Kareel bookmark

Several days ago, I made a wonderful discovery: inside a box stashed in our art closet, I found a set of brush tip pens in pristine condition! I have been wanting to begin learning how to color with markers, but have been lacking the money to go out and buy some, so this was a very happy surprise. And it just so happened that I was able to find a project to try them out on!

This is a character belonging to a friend of mine. She's a black phoenix with blue highlights named Kareel. I find her coloring intriguing, since it's such an opposite of the traditionally bright, warm colors you'd think of for a fire bird. I had a lot of fun drawing this bookmark for my friend, though I did learn a couple of things along the way. First, card stock and ink do not always function well together. Second, any paper that intense of a blue hue is going to obliterate bright colors placed on it. Third, never use tiny scissors with a metal handle when cutting out that much detail. Ouch.

Done in micron pen, brush tip pen, and colored pencil on card stock. Kareel is copyright Aubrey Jensen.