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 Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:32 pm
ChemieChan I've been meaning to start a topic about this but I'll ask here. biggrin Wich one is better prisma or copic markers?
Does anyone know a website that sells them at a good price?Chemie asked this in the art subforum, but I'm rather curious as well. If Anyone has some experience with both Copics and Prismas, or perhaps just Copics, do please let us know what the pros and cons are! biggrin What I know: @Chemie: Any marker set with more than the basic 12 or 24 colors is fairly hard to find on ebay. (Or it was when I tried... gonk ) That's not to say it's impossible! Since I myself have never used Copics, I'd probably recommend playing with Prismas first. Why? They're cheaper and easier to find. I know www.dickblick.com has prismas open stock for a bit more than $2 a pen, but that was a lot better than the $3 something the hobby store was charging me. crying
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:01 am
Awesome! biggrin I'm really interested in wich one is the best. Some copic drawings I've seen looks like clean CG but that might be airbrushed? My birthday is coming up so I have no make up a wishlist. I've heard prismacolor markers does this: (strokes)  While copic gives a solid fill. Does anyone know if that is true? Picture above is made with prisma. Thanks for the tip about www.dickblick.com, I'll e-mail them about the shipping fees.
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:14 am
Well, I use prisma color for my skintones and I really like them. Otherwise I use sharpie...they're cheap and the color is wonderful. Though if I had to chose between the two, I'd say prisma color...and I dunno anywhere cheap to buy them.
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:31 am
@Chemie:
Looking back at a pic I did with prismas, yeah, they do leave strokes a bit, but it's not too bad if you work quickly while the ink is still wet. It really looks to me like the pic you have there was done by waiting for the colored area of the pic to dry before going back over. I'll ask a friend what she knows about that.
@midnitekitten:
Sharpies are good, but they bleed a lot. That's my only complaint against them. They're usually worse than the prismas are...I have noticed that Sharpie has come out with a lot more colors for their markers.
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:26 pm
Thanks guys!
I've been recomended a pen called "touch" that is suppost to be like copic but they bleed do death. xd
I really like "art line" for inking btw.
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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 2:41 am
I got copics!! biggrin First try: (yes very simple but I wanted to try the markers, love them!) 
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:16 pm
So, Chemie, what's your verdict? Copics or Prismas??
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:41 am
How should I know? I've never even held a prismacolor marker. xd
I have another question though, what kind of paper should I use? Mine is'nt working that well the colors goes right thrue it.
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:42 pm
Ooops... redface I thought you had tried Prismas. Sorry, Chemie...
Watercolor paper works well. So does Cardstock, but you might have to put something under it just in case.
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:14 pm
When it comes to prismas and copics, I think it depends on skill. I have prismas and I can make fairly solid artwork. My little sister tried them once and it bled through the paper a lot. lol I have yet to use copics, though, so I can't compare.
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:50 pm
what about marker paper? i havent used it (i dont use markers nearly enough to invest in it) but i have seen it in a few places. it seems like that would work well.
i've also heard that watercolor paper is good for markers, BUT because its watercolor and soaks things up, it tends to make markers not last as long(i experienced this, having to use almost 3 prismacolor markers on one 28X24 sheet; it was unpleasant)
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:09 pm
Oh,skill definitely has an affect. I mean, I could use Prang watercolors and then use some really nice watercolors and compare the two. I think I'd get a lot of the same results because I stink at watercolor. gonk
I've not ever used marker paper, although we do have some sheets of paper that are the weight of Cardstock, but are cold press, so they have more texture. I've been testing out the watercolor paper and forgot that it soaks things up, too. sweatdrop Thank you for the warning there, kirio!
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:39 pm
Well, personally, I have not used copic markers enough to judge them, however, I do enjoy using Prismas, they have great colors.
So for the time being I'll go with Prisma, at least until I get the chance to play around with Copics. sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:58 pm
I've recently acquired three Copics. Pretty much, all I can say so far is that the Copics have a really cool brush tip that's great for working on hair with. xd
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:44 am
I'm a prisma junkie all the way! I mainly use their color pencils though along with crayola and rose art. The soft lead of the prisma's doesn't fill in all of the white and leaves the little speckles so I go over it with a similar colored hard lead to smooth it over and fill it in the rest of the way. Also I have only used the markers once b/c I do not have a set of my own and it was a friends. I really enjoyed them and I wish I could afford a set of my own, but I cand see paying $38 for 12 markers. burning_eyes
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