help me buy markers!?

[ImolaEK]

Originally Posted by bonzelite

wtf?!! $7 each?! wtf?!

get some ad markers by chartpak. get: warm grey 1-10, cool grey 1-10: these accentuate and tint glass, earth, etc, everything.

frost blue, light blue, pale indigo, cobalt -these cover metal, glass, and sky.

get: light sand, maize, black, pale cherry, brick red, sand, suntan: these will cover leather, skin, earth.

use a napkin or cosmetic sponge to smear colors for gradations. pure pigment cannot achieve subtle f/x of glass and metal.

get an airbrush. use gouache/acrylic highly diluted to create subltle f/x with light glinting off metal and head/taillights.

next: get the same or similar equivalent colors, all of them, in prismacolor marker.

you should have a set of chartpak ad's, and a set of prismacolor markers as standard-fare.

then get a set of tria markers of same or equivalent colors. why all of these? --texture, quality/feel of nibs, color variations, pigment variety across different manufacturers.

learn to do mixed media, mixed marker drawings. you will find the chartpaks excellent for broad, juicy sky coverages but shit for details. prismacolors are great for details like on tires and bumpers, but shit for glass and broad sky vistas.

good luck..

Wow thats a great summary on markers bonzelite. What about these markers called Design2 or something like that, i have 3 of those. I used some once in a while in art class. Are those good?

[bonzelite]

you mean "design" markers? these are old. but they last for years though, very good brand. one of the best. today, they make markers to last about a few hours. gotta rape them broke artists.

i have an animosity towards current-day marker manufacturers. they intentionally make them shitty. i know because i know what they made in the '80s and today's markers are absolute crap. they're great when they're wet, but when they dry out, you want to throw them across the f$cking room.

[ImolaEK]

Originally Posted by bonzelite

you mean "design" markers? these are old. but they last for years though, very good brand. one of the best. today, they make markers to last about a few hours. gotta rape them broke artists.

i have an animosity towards current-day marker manufacturers. they intentionally make them shitty. i know because i know what they made in the '80s and today's markers are absolute crap. they're great when they're wet, but when they dry out, you want to throw them across the f$cking room.

Yea those markers, they do seem pretty old but i like how they go on the paper. Just a quick question towards you Bonzelite...How many markers do you have?