tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031200243105765663.post6337993279695363433..comments2023-09-04T05:22:15.674-04:00Comments on Awash with Color: Copic Intermediate Certification ClassMary Dimercurio Prasadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10588876568916094559noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031200243105765663.post-34714877817161880572013-03-26T09:25:13.567-04:002013-03-26T09:25:13.567-04:00Hey Mike! They are great for coloring, although yo...Hey Mike! They are great for coloring, although you do need to use alcohol friendly pens (e.g. Micron or Copic brand Multiliners). The markers do not dry easily (you would have to leave them out without the top for a while). The shelf life is really long (years). They can be refilled and the nibs replaced if necessary. So far I've never replaced nibs or refilled any but the blender. These pens do not smell! (Prismacolor markers do though, at least the old ones did; not sure about the newer ones; Prismacolor are less expensive but I don't think they are refillable).<br /><br />The blender is really more of a "pusher". It pushes the ink away from it, both into the paper and across the surface. You can use it to clean up mistakes or make marks and patterns in the ink. It also can be used to lighten colors or, when dipped into the marker ink, to paint with.Mary Dimercurio Prasadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588876568916094559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031200243105765663.post-44617927366434909842013-03-26T00:37:25.521-04:002013-03-26T00:37:25.521-04:00They are great Mary. I have been looking at some w...They are great Mary. I have been looking at some way of colorizing (sp?) my line artwork in this style.<br /><br />So my first thought is if they are alcohol markers, they are going to a) smell a bit and b) dry like you are in the desert. How does the blender work? By re-wetting the area?Mike Sigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095519147104676110noreply@blogger.com