I’ve been digging around my external hard drive and found some photos that I haven’t shared yet. These are my work in progress / process photos of a fanart that I did years ago. How old? Around 4 years.
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it before on my blog. During my teenage years, I’ve been obsessed with the MMORPG Ragnarok Online. I played in the official Philippine Ragnarok Online servers from 2003 – 2007 (Fenrir server represent!) and played at private servers from 2007 onward. At around 2011 or 2012, I played with my friends from another game called Fantasy Earth Zero on a private server after FEZ closed down. These are our characters from the said private server:
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399146/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-whole_s18pk0/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-whole_s18pk0.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399146/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-whole_s18pk0/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-whole_s18pk0.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399146/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-whole_s18pk0/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-whole_s18pk0.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399146/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-whole_s18pk0/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-whole_s18pk0.jpg?_i=AA 561w)
Sketch! ♥
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399142/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-2_xdgund/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-2_xdgund.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399142/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-2_xdgund/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-2_xdgund.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399142/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-2_xdgund/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-2_xdgund.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399142/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-2_xdgund/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-2_xdgund.jpg?_i=AA 561w)
From upper left: Vorg (Royal guard), Kharn (Sura), Lhaikz (Geneticist), me (Arch bishop), Lower left: Melt (Geneticist)
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399144/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-1_wrbcjj/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-1_wrbcjj.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399144/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-1_wrbcjj/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-1_wrbcjj.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399144/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-1_wrbcjj/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-1_wrbcjj.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399144/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-1_wrbcjj/2018-01-Marker-Sketch-zoom-1_wrbcjj.jpg?_i=AA 561w)
Right of me: Pants (Sorcerer), Below me: Fols (Guillotine Cross)
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399265/2018-01-Marker-inked-whole_sfbqhg/2018-01-Marker-inked-whole_sfbqhg.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399265/2018-01-Marker-inked-whole_sfbqhg/2018-01-Marker-inked-whole_sfbqhg.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399265/2018-01-Marker-inked-whole_sfbqhg/2018-01-Marker-inked-whole_sfbqhg.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399265/2018-01-Marker-inked-whole_sfbqhg/2018-01-Marker-inked-whole_sfbqhg.jpg?_i=AA 561w)
Inked version. I used my leftover unipins from college.
You have to check your inking pens first if they’re compatible with markers. Some pens bleed when used with markers. I learned that the hard way huhu. I also use various thickness for the unipins namely: 0.05, 0.1, and 0.3. 0.05 is the hardest to find.
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399261/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-2_liaymz/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-2_liaymz.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399261/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-2_liaymz/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-2_liaymz.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399261/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-2_liaymz/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-2_liaymz.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399261/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-2_liaymz/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-2_liaymz.jpg?_i=AA 561w)
I dunno what happened to the fur HAHA.
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399263/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-1_vbnl2z/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-1_vbnl2z.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399263/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-1_vbnl2z/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-1_vbnl2z.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399263/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-1_vbnl2z/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-1_vbnl2z.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399263/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-1_vbnl2z/2018-01-Marker-inked-zoom-1_vbnl2z.jpg?_i=AA 561w)
It’s either lack of skill or laziness.
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399259/2018-01-Marker-process-1_dkpde6/2018-01-Marker-process-1_dkpde6.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399259/2018-01-Marker-process-1_dkpde6/2018-01-Marker-process-1_dkpde6.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399259/2018-01-Marker-process-1_dkpde6/2018-01-Marker-process-1_dkpde6.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399259/2018-01-Marker-process-1_dkpde6/2018-01-Marker-process-1_dkpde6.jpg?_i=AA 561w)
Coloring process. I always start with flesh tones first.
During our third year, we had an interior design class that required our plates to be rendered in markers instead of watercolors. I only had zig kurecolor and shin han touch markers back then (and a limited color palette for interiors) because they were expensive. After the said class though, I still collected them and branched out to flesh tones and other colors. It was also during that time that a local store named Fullybooked started selling the Letraset Pro and Tria markers.
