kitbop
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Post by kitbop on Dec 26, 2017 14:28:20 GMT
Can peas who own these markers please advise me how "wet" these markers should be?
I got the 80 set, and at least 20 of them are dryer than the others - difficult to get a brush stroke, dry spots in it. Should I return for another set? Some of them are so nice and inky in comparison. I swatched them all yesterday, and now have them standing "on their heads" to see if it makes a difference in the inkiness. But I'm worried some of them are partially dried...
Also, when they came (Amazon), the box itself was wrapped, but the pens are not individually wrapped. Is this normal?
Thanks for any experiences or advice you have!
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Post by streetscrapper on Dec 26, 2017 16:38:25 GMT
All of my Zig real brush markers are quite wet and all of them were individually wrapped in plastic when I purchased them - even the first set of 48 that I bought from Amazon. There is no way to refill them so if you feel some of them are dry, I would definitely return them for a new set.
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clueless
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Location: Port Jefferson, NY
Jun 27, 2017 6:30:46 GMT
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Post by clueless on Dec 26, 2017 18:17:19 GMT
I had the same problem as well, I bouhgt the 80 markers set and some of them were dryer than others especially the greens and blues, mine did not come individually wrapped either but I remember AmyR from Prairie Paper & ink saying hers didn't come individually wrapped so I felt better after that. I store my markers laying down because I don't want the ink to stay on the bottom or the top only. I have noticed though that after a while of coloring with the drier markers they do get more wet and they work as expected.
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GiantsFan
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Jun 27, 2014 14:44:56 GMT
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Post by GiantsFan on Dec 26, 2017 18:28:44 GMT
All of my Zig real brush markers are quite wet and all of them were individually wrapped in plastic when I purchased them - even the first set of 48 that I bought from Amazon. There is no way to refill them so if you feel some of them are dry, I would definitely return them for a new set. This was my experience with the 48 set also.
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Post by katlady on Dec 27, 2017 1:43:54 GMT
Mine were all individually wrapped too. I got the 48 set.
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