Don't throw away your markers

[@tobyl-e2224]

They are re-markable

[@aletab3051]

Haha.

[@harveysalvador1195]

Toby Zappoodle Sans must have hacked u

[@Smoll_Beanie]

Good one! X)

[@sanaruqaiyya9929]

Toby Zappoodle I

[@ddsbo]

Good pun

[@runeangel]

This technique worked with my copic sketch markers, spectrum noir, and letraset tria markers with no problems. I see some people are confused about how to do this properly. The key is patience. After you put in a few drops of alcohol solution into the pen, shake it up a bit, and lay it down flat undisturbed for at LEAST 10 minutes or more. The reason for this is to allow the nib to fully absorb the liquid. If you try to use it too quickly then it will dry out because the nib has not fully absorbed the liquid. After that, pick up the pen and give it a little shake, and carefully open it (to make sure excess alcohol does not spill out all over the place) and test. It should work just like new.

[@waco7169]

nope it didn't work for me the color faded and it became lighter so i had to invest on copic refills since i had no other choice so go and give your self a favor and buy a little copic refills😊☺️

[@iikou3925]

copics have refills 😑

[@iggycrazy]

Had a light cerulean blue Prisma that's been sitting around for a bit and never quite had the guts to just throw it away and then I stumbled upon this. Thank you so much, it works fantastic. I heard everywhere that rubbing alcohol will ruin the markers, but I get that the pigment just adds to it and refills easily. I'm so happy i can reuse my great Prismacolor markers now!!! Cannot thank enough!

[@MichaelKeeter]

I have a whole bag of these markers that have dried up for a long time. Had them about 20 years actually. lol I'll give this a try tomorrow. Wish me luck.

[@ALvatar3]

did your marker experiment work out?

[@MichaelKeeter]

It took a few days to soak in but for the most part yeah it worked pretty good.

[@dailyyy_]

Goodluck

[@draculadoll]

BERA lol it’s 5 yrs later

[@fredmoulton9156]

Just a note . 91% isopropil has no oils in it. which is good. the other 5tages of rubbing have a mild oil in the, So they feel better on the skin. So 91% is better for using to mix with any paints.

[@carolgu]

Fred Moulton why do you have the same name as me??? My name appears to be Carol Gu because I’m using the family link.(sorry if I bothered you)

[@lucgarcia171]

Does anybody else hear the high pitched noise in the backround?!

[@randomishnatalie5278]

Yeah I thought it was just me

[@AliciaGarcia-im7dw]

Luc Garcia I did

[@mehaja1878]

Yes! I thought my ears are stupid

[@craftygirlssmile4912]

Luc Garcia no

[@kazmxc]

Luc Garcia yep

[@snowywolfgirl2113]

Just a tip, don't ever use this on copics. Just buy refills, I know from experience XD

[@t83rg]

You could also propably use Copic refill ink that can be found in many web shops! Copic has also replacemen nibs.

[@mischasinclair6166]

I've heard of doing this quite a bit, but never understood how. Thanks for the tips and showing exactly how it works!

[@skinboming659]

This Work Like A Charm!!!! Because of this video ive been rockin wit a set i bought in 08. Some have dried but some are still super juicy. Good Lookin Out.

[@AnimeAlly517]

I use PrismaColor markers so much! I've used the same ones for so long that I think some of them may be drying up soon. This video is so great and very helpful! I shall try it out as soon as some of my markers start to go!

[@Schaly]

Don't do this with copics. They are refillable, and adding alcohol without adding actual ink pigment will just dilute the saturation/intensity of your colour until there is nothing left. No point in doing something that could ruin your expensive markers if they are actually refillable.

[@RaelNikolaidis]

Thank you. There are jillions of vids on technique but not enough on the practical uses of our tools. Very helpful. I'd love to hear more from you.

[@swilliams8176]

That was AWESOMELY helpful!

[@MithmeoiArt]

Ahhh this is awesome. I just recently had several of my markers dry up on me I'm going to try this!

[@19Danseur]

This helped me a TON! i just started useing prismacolormarkers and this is insanely helpful!!!

[@fragglemeghan]

Thank you for a quick, easy..... simple tutorial.... simple for actually really helpful! Thank you!!

[@kjartz8649]

You are a LIFESAVER!!! Thank you for posting this. I was about to chuck over $50 worth of markers out the window

[@soulreaver2727]

Thanks Jon! I was about to throw away some of my markers but I wanted to check on youtube to see if there was something I could do. This trick is going to save me a lot of money in the long run.

