the perfect coloring tool. that's what i want. what are your thoughts, ideas, suggestions? i have tombow markers, but i get too many lines from them. does that make sense? the stampin up markers give me lines too. then i ruin the paper trying to smooth them o
ut. i have a handful of prismacolor markers and absolutely love those. but they are so expensive! and don't coordinate to the colors i use most (stampin up!). i prefer markers over colored pencils for the brightness. whenever i use pencils and mineral sprits, i can't seem to get it as deep of a color that i want.
ut. i have a handful of prismacolor markers and absolutely love those. but they are so expensive! and don't coordinate to the colors i use most (stampin up!). i prefer markers over colored pencils for the brightness. whenever i use pencils and mineral sprits, i can't seem to get it as deep of a color that i want.so lay it on me. do i need to just give in and pay for the whole prismacolor set? what is your ultimate coloring tool?
help!
I'm very interested in everyone's comments. All I usually use is SU markers (since I am a matchy-matchy girl) but I have the same "line" problem. I have never owned any prismacolors...pencils or markers.
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I have heard great things about the Copic markers but have not personally used them. They are a little pricey as well and I am not sure if there are color matches for SU. Jami...you have to try the prisma colored pencils they ROCK!
ReplyDeleteI have the same problem and I started using the blender pen and it seems to help. Sorry I can't help, but you might check out Splitcoasters...they seem to have everything. Here's one I found
ReplyDeletehttp://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=269303&highlight=prisma+markers+vs+SU
Hope this helps.
Good Luck!
I LOVE Prismacolor pencils and markers as well. I say you can never have too many coloring tools especially if you color things alot~
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I have not used copic markers because I bought a lot of the Prismacolor markrs and love them. Both are expensive but since I have a lot of the prisma and really like them, I'll stick with them.
ReplyDeleteJoanne/tojoco
I like my pencils with gamsol and my pens but I am lusting after the Copics-there are a couple of good deals on ebay---if you love something a lot and use them a lot, then stick with them. and use a coupon!
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting to hear the answers to this also! I have SU markers and I have some prisma watercolor pencils that I like to use with my blender pens. I haven't gotten into the gamsol thing (because I have no clue what it is!) and I am wary of spending so muvh on the copics....hope to hear something interesting!
ReplyDeleteI say save up and BUY what you love. :)
ReplyDeleteI only have the SU markers, b/c they are all I can afford, but I have heard wonderful things about copic markers. Or you can always do the prismacolor, gamsol thing, even though that may be more time consuming.
ReplyDeleteI love my Tombow pens, but you need good quality watercolour paper.
ReplyDeleteI use a smooth cardstock called blender card and it works beautifuly with the tombow pens.
You could go to the blog Polished to Perfection (murdocks.typepad.com) She has a lot of information on her blog about Copic Markers. You could also email her and ask her questions. She is very knowledgeable about these.
ReplyDeleteI have used Tombo, Prisma and Copic and the best by far are the Copic!! I now own a rather large collection and will never go back to anything else.
ReplyDeleteI just saw someone post that
ReplyDeletecopic markers do match the SU
colors...
That is what I want to try.
Good Luck!
www.ellenhutson.com has groups of markers to match SU color groups. Look for these sets:
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12B
12C
12D