Question

The illustrator drew his characters in pencil, then layered in more detail ultimately he painted each comic strip in watercolor.after which word should a semicolon be placed?

Answer 1

The semicolon should be placed after the word detail. The sentence will then be "The illustrator drew his characters in pencil, then layered in more detail; ultimately he painted each comic strip in watercolor."

Answer 2

The semicolon or semicolon is a punctuation mark that separates major sentence elements. A semicolon can be used between two closely related independent clauses, and can also be used in place of commas to separate items in a list. Use a semicolon before such words and terms as namely, however, therefore, that is, i.e., for example, e.g., for instance, etc., when they introduce a complete sentence. The sentence should have the semicolon in the following way:

The illustrator drew his characters in pencil, then layered in more detail; ultimately he painted each comic strip in watercolor.