I can only imagine how many times one must re-draw his face! I haven't figured out how to shade with only the markers (I have a few prisma colors, too). I've just been using colored pencils to make highlights and shadows. Black is my favorite color to work with for that, since the white pencil shows up so well.
Have you really? (: Thank you very much! I appreciate that! No, I haven't seen that, but the Direwolves are very beautiful. They remind me a lot of the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog breed. It's cool how close their markings resemble that of a wolves.
I'm happy to hear things are going well for you! I'm doing good, too! This last month of school is something though. There's so many essays to do, it's crazy!