kellyr21
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Post by kellyr21 on Jul 22, 2014 20:01:06 GMT
I got a Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pin black and was so surprised it didn't last very long. I used it but not tons and it is dried out already. I thought it could handling working on paint but it died almost as fast as my regular sharpie. Any recommendations?
Also, I want to get a white marker. What do you use?
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Post by melanieg on Jul 23, 2014 2:43:26 GMT
I use the Scarlett Lime black pen. It is amazing. Markers I use regular sharpies. So far no issues. I use the white water base (not oil) sharpie as well.
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aacey
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Post by aacey on Jul 23, 2014 6:42:01 GMT
White water base sharpie fan here too.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 9:57:55 GMT
I use:
White *Signo Uniball white pen *Faber-Castel PITT white marker *Bic White-out Correction pen
Black *Copic Multi-liner SP black *Pentel Ener-Gel 0.7 black pen *Stabilo All black pencil (love!!!!)
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Post by shutterspeedgirl on Jul 23, 2014 16:44:42 GMT
I'm a huge fan of the sharpie white water base pen too. I will say, the oil base ones have had some interesting success if you write on top of gel medium.
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Post by LisaDV on Jul 23, 2014 16:50:53 GMT
I love my white sharpie paint pen, but I honestly have no idea if it's oil or water based. I do like Prisma's black marker pens. Mainly, I use sharpie's and Faber-Castell pitt pens the most in art journaling where many layers and acrylic paint are involved. I'll only use gel pens on watercolor or single layers, as I can't seem to make them work otherwise.
I'm definitely keeping an eye on this topic as some of pens are ready to be replaced.
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kellyr21
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Post by kellyr21 on Jul 23, 2014 20:34:56 GMT
Oh thanks so much ladies! I want to buy some new pens soon but just wasn't sure what to try next.
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Post by krazykatlady on Jul 23, 2014 20:55:35 GMT
When I zentangle on my gelli prints I was having a hard time finding a pen that worked well over the paint. Someone recommended the Uniball Vision marker (black ink) and it works fabulous!
This weekend I'm purchasing some white pens. Thanks for the recommendations.
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painterchic
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Jun 26, 2014 0:41:22 GMT
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Post by painterchic on Aug 5, 2014 0:06:42 GMT
I got a Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pin black and was so surprised it didn't last very long. I used it but not tons and it is dried out already. I thought it could handling working on paint but it died almost as fast as my regular sharpie. Any recommendations?
Also, I want to get a white marker. What do you use? Is the black one a brush pen?
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mamashosh
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Post by mamashosh on Aug 5, 2014 2:26:01 GMT
Interesting, my faber castell pens seem to last a long time, and I use them over paint all the time. I just got some copic multiliners that I am enjoying, and I also like the scarlet lime pen, but it smudges for a few minutes.
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kellyr21
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Post by kellyr21 on Aug 10, 2014 20:04:30 GMT
I finally got one of those white Sharpie Paint Markers yesterday!!!! I love it and thanks so much for telling me about it.
Painterchic- I don't think it is a brush pen but I will look for that one next time.
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Post by MargieH on Sept 4, 2014 4:40:25 GMT
I finally got one of those white Sharpie Paint Markers yesterday!!!! I love it and thanks so much for telling me about it. Painterchic- I don't think it is a brush pen but I will look for that one next time. It's called the Stamper's Big White Pen. Strange that yours ran out so fast. I would take it back and get another one. I love mine! For my black, I use the Essential PITT Artists Pens Black set (has four different fine points) and my ZIG Signature Pen because of its tip size. Good luck finding your favorite!
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paperanthology
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Post by paperanthology on Sept 4, 2014 14:54:11 GMT
I just got a black Ranger Fudeball pen and it's fantastic on inks and paints and writes extremely smoothly!
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painterchic
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Post by painterchic on Sept 7, 2014 12:36:37 GMT
I finally got one of those white Sharpie Paint Markers yesterday!!!! I love it and thanks so much for telling me about it. Painterchic- I don't think it is a brush pen but I will look for that one next time. Opps...just saw this LOL The reason I ask if it's a brush pen is b/c according to Faber Castell when I called them about a couple of NIP dried up pens you can take tweezers and pull out the brush nib and turn it around and reinsert it to rewet the dried up end. It worked on mine although they did replace the whole set. I was also told to store them horizontally but must admit that I have never stored any markers that way and I have small metal buckets that I keep my markers in on a small book case on my desk. I don't know that it makes a difference but even Tim Holtz recommends it I think. I might have my husband try to build something to store them that way..or i might not LOL. My storage system seems to work for me..even if the markers don't last as long.
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Post by MargieH on Sept 8, 2014 15:13:27 GMT
I finally got one of those white Sharpie Paint Markers yesterday!!!! I love it and thanks so much for telling me about it. Painterchic- I don't think it is a brush pen but I will look for that one next time. Opps...just saw this LOL The reason I ask if it's a brush pen is b/c according to Faber Castell when I called them about a couple of NIP dried up pens you can take tweezers and pull out the brush nib and turn it around and reinsert it to rewet the dried up end. It worked on mine although they did replace the whole set. I was also told to store them horizontally but must admit that I have never stored any markers that way and I have small metal buckets that I keep my markers in on a small book case on my desk. I don't know that it makes a difference but even Tim Holtz recommends it I think. I might have my husband try to build something to store them that way..or i might not LOL. My storage system seems to work for me..even if the markers don't last as long. Glad you got them replaced! Great tip (pun intended - lol!!) about taking tweezers to them and turning them around Pretty much a standard practice to store markers horizontally unless the manufacturers tell you differently.
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painterchic
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Post by painterchic on Sept 8, 2014 17:13:07 GMT
Opps...just saw this LOL The reason I ask if it's a brush pen is b/c according to Faber Castell when I called them about a couple of NIP dried up pens you can take tweezers and pull out the brush nib and turn it around and reinsert it to rewet the dried up end. It worked on mine although they did replace the whole set. I was also told to store them horizontally but must admit that I have never stored any markers that way and I have small metal buckets that I keep my markers in on a small book case on my desk. I don't know that it makes a difference but even Tim Holtz recommends it I think. I might have my husband try to build something to store them that way..or i might not LOL. My storage system seems to work for me..even if the markers don't last as long. Glad you got them replaced! Great tip (pun intended - lol!!) about taking tweezers to them and turning them around Pretty much a standard practice to store markers horizontally unless the manufacturers tell you differently. I have never stored mine horizontally and never had an issue that I am aware of. The one package of Pitts that I had dry up were actually new and hadn't been used. I know for my rapidographs they need to be stored vertically so the ink doesn't pool up and run out of the nib or saturate the delicate threads in the needle part of it. I know space is a factor for a lot of people and I personally think if you are using your markers/pens frequently it doesn't matter. Just my experience though.
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kellyr21
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Post by kellyr21 on Sept 8, 2014 20:22:04 GMT
Painterchic- The pen I originally had that dried up was not a brush tip but the flat one. But I did get a brush tip one and I will have to remember your advice. Thanks for sharing that!!!
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painterchic
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Post by painterchic on Sept 10, 2014 15:13:45 GMT
You're welcome Kelly! I wish I had known about that or at least thought of it myself a few years ago with some old Tom Bows. I don't know if it works for all brush tip markers ( barring Copics since the are refillable) but it is certainly worth a try . Not really anything to lose if it doesn't work LOL
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