Dawn-McTeigue

This was a commission I did at Denver Comic Con 2017, pencils, inks & colours (with copic marker) by me.

The Suicide Squad version of Harley is really fun for me to work on. I love the way her shirt has that hand-dyed look to it, so I can colour outside the lines a bit & give it a more organic look. It adds to the overall sketchy feel. I usually draw Harley with a more sinister grin or a smirk of some kind, but with this one I wanted go give her more of a China Doll look. I coloured in the center of her lips & faded outwards lightly. My fav part of this Harley though is her make-up! OMG! it's soooo fun to colour! It took me a while to figure out the right copic combination to give it a smear that looked right to me, but I think I finally found it with this one & I use 3-4 shades of pink, depending on how close-up she is on the commission. If her eye area is just too small for me to add that much, I dial it back to fit the space allotted.  

Harley has extremely pale skin. with copic, I've always stuck to the Cool Gray tones, which are blue-ish in hue, but lately I've found when I ad a very light purple (Copic # BV00) to her skin tone & throughout the image, it warms her up just a touch, which I feel makes her look a bit more human, while still in keeping with her look.  

She's part of my Sketch Commission Series, which I have available on my website from Jan 1-31, 2018, then she's gone. You can snag her here: www.dawnmcteigue.com/products/…

Here's a commission I just finished of Tinkerbell, which was sooo much fun to work on! 

I wanted the background to look somewhat watercoloured, however, I wasn't working on the right paper (warping would be a huge issue) so I did faux-watercolour with the Copic Various Ink (refills) and dripped the ink onto a round paintbrush & painted with copic. It was a bit trickier to work with than watercolour, because copic ink dries sooooo fast, so it's half watercolour look, half dry brush, hehe, but it worked! 

Tink & the flower were coloured the traditional way with Copic Markers. I mostly use the brush tip, not because it's better or anything, it's just a personal pref. 

Her Fairy Dust was done with Copic Opaque White, watered down a touch, and a toothbrush. I had a few bigger drips that fell on the paper, so I collected the excess ink with a Q-tip & dabbed that around a bit here & there to give some rounder spots, not just splatter. Getting the toothbrush splatter going the direction I want is always tricky & I make a massive mess, but that's all in a good day of art fun.  

Sparkles on her wings and the fuzzy bits on her slippers were done with Sakura Gelly Roll in White

Inks were done with Copic Multiliner in Sepia & dark green. 

And that's it! I hope you like it! 

PS: You can win a FREE commission (or other prizes) by signing up to my commission contest that ends soon on Nov 30th! Be sure to sign up! www.dawnmcteigue.com/pages/con… <3 

Here’s a commission I did of Ariel. Started at MegaCon Orlando, finished at home. Done with Copic Markers.

Print available here: www.dawnmcteigue.com/collectio…

I started this Commission at NYCC but ran out of time at the show so I finished her at home. I think this is my first time drawing her and I had a lot of fun!

Tools used:
Copic Multiliner pens in Sepia
Faber Castell Ecco Pigment pens in black
Copic Markers
Copic Opaque White

I hope u like it! ❤️

Here’s a commission of Aquaman I just finished. I found the tattoos to be a challenge to figure out but it was still the most fun part to draw. Coloured with Copic Markers.