Fail Point – Driver’s Ed

They don’t all have to be odd moments from my childhood. Sometimes it’s just a bit of humor inspired by sharing the road with a bad driver.

Leaf Ghost #156

Second ghost in a row with a Copic marker running dry. This time it was Yellowish Skin Pink, which must have been an old one because the company has changed the name to something less racist.

You can see it fade out, particularly in row six column four.

Leaf Ghost #155

Winsor & Newton Sunshine Yellow works well in combination with other colors. But it’s difficult to draw with. It’s nearly invisible when applied, which makes it hard to draw narrow parallel lines.

I wonder if it’s supposed to work like that or if I’ve got an old bottle with separated pigments.

Leaf Ghost #154

“The Cask of Amonillado” continues.

Leaf Ghost #153

I love working with Copic markers. They’re easy to use, and they produce such great colors.

However, they’ve got one big drawback: it’s impossible to tell when they’re about to run out of ink. I got most of the way through with Pale Sepia before the marker ran dry. Orange was kind of a substitute but not really.

In fairness, they can be refilled. Sadly, I’ve adopted the economical-yet-dysfunctional practice of not buying refills until I run out unexpectedly in the middle of a project.

Fail Point – Toy Story

In fairness, they got full funerals with eulogies and everything.

Leaf Ghost #152

Watercolor in the ever-popular blue and green combination.