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My Favorite Markers

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The Best Markers Money Can Buy

I love markers! I consider myself to be a marker junkie. When I see a new kind of marker that I have yet to try I just have to have them.

I use them for everything from extensive art projects to every day tasks. There is a seemingly endless variety of markers out there and numerous uses for them, like drawing, painting, sketching, highlighting, and of course writing.

In this lens I would like to tell you about some of my favorite markers that I have tried and share with you some really awesome looking markers that I have yet to try.

I'd also like to share some tips and techniques for using markers and give you some exciting project ideas.

Artist Qualitly Markers

Tombow Dual Brush Markers

I absolutely love these markers! They have two tips, a brush tip, and a fine bullet point tip. They blend very easily. The ink is water-based so there is no odor. They come in a wide range of colors and have many uses.
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Prismacolor Premier Double-Ended Markers

These markers are great! They offer a ton of colors. One end has a chisel tip that can be used to create a variety of lines. The other end is a fine point. The ink is permanent and waterproof. They do however have a strong odor and tend to bleed slightly.
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Markers I can't wait to try!

Here are some markers that look amazing! I can't wait to try them. The only reason I haven't tried these is lack of funding. But if you've tried them, please let me know what you thought in the comments below.
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Have you tried any of these markers?

Let me know what you think!

  • tabbygun Apr 28, 2012 @ 10:53 am | delete
    tombow markers, I love them
  • MissCat Dec 17, 2011 @ 12:12 am | delete
    Primsa is my favorite color pencil brand... but Copic rules markers for me. Any art or design kid thats been into anime and manga knows that Copic are what Japanese mangaka artists use! Its imported from Japan, so it is much more expensive. I had a set I played around with years ago. They blend like a dream and there is even a air brush you can get for the markers that goes with them.
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Marker Tips And Techniques

A Good Marker Drawing Tutorial

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Part 2 of How To Draw With Markers

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Marker Projects

Re-create A Famous Masterpiece

A Marker Starry Night

Do you you have a favorite painting done by a master? Try your hand at re-creating it. Don't just copy it exactly but make it yours. Use your own style. It doesn't have to be perfect. Above is my own version of Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night done entirely in marker.

Rubber Stamping With Markers

You can use your markers to to color on stamps to create multicolor images!
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Rubber Stamping Supplies

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Other Marker Project Ideas

-Greeting Cards
-Hand Lettering
-Make your own comics
-Fancy coloring book coloring

What is Your Favorite Brand of Marker?

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What do you use your markers for?

  • EvelynIrene Dec 17, 2011 @ 2:24 pm | delete
    I really like your marker version of Starry Night! I'm impressed!
  • ktluvsice Dec 17, 2011 @ 2:53 pm | delete
    Thank you so much.
  • d-artist Dec 17, 2011 @ 9:11 am | delete
    You would be happy in my house..Markers Galore! soooo many in drawers boxes, everywhere you look...I love using them for my preliminary sketches and some artworks.
  • MissCat Dec 17, 2011 @ 12:16 am | delete
    I know I said that Copic are my favorite, but I actually USE sharpie since they are... you know. Attainable.

    As a design student I would use them primarily to hide the white tips of my art projects that I had mounted on black board for presentation. In order to make it flush with the black you hold the black board so its standing up and run a black sharpie all along the top on each side to make it flush with the black.
  • psiloveyou Dec 16, 2011 @ 10:42 pm | delete
    I have the Tombow brush tip markers and love them. I use them for rubberstamping :)
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