I'm just starting with alcohol markers and feel like a total novice. My main medium is color pencils so im hoping the transition won't be so difficult. Your video has been the most complete and precise I've found on the subject. Thank you very much, no waste of time talking about useless, irrelevant things. Loads of useful information. Your subscriber count shocked me, I expected it to be much higher since your videos are very high quality. Once again, thank you for this tutorial and freely sharing your knowledge. Also, your art is beautiful.

@KayNymanArt

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I really appreciate that! So glad you found it helpful. And if you ever have any questions, feel free to ask, I'm happy to help. All the best on your marker journey!

In fountain pens, spreading is when the ink spreads out, ghosting is when you can see it on the other side, bleeding is bleeding to the other pages. Feathering is when ink gets jagged edges, splotchiness is a good new term for us! Toothy and textured are interchangeable, also with smooth and rough. Can you please test these with fountain pen ink if you use them? Cool video, lovely opening segment! We have one more dimension to relay in fountain pens, shading is when the ink pools in certain spots and gives a calico look to your writing, uhoh, more terms, halo- ing is when the ink darkens at the edges, sheen is holographic shine and color change

I really like using X-Press It blending card but it's super pricey although Blick now offers it at a good price. My second favorite paper is Strathmore Bristol then Cansons Mixed media... NOBODY SHOULD EVER USE WATER COLOR PAPER WITH COPICS! It absorbs sooooo much ink! Sorry for yelling. Also everyone loves Rendr paper! I tried it and noway for me, I couldn't blend anything and layering was so hard. I must of gotten a bad batch? Another great video. I love this series!

@KayNymanArt

2 жыл бұрын

I was also really excited to see that Blick has X-Press It paper now since they didn't in the past! Possible you got a bad batch of Rendr but hey, could just be that you don't like working with it and that's totally fine! Glad you're enjoying the series. ☺️

Just found your channel. I mix my own colors now using Copic refill ink. I am tired of Copics crappy quality brushes and chisel tips, and their markers drying up after a week. I use empty alcohol blending markers of any brand, lately I have been using Ohuhu blenders. I have a process of taking out the solution without harming the marker, then I flush out the marker with alcohol, then make sure they are somewhat dry inside, then I fill them with ink refill. I have mixed forty different colors so far with the primary colors and some neutrals. I can fill them with approx 12ml, which is probably equal to several store bought Copics for a fraction of the price, and I have control over what color I want. For instance, I have made a really nice dry and wet cement color, and a true egg shell white color, then I name them and put labels on the markers and give them color group numbers. I buy six packs of Ohuhu blenders at a time off Amazon. It is a unique process, but so worth having control over what you use. I have found a site besides Amazon here in Canada that sells the refill inks at a reasonable price, and they stock many of the unique ink colors.

@KayNymanArt

6 ай бұрын

That's an amazing way to get custom colors! I know Copic sells 'blanks' essentially that you can fill yourself for custom colors but I'm sure your way is much more affordable. I got a set of Ohuhus for my daughter awhile back and was really impressed with their quality. I got my copics so long ago that there weren't really other affordable options for alcohol ink markers, but there are some great ones now! As my copic nibs wear out I think I might be adding in Ohuhus to the mix instead of just replacing Copic nibs because the cost really does add up!

@davemilligan1171

6 ай бұрын

Tks. I only buy Ohuhu now. I own all the colors they offer. @@KayNymanArt

I got the uhuhu markers recently and I’ve never used alcohol markers before. This video was super useful for me to know what kind of paper i should use. I like your detailed explanation and how you compared all the different paper samples. Wonderful video!!!

@KayNymanArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad it was a help!

this video was awesome thank you so much

Very helpful. Thank you.

Great video. Thank you! Exactly what I wanted to know.

@KayNymanArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, so glad you found it useful!

Excellent & very detailed video! Very informative! Thank you so much!

@KayNymanArt

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful!

Very informative! Thank you for the wonderfully detailed explanation. I like you. I like your teaching style. I want to subscribe to your channel. I like your art. Hoping to see more of you.

I just use what ever card stock I have or the spectrum noir marker paper love your Amos piece 😀

@KayNymanArt

2 жыл бұрын

Ooo I haven't tried the Spectrum Noir paper before! And thank you so much, Amos is such a great character.

Great video! That would have taken quite a while to plan and make. Please know we appreciate it! Keep creating, you have an awesome way with your art and in making videos. *thumbs up* indeed

@KayNymanArt

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow that Rendr paper is amazing! This was so helpful, thank you! I will check out the Strathmore though because I like mixed media.

@KayNymanArt

2 жыл бұрын

Rendr paper is mind boggling for sure haha, WHERE DOES THE INK GO? Glad you found it helpful!

@nerydelgadoaguila8060

Жыл бұрын

@@KayNymanArt thanks for you. My birthday is today so I’m gonna go get me some alcohol markers. And render paper. Really nice because I don’t want it to go through my papers because I find that annoying. Thanks for the tips for this types of markers😊

@KayNymanArt

Жыл бұрын

@@nerydelgadoaguila8060 I hope you enjoy them, and happy birthday!

