Looking For Alcohol Ink Permanent Markers?

I am what some people would call a craft dabbler. I love to experiment with different products to see what they are capable of doing for the art and crafts I love to create.

Well I recently got a chance to try out some Dual Tipped Alcohol Based Markers from FAN DI. It's a really nice set of alcohol ink permanent markers.

There are 80 markers in all, which gives you a really good color and blending selection. The markers are dual tipped, one end being a broad tip and the other a fine tip. Each one works well to help you fill in large areas quickly and to highlight smaller areas with more detail.

They all come in a zippered case with a handle on the top for easy transport and storage. I'm glad it has a case, but I do wish it was a little more structured with stiff sides to keep the pens more securely upright instead of wanting to fan out and kind of fall down as you take some out of the case. I found the best way to get them back in was to tip the case slightly on it's side and then they all straighten up making it easier to put the pens back in.

A very nice touch is that the markers are not round, so they never roll around on your desk or table getting easily lost or falling to the floor!

I like how well the pens blend color together and how well they fill in images, but you need to be aware that these do bleed through paper, so if you are coloring something, make sure another image is not behind it or you place several pieces of paper under the page you are working on. Several times the ink went through 3 sheets of paper. If you give them to your kids, don't leave them unsupervised!

For me, I see these markers as perfect for working on big projects, like posters or informational notices. The colors are bright, easy to see and the markers fill in areas quickly without having a lot of color overlap like some markers can have.

Even with a few negatives, I would still recommend these to you, although I do think they are a little pricey. But good markers will cost a little more! Quality is not cheap!

You can purchase your own set of FAN DI 80 Color Dual Tipped Alcohol Based Markers HERE!

This reviewer received the product free or at a discounted price in order to bring you an honest review. No other form of compensation was given. All opinions are those of the reviewer.

Really Nice Set Of Watercolor Markers For All Your Coloring

Drawing is something I have always done. In fact, I am a doodler. All my notes from school, sermon notes from church, small scraps of paper around the house all have little doodles on them. Have pencil, will draw!

So I love the chance to try out new pens, pencils and markers. I just got a set of watercolor markers from Magicdo to try out. They are water based and non-toxic, so they are safe to use with your kids. Each marker comes with two tips, fine tip and brush tip.

I really like that the cap color of each marker is extremely close to the color the ink is. Of course if you use a lighter touch, the color will be lighter, but for the most part, the marker color is the same color of the cap. The caps also stick on top of the end of the other cap, so no losing your caps!

I tried the markers on several kinds of papers to see how well they do. On standard copy paper the markers bled through a little, depending on how much pressure you apply. I also tried it on card stock and watercolor paper. Both worked much better than the copy paper as far as the amount of bleeding.

This is where I want to caution you, these would be beautiful for using in coloring books. The colors are vivid and there is a wonderful variety for blending and highlighting and shading, but the more ink you apply the more the paper tends to curl and warp because of the saturation. I wouldn't recommend these markers for your average coloring books unless you use a very light touch. For other art projects, I think these would be really nice.

These are nice markers with little to no odor and the colors are wonderful, vivid, bendable and work so well with each other. The plastic case they comes in is nice for storing them too.

You can purchase the Magicdo 24 Pcs, Dual Tip Watercolor Water Based Markers HERE!

This reviewer received the product free or at a discounted price in order to bring you an honest review. No other form of compensation was given. All opinions are those of the reviewer.