Christy Gets Crafty's Copic Favorites: How to Refill Copics + Marker Maintenance

[@dejewell60]

Christy! You are my savior of copics. Not only have you taught me how to use them, now you have taught me how to maintain them!! Thank you so very much!!

[@christygetscrafty]

Aw, I’m so happy I could help, Dorothy! I really appreciate that!😊

[@jeaninevercelli1223]

Christy, I tip to save on the colorless blender is to use 90% alcohol to clean the barrel and caps. As long as you don’t touch the marker tips.

[@christygetscrafty]

Thank you so much for the tip!🙂

[@rhondam38]

Thank you so much Christy! Just watched this again...the most helpful video on refilling I have seen!

[@christygetscrafty]

Yay! I’m so glad! I desperately need to do some refilling again after all these Christmas cards! Marker maintenance is in my near future!😉

[@reallycrazy4paper]

Just watched this again. Started some marker maintenance today and realize I’m going to have to break out a scale. Tomorrow 😂, it’s buried. Plan on referring back to this video as I don’t have a pen and paper near me to write down the weights. This was so informative and I thank you for making it. Hugs.

[@christygetscrafty]

I’m so glad it was helpful to you! I desperately need a marker maintenance day. It is long overdue!😬

[@marcellagreenllc]

I just bought my first Copics and this was super helpful, thank you!!

[@christygetscrafty]

I’m so glad to hear that!☺️

[@TheLovelyrosepetal]

Thank you for doing this! It's full of great information. I need to go and find out if my markers need to be refilled, now! Thank you for helping us do this craft with more knowledge and tricks to create better and more efficiently.:)

[@christygetscrafty]

I’m so glad you found it helpful!😊

[@09mclemens]

This was awesome! Thank you for making this tutorial. I suffer from fear of COPIC refill. LOL! I do have some markers that are in need of more ink - so this was very helpful.

[@christygetscrafty]

That is so nice to hear! Thank you, Mary!😊

[@vickidavis4207]

Great video. How clever of you to wear V04 nail polish too!

[@christygetscrafty]

Haha! It wasn’t intentional, but I noticed it too!💅🏼

[@martharoberts2167]

I hope your day is great! Thank you for the video!

[@christygetscrafty]

Thank you so much, Martha!🙂 You too!

[@carlahathaway8247]

Excellent information! 🥰

[@christygetscrafty]

Thank you so much!😀

[@joyfritz5537]

Wow. I did not know that ink would not run out when you laid it down with one side open!

[@christygetscrafty]

Isn’t it cool? This markers never cease to amaze me.

[@clut0527]

Thank you! Great how to video. I need to do some replacing and cleaning of my copics.

[@christygetscrafty]

Glad it was helpful! It can be a lot of work, especially if you put it off too long like I just did over Christmas, but it's so worth it to have your markers in good working condition!

[@robertathome11]

Very informative and helpful, thank you!

[@christygetscrafty]

That is wonderful to hear!🥰

[@cinsationaldesigns]

Really appreciate these videos. Thanks!

[@christygetscrafty]

I’m so happy you’re enjoying them!😊

[@toniahannan8362]

Very useful information thank you ❤

[@christygetscrafty]

Glad it was helpful!😀

[@1maacha1]

This was video was very helpful! Made it seem less scary. You even matched your nail polish.

[@christygetscrafty]

Glad it was helpful! The nail polish was unintentional, but it was cool it happened to match!

[@rwdouglass5660]

Oh my goodness Christy! So helpful! I am a little sad they are changing the refills. I just barely got my markers built up and a few refills. The OCD part of me is saying... A different shape? They won't match! LOL.

[@christygetscrafty]

I completely agree! They should have left them as is!

[@lindameunier2580]

Thank you so much for this video!!! It was super helpful!!!

[@christygetscrafty]

I’m so glad you think so!🙂

[@cathyb2281]

Great tutorial tfs

[@christygetscrafty]

Thank you so much, Cathy!☺️

[@mecheledunlap4301]

Thank you for the info, great video, very helpful 😀 👍

[@christygetscrafty]

Yay! I’m so glad!☺️

[@mecheledunlap4301]

@@christygetscrafty how do you store your copics & refills?

[@elizabethpetersen5568]

Great tips! Thank you

[@christygetscrafty]

Glad you found them helpful!😊

[@elizabetheddy1073]

Great video, thank you so much for sharing! Liz😊💗👍🏼

[@christygetscrafty]

I appreciate that, Liz!😊

[@annesmith1718]

Very helpful, I've been needing refills on many markers and haven't been able to get them due to the shut down. Hope I can soon get what I need.

