Copic markers

[Chutzpar]

I haven't really seen enough of your art to comment on this but here is a general tip:

DO NOT BUY THE EXPENSIVE THINGS UNLESS YOU ARE A GENERALLY PROFICIENT ARTIST.

I spent a lot of money on some very nice paper and very nice pencils and very nice inking pens when I was an absolute beginner and it was a waste of money, because I wasn't getting even CLOSE to using them properly. If you're not going to put these to good use do not get them.

This probably sounds like complete snobbery and I'm really having difficulty phrasing this in a way that doesn't make me sound like an asshole.

That said it's really commendable that you're looking into traditional media over digital. I'm not going to make judgements about which is better, but it's ALWAYS a good idea to have a good grounding in real media before you get too heavily into digital.

Before looking into expensive markers try messing around with pencils and watercolours; if you can use watercolours pretty well then you're in a fairly good position to use markers; they're fairly similar in terms of layering and blending.