Permanent Markers - Do you use magic markers?

Do you use magic markers?

I find them absolutely alluring. Some come in the most astonishingly beautiful colors and ranges of the same color ... and quality of tips ... Do you have any favourite that are not too expensive or is it better to just forget all about the cost and get a few that you really like? Thank you

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I really love Prismacolor's markers. They have a great color range and fill well.
if your interested for art purposes try the higher priced one you get more variety and better quality also try permanent markers make designs on clothes last longer
I use them mainly on materials where the ink doesn't bleed of change colour. Crayola and Sanford make quite a variety of inks and tips, you can also get a felt stylus and carve it to make your own, using whatever colours and shades you prefer, even blending.
go for what you like
I love them all, to me paying a little bit extra is well worth it if it means your getting good quality. I have some beautiful ones too and am always buying them wherever i go, my fave is a royal blue pen that turns purple in bright sunlight - it looks stunning :-)
Prismacolor ART MARKERS are the best, but they cost a lot. So if you are not getting paid for the work, it's almost not worth it. http://www.prismacolor.com/sanford/consumer/prismacolor/product/category.jhtml?cat=SNPRCat100060 There are lesser expenssive markers out there, just look next to the prismacolor display, Heck, I've gone into some stores and they didn't have the markers, the cost was just too high so they figured they wouldn't be able to move the product.
I like Tombow markers. One side is like a brush tip and the other is a small felt tip marker. They come in a wide variety of colors and the brush tip makes blending colors easy. I used them in my commercial illustration class in college. Everyone was impressed by color. They didn't think you could blend colors with markers. The trick to blending is using a light translucent tan marker color like peach or light olive. It takes away all pen strokes, just brush that color over another color and watch the stroke marks dissapear. See the link below for product information: http://www.merriartist.com/Tombow_Dual_Brush_Pen_Sets_s/663.htm?gclid=CN7NzK6ol40CFR9eYQod53Z_3g
no, nor biro.... Try inks... they are beautiful to work with. Use a brush to start with... a lovely soft brush, so that you can really sweep the ink onto the paper. You can make your colours as you go along if using the primaries. You can use neat or dilute as much as you want.... Have fun!!