New
Marker Presentation – Written by Sarah Paige-Gruber
Basics:
Ø New markers are alcohol based and are very different from our old markers.
Ø They
come in all 40 shades (There is not a Colonial White or White Daisy however)
o Each
marker comes dual tipped – one end is a brush marker, the other end is a
bullet/fine tip
o Markers
come in a 2 pack and retail for $5.95.
A dark circle means the second color in the pack is a darker
hue of the same color
This
increases the color variety from 40 to 80!
Plus you can blend colors together to create your own, giving you almost
endless options!
Ø Markers
are disposable
Ø Always store your markers
horizontally and shake well before using
Ø Alcohol
inks are waterproof and can be layered and blended on surfaces other than paper
Ø There
is bleed-through when using alcohol ink markers. Be sure to use clean scratch paper to protect
your surfaces and clean fingers when coloring.
Also, plan on layering your colored images on your project if working on
paper.
Ø To
prevent a ‘streaky’ looking image, evenly soak the paper. You have successfully and evenly colored your
image if you turn over your paper and it is not blotchy looking
Ø Blending
Pen with Alcohol markers: The blending pen picks up and moves colors, it is
more like an eraser than a ‘blending’ pen.
You can use it to create highlights, ‘fade to white’ and fix minor
mistakes. The blending pen also ‘pushes’
color away from it.
Ø It
is highly recommended that you use our new Pigment Ink pads and heat set your
image prior to coloring. It is NOT
recommended to use Staz-On ink. The
reason for this is that Staz-On is a solvent ink. Alcohol will reactivate a solvent ink, and
you risk the image you are coloring becoming streaked with the Staz-On or your
marker picking up the Staz-On and permanently discoloring it. IF you absolutely must use Staz-On then you
need to heat set your image or let it dry for several hours before coloring the
image. Even then, care should be taken.
o The
CTMH Black Archival Ink does not seem to react like the Staz-On ink does, we
are using the Archival Ink today for our test images. I have tested coloring with the Archival Ink,
I did not heat set my stamped image, but did let it set up for about a half
hour prior to coloring and did not have any issues.
o You
could also heat emboss your image with embossing powder if you do not have the
Pigment Ink pads or Archival Ink pad and would rather not use Staz-On
Ø Test
your paper – We were advised at convention that our markers are formulated to
perform perfectly with our paper. If you
are using any paper other than ours, it is strongly recommended you test your
paper to see how the ink spreads as it is absorbed into the paper. Lower quality paper will spread the ink
quickly outside of your image.
Basic Techniques:
Ø Marker
blending on paper:
Ø Feather
blending
Ø Fixing
minor mistakes with a Blending Pen
Marker Blending on Paper – your basic ‘go to’ technique
Please use the paper stamped with circles for this portion of the demonstration
1. Color
evenly with your lightest color, smoothly soaking the paper and coloring in
circles to avoid streaks.
2. While
base color is still wet, add darker color to one side, lift up at the end of
the stroke, leaving more ink in the area you want shaded
3. Go
back over the darker color with your original shade to blend the two and create
a smoother look
4. Repeat
steps 2 and 3 until you achieve the shading look that you wanted
Feather Blending –
this technique works best with long narrow images such as petals.
Please use the paper
stamped with rectangles for this portion of the demonstration
1. Layer
first color in one direction, press more firmly at the beginning of your stroke
and lift as you go – fill in aprox. ¾ of your image with this technique. The ink may only soak through where you have
pressed the marker at the darkest part of the image.
2. Starting
on the other side, use the same technique with the opposite color you have chosen.
3. Repeat
layers until you have smoothly transitioned and blended your colors in the
middle of the stamped image.
o Tips
for this technique:
§ Use
the side of the brush not the tip
§ Lots
of light layers work best for this technique
§ OVERLAP
your colors – don’t stop where the colors meet
Fixing Minor mistakes with a Blending Pen
Ø The
blending pen ‘pushes’ ink away from it – if your ink bleeds outside of the
stamped image, you can color with the blending pen to ‘push’ the ink back
inside the line.
o This
works BEST with lighter colors and for small imperfections.
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