Copic 801CS0 Sketch Marker, Blender

Having an empty Copic Sketch pen comes in handy. My caps tend to crack, and my ink dries out. This is a known issue with the Copic pens and the pen maker does not sell replacement caps. One time both ends of the pens were dried out, due to the cracks in the caps. So this replacement pen was perfect. I had the refill ink so I was good to go.

Copic Markers are the best alcohol markers you can buy. They are a little heavy on the price tag, but once you purchase the actual color marker, you never have to throw it away. (At least for a very long time anyway), you buy refills for these, which is a little less than the marker itself but it refills the marker several times.( you can also replace the ends of them if you need to). With these you can blend like no other makers. And what I really love about them, is that you can color over your image as much as you need to, and no matter how much ink you put down, you don’t have to worry about your paper rolling up or taring. That in my opinion, is worth it, because every other marker I have ever had, after I put so much ink on my paper it would start tearing. Feel free to color away with this as much as you’d like, and you don’t have to worry about that. I would recommend getting some good paper. I like the Neenah White solar Cardstock in either the 80 or 110lb. They also make a copic marker paper that I have heard wonderful things about, but haven’t personally ever used it.

As expected

The Copic 0 marker is a sketch marker with no pigment, just alcohol. If you wonder why you want this and not just a bottle of rubbing alcohol, it's because it's the type and strength. Copics use 77% Ethyl alcohol, and the normal rubbing alcohol commonly available is 70% isopropyl. You can still get interesting texture effects using isopropyl alcohol, but best go for the highest percent you can. Higher percentage = less water. The use is for colorless blending of alcohol markers, but if you're thinking 'blend a blue smoothly to an orange', it doesn't work that way. I tend to use the lightest tints in a color family as a blender between family shades, and different brush strokes to blend two dissimilar colors together. It's good at adding slight touches of a color to an area through transference though. It's also good to fade a color to the background (white) of the paper, but be careful which colors you try that with, as it can make irregular edges. Unless you want that, then it's cool. The first time I tried blending (incorrectly!) it didn't do much, and I made a face at the marker and set it aside. The second time I tried it, I used it to add texture to a solid area of dark brown leather armor, giving that part of the drawing a beaten weathered look. It. Looked. Awesome. Then, I went a little crazy. I hit up the bottom edge of a cloak, giving it a spattered travel worn appearance. I added pattern texture to a drawing of clothing, and touched careful highlights to spots where I wanted to indicate a shine. You can also use it to sort of flick color that has escaped an area back into line, but this takes a bit of patience and luck, but you can clear areas of your picture of errors made with colored Copics. Think of that as a cleanup technique for minor errors, and not so much a correction tool for major errors, though I once coaxed a 1/2" drip stain back in line. I tried using a non porous palette to smear ink from a colored pen and pick it up with the tip of the blender to make delicate shading without needing a bajillion of the palest Copic markers (unless you need the actual markers for larger areas), or pick a little ink up by touching the blender tip to an inked marker tip and transfer it to a small area to blend in. I think I need more practice at this, but you can use it to combine two colors as well - again, in small areas. Even if you never use it as a blender, it's worth it for the texturing alone. I don't think I'll do leather or fantasy characters without it.

The chisel feels great, the brush head is nice and spongey, and I can load this marker with any ink Id like (i think, i loaded mine with a fountin pen ink). But I wish i could disassemble so that i could swap inks as id like. Im sure i could with enough leverage and heat. other than that, I'd recommend it.

I got these mainly to add my own colors to them. Beinf copic they are fantastic regardless and I love the refillability on these. You can change colors all the time. I love it. I also got 1 for adding gamsol in it also. Helps to blend my colored pencils and I loved using it. It worked perfectly. So easy to fill.

I recently created my own colors with the empty Copic. I didn't think about mixing the ink refills until recently when I just couldn't get the color I wanted. As a usual Copic is, it is easy to fill and change the nib(s)!

First off it came super fast with free shipping, (Not prime) Bit shocked I got it in 2 days. Second I used Blick ink because I loved the color but not their markers as much as I do the copics. Worked as it should. (Rose petal and Butter Cream, so pretty) Finally, I bought 3, 2 for ink and 1 to use Gamblin Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits with. Holy cow did it work. May break down faster and not work within a few weeks but right now it does work. So if you want something to melt your color pencil art with and not have to use a paint brush, this will work.

Received the product on time, however upon open it, it was completely dried out. It doesn't mark on paper. Clearly a waste of money. Ekta Stationery haven't even checked the product before shipping it out and are not accepting returns or refunds.

je men sers très souvent, parfois pour atténuer quelques excès de couleurs permets d'estomper et aide à mixer les couleurs

ONE OF THE BEST

I like it a lot, I use this green often in my card making hobby. It is a really nice colour green for holly leaves, fir needles and darker foliage. The refill tube is easy to use and I like that it has the measurements on it, so you know how much of the refill you are pouring into your Copic marker.

I have tried many alcohol markers and copic changed my colouring life. I don't entertain any other brand now as these are just fabulous. I would recommend researching well before buying and buy in sets of 3, light mid dark, in the colours you like rather than buying the sets, ok the sets seem cheaper but if you are serious about achieving good blending in the long run 3 that you use works out better than having odd ones that you can't blend. Having said that for skin tones and greys, which you can use with any colour for shading, the sets are fine.