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399158/2018-01-Marker-process-2_cxbhnf/2018-01-Marker-process-2_cxbhnf.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399158/2018-01-Marker-process-2_cxbhnf/2018-01-Marker-process-2_cxbhnf.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399158/2018-01-Marker-process-2_cxbhnf/2018-01-Marker-process-2_cxbhnf.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399158/2018-01-Marker-process-2_cxbhnf/2018-01-Marker-process-2_cxbhnf.jpg?_i=AA 561w)
I also worked from right to left because I’m left-handed. (with a handkerchief because of sweaty palm)
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399156/2018-01-Marker-process-3_jtwpjx/2018-01-Marker-process-3_jtwpjx.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399156/2018-01-Marker-process-3_jtwpjx/2018-01-Marker-process-3_jtwpjx.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399156/2018-01-Marker-process-3_jtwpjx/2018-01-Marker-process-3_jtwpjx.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399156/2018-01-Marker-process-3_jtwpjx/2018-01-Marker-process-3_jtwpjx.jpg?_i=AA 561w)
Doing all the same colors will also save time.
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399154/2018-01-Marker-process-4_qjnvxi/2018-01-Marker-process-4_qjnvxi.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399154/2018-01-Marker-process-4_qjnvxi/2018-01-Marker-process-4_qjnvxi.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399154/2018-01-Marker-process-4_qjnvxi/2018-01-Marker-process-4_qjnvxi.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399154/2018-01-Marker-process-4_qjnvxi/2018-01-Marker-process-4_qjnvxi.jpg?_i=AA 561w)
Close-ups. Even though Melt & Lhaikz were the same class, they had different color schemes. (Because its a private server lol).
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399152/2018-01-Marker-process-5_jimg3m/2018-01-Marker-process-5_jimg3m.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399152/2018-01-Marker-process-5_jimg3m/2018-01-Marker-process-5_jimg3m.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399152/2018-01-Marker-process-5_jimg3m/2018-01-Marker-process-5_jimg3m.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399152/2018-01-Marker-process-5_jimg3m/2018-01-Marker-process-5_jimg3m.jpg?_i=AA 561w)
Lhaikz & I. They did that pose because Fols’ headgear was a bunnyband.
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399150/2018-01-Marker-process-6_n9lust/2018-01-Marker-process-6_n9lust.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399150/2018-01-Marker-process-6_n9lust/2018-01-Marker-process-6_n9lust.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399150/2018-01-Marker-process-6_n9lust/2018-01-Marker-process-6_n9lust.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399150/2018-01-Marker-process-6_n9lust/2018-01-Marker-process-6_n9lust.jpg?_i=AA 561w)
I think it was only Pants and I that had the original Ragnarok colors. The others customized theirs.
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399148/2018-01-Marker-process-7_zm9609/2018-01-Marker-process-7_zm9609.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399148/2018-01-Marker-process-7_zm9609/2018-01-Marker-process-7_zm9609.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399148/2018-01-Marker-process-7_zm9609/2018-01-Marker-process-7_zm9609.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399148/2018-01-Marker-process-7_zm9609/2018-01-Marker-process-7_zm9609.jpg?_i=AA 561w)
Sometimes I use a very light violet for shadows. I think this was Mauve Violet – Touch marker.
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399268/2018-01-Marker-final_brmb4q/2018-01-Marker-final_brmb4q.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399268/2018-01-Marker-final_brmb4q/2018-01-Marker-final_brmb4q.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399268/2018-01-Marker-final_brmb4q/2018-01-Marker-final_brmb4q.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550399268/2018-01-Marker-final_brmb4q/2018-01-Marker-final_brmb4q.jpg?_i=AA 561w)
Finished! ♥
From what I remember, this was my first artwork that I did with a lot of people on it. Although not anatomically correct, I still had fun. My friends also liked this image too. They’re been asking recently if I could make another one soon. Maybe I should? If I have time. I’m not sure if I’ll use markers or watercolor, though!
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