Tyler the Rooster, Watercoor Practice

The Southwest/Western forum on wetcanvas challenge for May had a photo of Tyler the rooster with some hens.  I have been wanting to practice again with my new Windsor Newton watercolor markers.  If you recall when I used them before, they did not blend well.  It was the paper.  The markers worked find on Arches 140 lb. surface.

Tyler the Rooster

Watercolor markers and Prismacolor 03 fine line marker/pen

about 5 x 7 inches cropped

I liked the markers much better this time round.  I do think I got a bit too saturated for a sketch.  They will definitely work for sketching on watercolor paper.  They did not blend well on smooth sketching paper.  I seem to have covered up the ink which was not my intention.  I put on a bit more but should have waited until it was completely dry.  I will try that now.....

Maybe you still can't see much difference but in real life the ink shows more.

See how the next one comes out.