Drawitbetter Contest #16 - Owl. Art with markers

This is my work for @sirsensei ‘s contest.

I draw with the markers Finecolour. These are Chinese alcohol markers, which I bought from aliexpress. I use special paper for alcohol markers. On it the markers dry out longer and do not spread, which allows me to make gradients.

I start drawing from the silhouette, but unfortunately the video has not survived. I will have a bright owl on a dark background, so I decide to start drawing from the background. I take the black markers and cover the sheet. Now I can go to the bird.

I start the drawing with light shades, smoothly turning to the darker ones. I try to draw first of all the semantic center of the picture, and this is the face of an owl. To the edges I paint more casually. I'm thinning out the owl gradually. And to finish the job I use a white gel pen.

P.S. It is hard to write in English, because my native language is Russian. But I'm learning. If you notice serious errors in the text that interfere with the correct perception, please let me know about them.