Outstanding range of highly pigmented water-based markers.
Fine point on one end and a flexible brush nib on the opposite,
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Write a reviewI had anticipated that I would be able to soften a line drawn with these so called
watercolour pens. Otherwise they are a useful tool to have.
Winsor & Newton recommend using their watercolour marker pads for best results when blending these markers. http://www.artsupplies.co.uk/item-winsor-&-newton-watercolour-marker-pads.htm
I hoped to use these to add washes and small amounts of intense colour to sketches. Whilst it is possible to get strong colours, it is very difficult to vary the depth of colour, blend colours or soften/wash the marks with water. I expected these to behave in a similar manner to the Graphix Line Painters - wet and workable colour, but transparent.
I don't want to have to use a very specific paper for these as other watercolour and water soluble media are perfectly functional on any watercolour paper.
Inktense and Neocolor 2 suit me better for portability.
Like some other reviewers, I first found it quite difficult to see how I was going to use these markers. I have persevered and I find that I get on with them better and better and that I find more and more ways to use them. They are fantastic for adding detail at the end of a watercolour painting; brilliant for putting transparent washes on to existing paint and also for creating a line that you can then fade away with your brush. I do find I can draw a line and then paint it out. That was a problem to start with but now I seem to manage very well. I bought 12 of these colours to start with and now I want the entire range!