[@blueberrypancakecharms3032]

This fixed almost all of my dried markers you are awesome thanks alot!

[@roproart6529]

Blueberry Pancake Charms your comment has me curious. Do certain colors not recharge?

[@chrissydraws1673]

Thank you so much! I just bought a few markers the other day and i thought prismacolors can run out but when i found this, i realized u can refill them! Thank u! So now i mnow what to do when my markers run out!

[@rhaisgirl22]

O.o I have SOOO gotta do that! I don't know HOW many markers I've gone through. If I'd known this sooner I would've done it a LOOONG time ago. Thanks SO much for this tip. It'll save me some BIG bucks. The only store that sells these babies charges almost $5.00 a marker. Wow.

[@deandraws]

Omgosh, thank you so much. I can't tell you how much money you just saved me. I see in comments below that it's a temporary fix, but if it delays having to spend money, it's for me! :)

[@kettoshii]

We used to do that with crayola markers and water when I was a kid. I didn't know it was practical for professional markers, too!

[@bostonblackie9503]

Putting water into some sizes of Posca works. It is a hassle, they go out of their way to make it as difficult as possible. They put all that paint in but just let about half of it dry up because it is a pain to get water in so it lasts a little longer.

[@3mmaqwe4321]

Thank you so much!! I fixed my beloved pink marker, but Copic marker users beware, the brush tip type can get stretched out and not work as well with this method.

[@lbeescrafts]

Thanks for the tip.... tried it on a dried out Promarker and it worked :)

[@efrenortega3074]

Thanks man :) I just bought a pack of prisma markers, so now I know what too do when they start to run out.

[@goroakechieatsrocks416]

This was extremely helpful! I watched a review on prismacolor markers that said you have to toss them when they dry out. I'm glad that statement was false.

[@unconventionalsenshi]

very helpful, thanks!:) Until recently, I also used IPA as alcohol marker blender/cleaner/diluter tool, I also made some homemade alc inks with it from Sharpies ^^. However, I checked a few data sheets for markers (promarkers, prismacolors and copics) and all of them consist of ethanol mainly, only some isopropyl and tiny percent of binder or other compounds (like rosin). So I figured, I'm gonna make the blender with ethyl not isopropyl from now on. Unfortunately, clear 96% ethanol is very expensive here, as it is ment for drinking purposes :C, and technical and medical-grade ones have some nasty, toxic additives and I'm not sure I want to be around these. Since there's rosin in Copic's data sheet and Copics inks are the best imho, I'm gonna experiment and add a bit of plain soldering rosin to the blender and see what happens. (luckily, solid rosin dilutes in organic alcohols^^) keep on saving, crafty people!

[@mehaja1878]

This is not a book this is a comment

[@soulreaver2727]

Thank you Jon! I was just about to throw away my prismacolor marker because it is doing the same thing. I did what you said and not it's back from the dead.

[@reese9585]

y o u r a l i f e s a v e r I swear I was about to cry when the ink of my marker started to fade after just purchasing it thank you so much ^~^

[@wh0tube]

Dash of alcohol, then shake, rattle, and scroll 📜. Thank you for the tip, I actually prefer the colour of my marker after I followed your revival technique 🙏

[@dephseventwo]

What's so great about this is that you see tons and tons of used Prismas on eBay for such a low price. I've seen huge lots of used Prismacolor's for dirt cheap. Buy a lot, and some of this alcohol and you basically have a brand new set of markers.

[@anonymouse2888]

This method will work in a pinch but will not permanently revive a pigmented marker.

[@hitler1119]

the more you do this the more the colour will dilute. this is probably good for a one time use but eventually the colour is just going to become lighter and a few shades different from the original marker.

[@thomasdavis8722]

great video! Clear and easy to understand! (some other videos sounded like mumbled gibberish) liked and bookmarked!

[@DrummerGrrrl]

Utrecht and Blick has their own line of markers very similar to the Prismacolor pens. AND they're lots cheaper! Thanks for the video, very useful advice.

[@iamveryaverage]

oh. my. god. i am going to save SO MUCH MONEY because of this, thank you!

[@FlyonSilverWings]

they do, but sometimes you just can't afford to buy a refill for a while. This can help get you to that next paycheck or commission payment to when you can buy a refill or a new marker.

