Copic markers

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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.

This is a very helpful post. I thank you alot. And nah, you don't sound like an arse. Here is some of my art since I'm sure you've never seen any of my "paper" work, just my sprite work:
Mona Lisa project in Art class- Prisma colors(only like 8 or 10, something like that, prismacolor pencils used)

Motorbike Tattoo for a friend of mine(this is just a copy of it so the inking isn't all that good looking)

Twlight cover drawing for a friend of mine who is a fan(scanning it didn't give the coloring job much justice )

I think I am a decent artist and I want to go further with my art. At the moment, I am selling some of my work. Only for like 10-25 dollars but it helps me out alot. I think I am ready for Copic markers. Though, you said something about watercoloring. I can't water color all that well but..I still want to try out Copic markers. And I'll be sure to use them all the time, I'm not gonna let them go to waste. I think Copic markers will be the thing to let me go artisticly "crazy". Once again, thank you for your help.

I've had good experiences with Prismacolors and Copic Markers.

Also if you want a good skin tone try shading with a light kinda pinky roseish color otherwise people tend to look kinda weird.

Thanks, I've always had trouble with skin tones. I never know what color to use and it ends up bad. What color would you recommend for tan skin?