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Post by streetscrapper on May 25, 2017 19:54:47 GMT
I keep seeing people using them lately even though they've been around for years. I've never owned them myself, and with all the different markers I've already got, I doubt I need them, but let's not get into defining "need" at the moment... so can you give me the pros and cons and let me know if and why you like/dislike them.
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Post by GiantsFan on May 26, 2017 1:41:54 GMT
I'm relatively new to Tombows. I have used them a few times when crafting with a friend who has about 25 or so of them. I just wanted a good marker that I could color in stamped images. Nothing fancy. You can do shading, but it's not as transparent or smooth as Copics. I got two sets of Tombows from Amazon to start my collection. My local craft store sells them individually so I go in every couple of weeks and a get one or two using a coupon. I'm a collector (I MUST have the entire set of pens, distress inks, dye inks, etc) so this is definitely cheaper for me to collect vs Copics. The only con that I can see so far is they're not refillable, but they're cheap enough that it's not a big deal.
Before settling on Tombows I first tried the Prismacolor Premier brush markers which are soooo smooth and I really like them, but individually they are more expensive than I wanted to pay. Also not refillable.
I also tried a Crayola brand fine coloring marker (not brush) and they were horrible. Saving those for my little nieces.
I do have Zig CleanColor Real Brush markers I that enjoy using, both with or without water.
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Post by camcas on May 26, 2017 9:38:20 GMT
I like them
Can watercolour and also colour directly onto stamps
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Post by streetscrapper on May 26, 2017 11:00:04 GMT
 HAHA!! Me too! I've got a pretty big collection of copics, distress markers, zig clean colour markers, as well as various other types of markers and watercolour mediums, but when I stumbled across them at Michaels last weekend and see that there is a 50% coupon available now, I thought I would pick up a set or two. Why not if I can get two sets for the price of one, right?? And I do like the way people use them to colour directly on stamps.
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Post by pancakes on May 26, 2017 12:48:14 GMT
The colors are more vibrant and smooth than a basic Crayola marker, but other than that, I'm not a huge fan. The brush tips wear really easily. I find them difficult, though not impossible, to blend.
I guess I see them as a good basic marker for those who want something that's a step or two up from school supplies.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 7:15:55 GMT
Those were one of my first big stamping purchases when I didn't know what I was doing. I like them. I don't think they are a need. I have never used them for coloring. I honestly don't have a reason. I guess because I color with other mediums. I like inking my stamps with them. I use them mainly for stamp inking. I love to have a lot of colors to use with my rubber stamps. Plus, personally for me I find it easier to use a marker than an ink pad.
I have used them as a watercolor technique (inking a tile or glass plate, picking up the ink with your paintbrush). That was fun but I use my watercolors for the most part.
If you don't want to invest money into a lot of ink pads then brush markers are a good alternative to try. A little tip I would not go out and buy an expensive set. Barnes & Noble has brush markers for about $10. Recollections has their own set of brush marker's. Amazon is carrying a lot of sets cheaply due to the coloring book craze. I have a friend who has both the B&N Recollection sets. She uses her sets for stamping in her journals. Her stamping with those markers are beautiful. She also uses them as watercolors too.
Hope that helps.
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Post by scrappington on May 27, 2017 12:59:30 GMT
I find them cheaper so I use them for outlining my die cuts.
I have bought basic colours. I think I have about 20ish of the 96 colours available. I own about 3 black ones though.
The website has a fillable colour chart.
I can't believe how much it makes a die pop just doing the edges.
I didn't want to destroy my distress markers so I use the tombows.
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 28, 2017 4:57:10 GMT
They're nice especially for coloring in stamped images. They held up better than the Marvy LePlumes that were also popular at the time. My Tombow markers lasted for YEARS. I think I finally threw the last ones out last year, but they were over 20 years old too so I definitely got my money's worth out of them.
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Post by wonderwoman on May 28, 2017 5:30:09 GMT
I love the bullet end for journaling and the brush end for coloring stamps.. They are super juicy and last for ever.. I have had the same ones well over 10 years.
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Post by streetscrapper on May 28, 2017 11:29:41 GMT
I bought the Bright set with a 50% off coupon at Michaels the other day, and I was armed with another 50% coupon for the Primary set yesterday but I walked out empty handed. I think I may go back and get it though because I do want to use them for colouring directly on a stamp and I have heard that they are juicy and last forever.
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Post by marg on May 28, 2017 22:46:52 GMT
I took some watercoloring-for-cards classes at my local stamp store a few years ago, and they taught us the techniques using Tombow markers. That's where I was first introduced to them. I really like using them for this - I colour the edges of the stamped image and use a wet watercolour brush to spread the colour. My markers have lasted for years. I also colour images by picking up the colour from an acrylic block with a wet watercolour brush. Both look great.
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Post by anniefb on May 29, 2017 6:08:04 GMT
I had a few but got rid of them once I got into Copics.
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HAHA!! Me too! I've got a pretty big collection of copics, distress markers, zig clean colour markers, as well as various other types of markers and watercolour mediums, but when I stumbled across them at Michaels last weekend and see that there is a 50% coupon available now, I thought I would pick up a set or two. Why not if I can get two sets for the price of one, right?? And I do like the way people use them to colour directly on stamps.
