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What sort of paper are you using? The paper used can make a major difference.
Also, the blender is not magic. While it can blend colours a little, it won't give the effect you get with brush heads or similar marker tips. In fact, I've almost stopped using the blender, as the same result can be made simply by working on still wet marker colours (mainly I just use it for large areas, where I apply the blender before the main marker). Looking at your gallery, you seem to blend colours quite well. I'm not sure the blender can make that much of an extra difference for you.
Thank you also for the assessment. I suppose it's just that nagging feeling of not having been able to try out the tool, even if I get close to the effects it can make. I really appreciate your response!
The marker paper I tend to use is a translucent kind. 13.5lb smooth pure rag paper. It seems to work well for me - doesn't over absorb marker ink, though that means the ink dries very quickly, leaving me with very little time to blend. What's your preference?
I think the brush tip is more effective if you want smooth blends between colours. I think, I'm not ready to invest in new markers to get it confirmed, but maybe that's what you really want.
I normally by actual marker paper that's coated with a thin layer of wax. I don't know if that's what you're using as well, but if that's the case it's not the paper that's the problem.
I'm not ready to invest in brush tipped markers either, but I suppose that is the answer to extreme soft blending. I think I'll stick to watercolors for that. :3
And yes - what I use is marker paper. I'm not sure if it has a coat of wax though. I'll definitely look into it! Thanks for all the tips!
what do the blenders do, exactly..? Do they like.. help to smooth out the surface of the paper so the colors will blend smoother, like a gradient, or do they actually act as a combining tool to bring the colors together to mix?
=w= I just got my first dozen Copics today, lol and people seem to say the blenders are super important.. Oh! Also, how do you clean the blenders..?
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I can work pretty much without blenders today due to practice. I know how to work quickly, so I rarely need it. When I started it was super helpfull, though.
It can be tricky to keep blenders clean.
Try to "paint out the new colour" on a scrap sheet of paper, if the blender picks up colours (and it will). If you get it out quickly, this'll often be anough.
With Pantone Tria markers you can buy new marker tips (that are clean). You can do the same for some brands of Copic (probably not Ciao, though. That brand seems to be made to be thrown out, once the markers runs out or breaks. Cheap but replacable).
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