[@christygetscrafty]

I know, it stinks! It's also probably due to the transition to the new bottles. The old ones were discontinued, and the new were supposed to be released in the Spring. They got pushed back until Summer now, and hopefully they won't get pushed back again. I have several refills I need that I couldn't find anywhere.

[@annesmith1718]

We're all in this together ... copics are my all time favorite

[@marthamiller6116]

Great info! Thanks!

[@christygetscrafty]

Glad it was helpful, Martha!

[@barbarabademian3293]

Thank you!

[@christygetscrafty]

You are so welcome!🙂

[@cheryltice5838]

These are so helpful, thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us!

[@christygetscrafty]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!😊

[@debiv7834]

Thank you so much!

[@christygetscrafty]

You're welcome! I hope it helped!

[@ShawninAZ]

This is so helpful I’ll definitely be referring back to it thanks so much Christy!

[@christygetscrafty]

Wonderful! So glad you found it helpful, Shawn!😀

[@dawncooksley3497]

Love the video...thank you so much for making it so easy...

[@christygetscrafty]

Gladly! I know it can be stressful if you haven’t done it much. I really hope this helps!😊

[@vickicervantes1817]

I always come back to your video when I need to refill. After typing in refill copic marker and Christy gets crafty. But I've hear that there is a way somehow to mark this video of yours can you let me know how to do this Please Christy 😊 I'm 64 & kinda old school, so I'm not aware of all the things that you can do with this. Thank You so much my Sweet Dear Friend. Hope all is well with you and your Amazing Family. You are truly Blessed. Sending Love, Hugs and Blessings to you and your Family and your KZbin Family ❤ Xoxo Vicki from the State of Utah 🍯🐝

[@christygetscrafty]

Aw, sure! When you are watching the video, there will be a couple symbols at the bottom of the screen. One of them looks like a plus sign. If you click on that, it will add the video to a playlist for you. You can even name the playlist if you want, or I think the default is just called “favorites.” Once you add the video to your playlist, you can access it anytime from the sidebar until your picture, which is on the left, I believe. I hope that helps!💖

[@JAShaskin]

Thanks so much for this video! I need to refill several of my markers but have been too intimidated to do so! You made it look pretty easy so no excuses now! Cheers!

[@christygetscrafty]

It really isn’t too hard! Feel free to follow along with the video for the first couple until you feel more confident!😀

[@reallycrazy4paper]

I’ve never weighed mine just always eyeballed it. I have a jewelry scale so I’ll start using it. I’m disappointed with what I’ve read about the new refills, smaller but more expensive. Maybe I’m misinformed. I really need to clean my Copics. Hugs, Julie.

[@christygetscrafty]

From what I heard, the price point is staying the same, but the bottles will only hold about half the amount of ink, which is really upsetting. I hope I've been misinformed and the price point will at least go down to match.

[@LindaSinNE]

Another nice, clear video about how to deal with our Copic Markers. Thank you, Christy. Along this category, I am wondering if you have ever encountered a marker where the ink comes out with a glossy look to it. "Reds" seem to be the worst offenders for me, but just this weekend I also experienced the shiny, sometimes sticky, look from the dark green family. I most often experience this if I am placing a second coat in an area. I did read somewhere that when that happens, it is an indication that the marker is running low on ink, and needs to be refilled. I did not find that refilling the R29 was the solution, ended up tossing the marker and having to replace it. Just wondering if you have ever come across this problem?

[@christygetscrafty]

I have had that happen with some of my dark browns. It usually means that my nib is gunked up and needs replaced. It also could be the marker running low on ink, so next time I would try refilling AND replacing the nib and cleaning your caps and see if that helps.

[@madelinelittman1863]

Great video! I’ve refilled my markers numerous times. Didn’t know you could put them on the scale with the chisel nib off. Probably a silly question but why doesn’t the ink run out? 🤔

[@christygetscrafty]

I think it soaks right in to the core of the barrel? I’m not sure what it’s made of though. Maybe the same foam/type material as the hard end is the super brush nib?

[@anitaknepprath607]

Copic Colorless Blender 200ml refil cannot be found anywhere on the internet :(

[@christygetscrafty]

Really? I wonder if they’re redoing those bottles as well.🤔