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How to Draw a Portrait with Alcohol Markers✨ Step by Step Tutorial with Ohuhu Tools

Gabriela Niko

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Here's my step by step process of using alcohol markers and other Ohuhu tools!

In this video I do a full unboxing of the Ohuhu 216 Honolulu marker set, bamboo organizer, colored pencils, acrylic markers, fine-liners, and sketchbooks – and then show you how I use them in a complete portrait drawing process.

The video includes gifted products from Ohuhu and is created in collaboration with ‪@ohuhuart_official‬

Thank you for the support! ✏️💕✨
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:09 Unboxing Ohuhu Art Supplies and my first impressions
6:50 Sketching the Portrait
11:16 Coloring Step by Step
28:36 Final Piece and Final Thoughts

✨ Products used in this video
Ohuhu Honolulu Alcohol Markers (216 colors + bamboo organizer)
Ohuhu Nahuku Acrylic Markers (24 colors)
Ohuhu Halawa Oil-Based Colored Pencils (72 colors)
Ohuhu Colored Fineliners (18 colors)
Ohuhu Mixed Media Pad
Ohuhu Square Marker Pad

🎨 Colors used in this portrait
Alcohol markers:
BV31 Cloud Blue (background)
B21 Porcelain Blue (shadows, hair, details)
YR04 Pastel Peach (base skin tone, hair underlayer)
YR55 Pink Lemonade (blush tones)
YR06 Raw Cashew (deeper shadows)
E05 Pale Moss (hair & eye shading)
YR11 Peachy Blush (stronger blush)
Y55 Golden Champagne (highlight transitions)
RV34 Faded Lilac/ RV33 Thistle (hair & eye accents)
G34 Pale Green (background variation)
Y14 Pale Lemon Yellow (highlights)
B310 Blue Dusk (hair shadows)
Y412 Apple Cider (warm shadows)

Colored pencils (at least most of them):
Apricot Red (first sketch)
Light Vermilion (refined sketch lines)
Ultramarine (dark details)
Carmine (warm contours)
Brown (eyebrows & shading)
White (highlights)
English Rose (soft highlights)
Lettuce Green (skin tones & shadows)
Ice Blue (soft transitions)
Cinnamon (freckles, details)
Fuchsia Blue (deep shading)
Bermuda Green (hair & accents)
Lavender (soft shadows)
Pink (shading accents)
Seagull Blue (additional shadows)
Cymbidium (pastel details)

Other supplies:
Acrylic markers for corrections & highlights
Fineliners (mostly orange, pink) for contour accents

✨ Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and leave a comment if you’ve tried Ohuhu markers yourself – I’d love to hear about your experience!

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20 Comments

@inixxy12 1 year ago Pinned

Thank you! This is just what I needed :)
Can you please add the color codes of each marker so I can search for the most similar ones? With the names it's a bit harder.

@marieyumi1 6 months ago

Is it possible for you show a tutorial like this for brown/dark skin? I really like how you color and would love to learn how to do this for darker skin tones ❤

@orphanleek3987 11 months ago

This is pure talent and experience. The way this woman's eyes see colors is not the same as the rest of us. It seems almost magical to me how not only do you know what colors and shades to use, but you understand the different mediums very well and how they react with each other. That tiny detail where you smudged the acrylic with your thumbs just dropped my jaw. Amazing sketch as well. I am starting with coloring and would really love to use different mediums and have no idea how. I think I will just practice and get a feel for it, after all the markers won't explode. But in the learning process, I have come to appreciate truly talented people like you.

@Antony_Oscar 2 months ago

Alcohol markers are so much fun (especially if you add color pencils or acrylic markers etc. on top), but remember that they're not lightfast. So if you do a lot of art with them, remember to either scan or photograph your works soon after finishing them!

@lunahatchettt 5 months ago

watching this made me want to get my markers out again. my portraits always used to look overly saturated yet lacking contrast, and i had absolutely no idea how to blend either. this really helped, thank you!

@lookilookibuthearingtooi 1 year ago (edited)

I was longing for a video like this! You have no idea. The way you explained everything was perfect, I learned a couple of new things which bothered me about my own drawings and how to do better. Beautiful drawing as usual. 🧡

@sangerjjj 1 year ago

Got totally sold on ohuhu alcohol markers after watching:eyes-purple-crying::eyes-purple-crying:

@RosiSkies 9 months ago

I'm not sure what your accent is, but your voice and the way you speak is very pleasant to listen to

@TooChellOfficial 8 months ago

I love your work on tiktok and I’m so glad you have a YouTube to teach aspiring artists like myself. Thank you for sharing your talent ❤❤

@icyballerina 9 months ago

I would love to see more like this - especially with you talking about timing and the alcohol markers. Between which layers are you letting them dry?

@LadyartAngelaCook-Lykes 1 year ago

I have been looking for a traditional artist on here like you for a while. I love your artwork. You did an amazing job. I can't wait for more.

@DoodliesArt 1 month ago

This was soo helpful and it helped even more that I had just gotten my 216 Ohuhu markers so when you said a colour I could just grab mine. I’m tots subbed 😅❤

@vickistracey 1 year ago

I love watching you draw, Gabi ❤ Your portraits are so vibrant and full of life, realistic and yet clearly in your style. I feel so inspired to draw again after watching this video. I really enjoyed the longer, slower format, it was so chill 😌 Thanks so much for sharing x

@matt_schepampe 1 year ago

I can’t get over how amazed I am when I see how your drawing develops😧✨
I hope someday I will be as good as you, you’re an inspiration💜

@canvastea7044 2 months ago

Just beautiful. I’m so glad I found your channel.

@landipan 3 months ago

I adooooore how to use colors in your palettes, its so fun and dreamy!

@TheLadyNoctem 1 year ago

I love the way you explain. It's by far THE best tutorial video regarding markers I've ever seen. And that from my FAVORITE artist on instagram. It feels almost surreal to get that for free. Thank you so much Gabriela - you are literally the best! <3 <3 <3