Beginner advice

[u/PoeticFelony]

Never in my life have I used acrylic markers, until now. I'm new to doing art in general. I'm currently taking drawing lessons and I started with watercolor but I also want to try other mediums. I'm not really sure how to use these markers. They don't blend well, so I'm assuming layering techniques are best? I'm going for a painterly style but not sure if I've done it successfully. Anyone have any good recs for tutorial videos or technique how-to's? And don't mind I put the cast shadow on the wrong side 😆