Wonderful effects with a coloured pencil - it's all about the technique! You are sure to pick up some tips here... and I bet you could duplicate some of these effects with ProMarkers.
PENCILS
When choosing pencils, it's worth thinking about visiting an art shop rather than just buying a set from your local stationer's, as you can choose your colours. Flesh tones are hardly ever included in pencil sets, or metallics - but they are available. Go for Artists' Quality if you can: they are more expensive, but very highly pigmented, and worth every penny. Don't forget to buy a putty rubber (you can mould the tip to erase the finest detail and also to remove just a little colour to form highlights) and a good sharpener.
I also recommend you try using a blending pen (ProMarker, Marvy, Dove) which makes the pencil strokes blend in so beautifully, they almost disappear! It's also worth thinking about a rough cartridge, kraft or watercolour paper: these will all show up texture and pencil strokes, great for a grunge or folksy look. Team with torn corrugated card for layering.
INK PADS:
Pretty much anything goes - although if you are going to use a blending pen, I'd advise a permanent ink, eg: Ranger's Archival ink pad. The ink doesn't have to be black, either! Try dark blue, sepia or deep purple - just as effective, and more subtle.
OFF TOPIC - now I have finally got my new computer (after several crashes and a botched repair, the old one just wasn't up to the job any more) and now I'm finally getting to grips with Windows 7 (don't ask!) you're finally going to see some updates on this site.
Promise!
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