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and I were doing for SacAnime; but I realized that I couldn't do the seasons along with the card suits and I'd rather do the card suits. ANYWAY 
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You may not know me, [XD], but I skimmed through the comments on YT, and they can be asses on there. I'm not the world's biggest fan of your noses or necks, but that's what makes your art distinctive and true to you. I like your style, it seems dreamy and kinda surreal to me. I may sound sorta crazy right now, but it didn't seem fair to me that you got so bashed just because of the nose. XDDD
I like your drawings and I hope that you continue to draw. o3o
I've always had trouble drawing/coloring the hair. For some reason I can't see the figure sketches with hair so I tend to leave it out or just put indications. I will definitely try your technique soon. Thanks again!
Zen
So do you always use Copic and NeoPiko Pens? I have the full set of the Faber-Castell Pitt Brush Pens but I have never tried prisma or copic. I decided to buy a set of prismas because they had them on extreme sale at Dick Blicks. Pure leap of faith there... I don't do the "fad" stuff on a regular basis but I wanted a blendable "marker" without the overhead cost... copics run at more than $10 a pen here. Better at $5 on DickBlicks but even that is steep for my budget.
Thanks again!
Zen
Maybe you should just practice drawing hair for awhile? The hair that you do doesn't look bad at all. In fact, it's really good.
Maybe instead of using black pens, use softer colored pens like brown inks/sepia inks/ tan inks.
I don't always use COPIC or NeoPiko markers
Yes, COPICs are expensive! I don't really like prismas mostly because it's chisel-tipped plus the extreme alcohol smell.
Graphite Pencils were the next option but they got a little boring for me because I'm a color lover. Colored pencil lead to watercolor somehow. That's where I have dug in.
You can get extreme control with watercolors if you use a Water-Brush, or a brush with water in the handle [link] My favorites are Aqua-Strokes and Sakura Koi brushes, you can find them on ASWexpress.com. They become a lot like markers but offer the lovely ability to blend and rework as necessary. If used with a 140lb watercolor paint book you can do them anywhere with no mess at all. Just keep a towel handy to blot the tip when swapping colors.
Watercolors are available in pens, pan (cakes), tubes, pencil and stick forms so any number of things can make them act a lot like markers, (isn't that interesting!) My favorites are my pans and pencil forms. Either of those can be used plein air (or campus cafe "hunting").
Anyway - do give them a try with the waterbrush, it makes all the difference to me. I have sable and other expensive brushes but I always wind back up with the waterbrushes. I keep one with a mini kit in my purse so I can draw on the go!
Zenica
Zen