markers

[Ricky]

Hi Everyone,

I'm taking Mauri's class (which is AWESOME I might add). I want to start using markers. I purchased Sharpies with a chiseled tip. Are these ok to use? Can anyone recommend the best type of marker to use? Is there even a "best" marker? I'm so confused, there's so many to chose from. I wish I could just buy them all - me in an art store is like Charlie at Willie Wonka's chocolate factory....

Ricky

[nelsonsantos]

COPIC are the best markers, not only they have a wide range of colours, you can purchase refillers wich makes them the best buying in a long term, there is also 3 diferent nib tips for this kind of marker; fine tip, wide, brush oh... and the wide coater, its an infinite possibilitie of use. And also the airbrush compressor.
Of course some may disagree from my choiçe, this all depends to wich one you fell more comfortable!

[donpinsent]

i swear by the dixon markette, but these are difficult to get in the states, and apparently becoming increasingly so. i don't know which other markers are similar to it, but if you go back through the archives of this section, i'm pretty sure it's been discussed before. my only solid advice is: AVOID SHARPIES! they're meant mainly for business presentations and light uses like that. the tips wear down ridiculously quickly, leaving you with a rounded stump after just a few drawrings.

[Ricky]

Nelson/Don, thanks so much for the advise. I have no clue as to what to use. I haven't even use a marker before to draw. I'm probably going to make the biggest mess (my wife will love that lol!!!) I'll be posting my attempts soon.

Thanks,
Ricky

[nelsonsantos]

i also use EDDING markers 3000 wich i cut the nib transversal and fill them with COPIC black tint, these markers are cheap and good for the outlines.

Never heard about the DIXON before DON...

[Shelley]

Hi!Mankstergangster suggest charkpak 100 .I ordered one today on line from Dick Blick.It was 1.99.I will let you know.I have been using a Tombow marker.It has a brush tip.The tip get freyed at the end after use.Good luck!

[Ricky]

How are the Prismacolor markers? Any good? They're expensive but are they worth it?

Thanks,
ricky

[toonMom]

I've been using the Pitt brush pen. It also freys at the end after a while, but I still like it.

[lifedoesntimitate]

I use a variety of markers when I do marker work. I don't really know the names of them, but I would suggest that at the beginning you don't use a marker that's deeply saturated, only because your hand may move pretty slowly since it doesn't really know where it's going next. With a deeply saturated marker, this will result in blotchiness and bleeding and spreading.

For a while, I was in talks to work as a caricaturist at Universal Studios, Hollywood (it fell through), and they use just a generic black Sav-On brand marker. Sav-On is a drug store out here in California. They are a chain, so they may be elsewhere; I don't really know though. But they are very similar to the Crayola brand markers. The only thing they do to spruce it up is to soak it in Indian Ink when it's not in use, and then lightly brush it off before use. I imagine this is probably one of the least expensive ways to go.

Hope this helps.

-- Eric

[heineken]

i'm with don....markettes are the best since the demise of design 229lf....but they are not sold in the states..so u have to get a friend who lives there to send you some...i prefer markers...over pastels....looks alot more vibrant than pastels and less work...for color....i use tombos...there dual pens...that works fine for color..

[Frank Zieglar]

They're sold in the states. My local art shop here in San Antonio carries them.

[vtslim]

Hi! I hate sharpies! When I see them I kick them! Actually, to be fair, they are great for labeling leftovers! When they discontinued the design marker I cried!
I tried everything, sharpies (blech), prismacolors, you name it, until I found those wonderful Pitt Brush Pens! I use those for outlines and Micron Pens for interiors. I know it sounds weird but my party style has really sharpened up.

-Slim