Drawing a turtle

Step 2

Colour in the different parts of the turtle’s shell. To do this, we used the following colours: 205 Lemon Yellow – 665 Spring Green – 601 Light Green and 236 Light Orange as an accent colour.

Build the colour of the shell in layers. To ensure the colours are still easy to blend and the Ecoline has not dried yet, we will be working on small areas at a time. Use the broad nib of the yellow Duotip to colour in the small shape. Then add accents to the base colour using the fine nib of the Spring Green marker. To complete the square, add small accents to the sides of them with the fine nib of the Light Green Duotip. Now you can add small dots using the fine tip of the Light Orange Duotip.

Using this technique, you can create a blended effect, but still retain texture in your drawing. To fill in the small areas on the side of the turtle’s shell, use the lighter green shade and quickly add the spring green marker on top. This helps you to create a smoothly blended colour.

Fill up the space between the squares using the yellow marker. The large nib of the Duotip makes it easy to quickly fill those spaces.