I like that pose.

prettay!

I'd say this is DAMN good for a first try with Prismas!

splendid work indeed

Sexy wuffess is sexy. :P

As for pertinent advice, I assume you noticed it, but Prismas shading ability is excellent. It never hurts to start with a lighter shad than you MIGHT need, and if you need to go darker, just put in another layer of the same colour once the first one has dried a bit.

I treat my prismas the same way I treat watercolors. Always start with your lightest shades and highlight colors first. I've found regular sketch paper tends to give the smoothest results. Bristol and cardstock tend to really suck the pigment out of the markers too quickly, and I end up with streaks unless I'm working on a badge sized piece (3"x4" at most).

Best piece of advice I can offer? If you don't want streaks, once you've started laying down color in an area DON'T STOP until it's full. If you stop and the marker has time to dry, then you want to go back, there will be a visible line between the two sections, even if it's the same color. Prismas are designed to give you multiple shades for each color when you go back over it. Nifty, but it means you have to be careful when you're laying down large areas.

I tend to use a combination of cell type shading and hatching when I'm trying to show shadows in a piece. Depends on what I'm trying to do. As for staying inside the lines, the more you use the markers, you'll eventually get a feel for how much they'll bleed on you, and you'll learn to compensate for it. Note that the amount of bleed depends greatly on the type of paper you're using. Sketchpaper has much more bleed than bristol, etc.

I don't have much experience with markers myself, but that looks very good for a first try. The shading on the breasts is a little odd to me, but other than that, looks real nice.

woo! that's awesome! gotta love summer!