paper. It's also clear that I don't have nearly enough colors, so if I was going to do more of this, I'd need more markers (more primary colors and more in-between shades). More grays too, since the one gray marker I have is way too dark for what I normally use gray tones for. And of course, these markers are expensive.

But I guess this turned out okay for a first try.