Glowing highlights

Leave the paper white in the right spot and things start to shine.

Level: beginner. About 8 minutes.

What you need

• Two markers: a mid color and a darker shade of it
• A white gel pen
• Smooth marker paper

Steps

1. Decide where the light comes from

   Draw a tiny sun in a corner of your page. The highlight always sits on the side that faces it.

2. Leave a white spot

   Color around a small area on the light side and leave it paper white. Paper white is the brightest white you will ever have.

3. Darken the side away from the light

   Add the darker shade on the far side and along the bottom edge. The stronger the contrast, the more it glows.

4. Finish with a gel pen

   When everything is dry, add a small dot or a curved line with the white gel pen right next to the white spot.

Practice

• Look at the sun in the corner: the light comes from there.
• Leave the dashed spot white on each ball.
• Color the cherries and add a gel pen dot when dry.