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Best Paper for Alcohol Markers: 6 Recommendations (2024)

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Best Paper for Alcohol Markers: 6 Recommendations (2024)

What’s the best paper for coloring with Alcohol Markers?

Are you new to Copic, Olo, Ohuhu, Spectrum Noir, or Pro-Markers?

Or maybe you’ve been coloring for a while and you’re finally ready to invest in better paper? I’ve got six excellent papers for you to try plus a list of not-recommended papers.

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Best Beginner Copic Blends: Blue-Green BG Marker Combinations (aqua and turquoise)

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Best Beginner Copic Blends: Blue-Green BG Marker Combinations (aqua and turquoise)

Which Blue-Green Copics are Best for Beginners?

I asked three of my favorite marker instructors about which BG Copic Markers they recommend for first time colorers.

  • Which aqua markers offer students the best value?

  • Which Copic BGs are versatile enough to color many different turquoise items?

  • Which blue-green blending combinations do we teach with?

  • Which BG markers do we use in our own work?

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Copic Markers: What's the Purpose of a Broad Chisel Nib?

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Copic Markers: What's the Purpose of a Broad Chisel Nib?

What is the point of a Copic Broad Chisel Nib?

The chisel nib is the most misunderstood and under-appreciated of all the marker nibs. And yet illustrators and professional artists all use them? Why?

Let’s look at what hobby colorers are missing when it comes to broad nibs…

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Best Beginner Copic Marker Blends: Green & Yellow-Green

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Best Beginner Copic Marker Blends: Green & Yellow-Green

Which Green and Yellow-Green Copics are Best for Beginners?

I asked three of my favorite marker instructors about which green and yellow-green markers they recommend for first time colorers.

  • Which markers offer students the best value?

  • Which Copic G and YGs are versatile enough to color many different green items?

  • Which green blending combinations do we teach with?

  • Which YG and G markers do we use in our own work?