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Markers - Alcohol,Chalk, Metallic, Dye, Water and Pigment Based Markers

Alcohol markers have some very special qualities that appeal to stampers and paper crafters.  The most important is how different shades of colors can be blended together.  This helps to create a gradient between the shades thus creating shadow and highlighted areas in the image.  By applying a darker shade of a color to a lighter shade of the same color and using the tip of the markers to mix the two together, a colorist can achieve a smooth blend between the lightest and darkest colors in the grouping.

Another important quality is related to the ingredients of the alcohol marker.  An alcohol marker contains alcohol and dye ink.  The alcohol, which evaporates after application, floats the dye ink onto the paper, reducing coloring lines.  A blending pen, filled with clear alcohol solution, can also be used to smooth the gradient between colors or “erase” color in order to lighten or subtract it completely.  Unlike watercolor markers and watercolor pencils, alcohol markers do not react with paper which reduces or eliminates tears in your work surface.

Alcohol markers are also permanent on most surfaces including paper, metal, wood, and fabric.  This allows the crafter to alter and customize the supplies they used.  I have seen ribbon colored with alcohol markers as well as clear gems, buttons, chipboard letters, and canvas embellishments.

Alcohol markers can be used by crafters with wide range of abilities.  They look equally good when colored in without blending, as in the case of coloring a simple image using only one color, or colored with many different colors and shades of those colors in a more realistic and complex image with blending techniques and skills that have to be learned and practiced to achieve.

Brands on this site include: 

Spectrum Noir

Winsor Newtown

Watercolour Markers

Create beautiful works of art with this set of Watercolor Markers. These markers contain water-based ink that is suitable for use with water or watercolor paints. With a fine tip on one end and a brush tip on the other, you can create fine lines or thick strokes with equal ease.

Brands on this site include: 

Spectrum Noir

Winsor Newtown

Tim Holtz Distress 

Pigment Markers

Winsor & Newton Pigment Markers deliver beautiful pigmented colors that are guaranteed to be lightfast for 100 years. These markers blend easily with a minimum of feathering or bleeding, and feature a chisel tip for broad strokes, a fine tip for fine lines and detail work, and an ergonomic barrel design.

Brands on this site include: 

Winsor & Newton

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