Rendr paper is so stinking great!!

Hello i use a cheap markerset 300 colours for 69,95. Its a dutch twin markers brand from my budget art store the action. My alchol markers bleed true my mixed media,aquarel paper,sketchbook paper and brown paper from strathmore. I also paint and colour whit coloured pencils and himi miya gouache 😊i always like to use 300gsm paper

Thank you!! Appreciate it

@KayNymanArt

Жыл бұрын

Most welcome!

Your art is sooo cool! Thank you for this impressive comparison--and for mentioning the "speckling"! This really turned me off with the X-Press It, and I even notice it on nice Bristol. I tried some hot-press watercolor paper, and the delicate cotton weave looked much more beautiful, and the colors look truly vibrant...the only thing is even though it's the smoothest watercolor paper, the nibs feel kind of scratchy on it. Could I ask you please, if you've noticed if watercolor paper tears up nibs any faster?

@KaylyNyman

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't used Copics on watercolor paper too much since I find it drains the inks too quickly out of my markers due to it being such an absorbent paper but I wouldn't be surprised if it would also wear out the nibs faster. On Copics, the nibs are replaceable and need to be replaced every so often due to regular wear and tear, so using them on a very textured porous surface like a cotton watercolor paper would likely increase that wear down.

@danielcarlile

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, good Kayly!

Have you experimented with Bristol paper for the AI markers? this was very helpful in making a choice for your substrate

@KayNymanArt

2 жыл бұрын

I have used Bristol, yes! It's pretty good, works very similarly to the Strathmore Mixed Media. I like the tooth the mixed media paper has more than Bristol, which is smoother.

Hey is it possible to get custom sized paper for mixed media, I would really like to get 20x30 for a bigger piece but I can't seem to find a store that sells it that big, thanks for the video!

@KayNymanArt

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure you can get paper custom cut, but it's possible you'd have to get in touch with the manufacturer directly and it would likely be quite pricey. Or you could try and find something larger and cut it down yourself perhaps? Good luck, hope you find something!

I've had problems with the marker bleeding onto the back of the sheet on top of it, even after its been dry for a long time and it bleeds onto it after many months. Why would that be and what paper would fully absorb the ink so it doesn't bleed onto sheet on top? Thank you

@KayNymanArt

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what you mean by bleeding after months of being dry? Alcohol markers dry quite quickly so once in the paper there shouldn't be bleed through at a later date. Also I'd recommend not drawing on top of another piece to avoid this altogether. But either way, the only paper I've ever used with alcohol markers that truly has no bleed through on the back from my experience is Rendr paper. I talk about it specifically in the video.

@ApocalypticDreams666

Жыл бұрын

@@KayNymanArt Thank you for the info. Very helpful. I was using a Strathmore marker paper for my color swatches and when I looked at them recently, The color from one sheet was on the back of the sheet that was sitting on top of it. Didn't go all the way through the top sheet, just onto the back of it. Don't remember which brand of markers, I have several.

Thank you so so much for this video! I've used Prismacolor premier markers almost exclusively for years and years but they've started discontinuing a bunch of markers I use super frequently so I've decided to switch brands. I was worried about how copic markers would lay on my paper, specifically with speckling and blending, as I'd used them before a few times in the past but had problems with the speckling Luckily I've been mostly using Strathmore and some Canson mixed media so I think i should end up fine with that... i was considering blowing money on some of that glossier fancy paper but now I've decided against it haha

@KayNymanArt

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found it helpful! ☺️

I just bought a mixed media sketchbook that feathers like a ……… 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ wish I knew that before hand grrrr

@KayNymanArt

Жыл бұрын

Oh no, yeah unfortunately some mixed media paper is really bad about it (I find Canson to be particularly awful). Hopefully you can use the sketchbook for a different medium though!

Do you suggest bristol vellum?

@KayNymanArt

2 жыл бұрын

It would likely blend smoothly but I would expect that it would probably eat a lot of ink out of your markers and potentially feather more as it hits the page. My top two suggestions are the ones mentioned in the video, but Bristol board/vellum is certainly useable.

Have you compared Strathmore 400 Marker paper?

@KayNymanArt

Жыл бұрын

I have tried a few marker papers but found that none of them blend particularly well and often find them streaky.

how is render paper actually called online? I've just bin lost on where to look for it or buy it, can anyone help me?

@KayNymanArt

Жыл бұрын

I'm based in the US, so it may be different where you are, but I order the majority of my art supplies from Blick. They carry Rendr paper. I know Amazon does as well. Just remember it's spelled Rendr without that second e, though it would probably show up either way.

@josenino6448

Жыл бұрын

@@KayNymanArt thank you 😊, I guess the only mistake was the other “e”

Your channel came up in my recommendation really appreciate it thank you, btw I too am an art KZreadr

@KayNymanArt

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed!

~*~Juicy~*~

To much talking . Wish it was more concise