[@jasmine629]

Thank you, you have saved me some money!

[@PoPiPanda]

@TheAfternoonpiano one refill for a copic will actually fill up the marker five to six times, so that's actually only about a dollar for each filling :)

[@jessiepedro8632]

It was very very useful. Thank you!

[@mangadramaqueen28]

Thank you!!!! I did hear the high pitched ringing for like 2 minutes after watching lol...

[@ColbyWolf]

I have a limited budget and every time I draw something I have to think really hard about if I want to use markers or not. at 2 dollars a marker. it's not a cheap replacement. Since discovering this, I've gotten much better at using my markers because I don't have to worry every time that i'm wasting them. They ARE only markers, but this is still a fantastic tip :) Allow me the hyperbole. :)

[@Candykus]

That is super awesome! I love using Prisma markers, but don't have a lot of extra money to spend on them, so this is incredibly handy! I shall be making use of them more frequently now, so thanks!

[@emccoy1972]

You came with gold on this one!!! Thank you!!!

[@cutekittypastelle1083]

This works great for some alcohol markers, but I wouldn't try this on Copics. I ruined two of my markers by using this method and a worker at Blick said that Copics have a different ink barrel than other alcohol-based markers (I believe that Copic has pure ink, while a marker like prismacolors has an actual barrel, hence why my B29 completely exploded on my sink due to the pressure inside of the marker.

[@Call_Me_Ted]

+PastelSharkie Copic actually sells refill ink "cartridges" for pretty cheap. You have to buy specific refill cartridges, as they are actual ink, but it costs less than an actual Copic pen, and you don't have to buy a whole new pen!

[@cutekittypastelle1083]

Kasey Greene Ye I know, I just didn't have the ink refills for that color and I needed to finish the picture I was coloring uwu

[@KonaSitkaRose]

I only use Copics. While I am waiting for refills (because our budget means the refills even at Oozak are over $4/tube, I wait til I need them) I remove the chisel nib and only add about 2 to 3 drops of alcohol to the remaining ink. This buys me the time to get the refill. I use Copics all the time, weekly, for hours at a time, and have not allowed one to get as dry as the one in the video. But I definitely would not add more than 3 drops of alcohol to Copic ink barrels. Awful yours exploded!

[@ren7220]

Copic already has refills, so I recommend buying those instead of using rubbing alcohol, since the alcohol actually waters down the pigment.

[@DreamofSpira]

Thumbs up! Thank you for sharing this video with me. THANK YOU!

[@STYLE5GRAFFITIART]

Worked great even on the black market

[@blasterke]

putting in wodka works too, friend told me this and i tried it since i didnt have the alcohol at home and it pretty much works really well.

[@calin4thewin]

You could probably mix different inks together with the alcohol, for extra pigmentation. There's no pigment in the tip, all of the marker has the same mix of alcohol and pigment. If you replenish both you'll have both at the same intensity.

[@Luxpulcher]

Keep making videos! Learned a lot from your Photoshop tutorials. Thanks.

[@lucifer1friend]

I did try it and I used instead 99% and amazing it work so thanks for the advice.

[@sanetgraffiti]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! this saved me soo much moneyy

[@TMcocoa]

i did this too my black marker. it dulls the color and my marker is about the same as one of the percents in the grey scale prismacolor has. I dont mind this because clearly i was about to throw the marker away.This is not meant for markers with plenty of ink left in them.I am grateful this video was posted

[@TheSaderV]

Super helpful. Thanks tons.

[@JinxyZilla]

What about 70% alcohol? Also is the tube inside for both ends?

[@gurujameel]

Thanks for sharing !!!

[@JuliaTheSun]

My grey marker got completely dried up. Thank you so much!

[@rocknrudedogg]

Dude ur fucking awesome for putting this on here bro!

[@meowthecow1995]

YOU JUST SAVED MY LIFE

[@MagdalenRose]

Do you think you could use the refill for the copic colorless blender instead of isopropyl alcohol?

[@changeling007]

I tried this with my dried out copics and would like to report that they work great now. :)

[@klawzie]

I'd like to confirm this works for NeoPiko (/NeoPiko-2) markers. HOWEVER, be a smartie and open it from the brush tip end at the grey "twist here" looking area rather than pulling out the nibs. The broad-tip nib side doesn't have a cavity big enough to bother and the brush tip end will end up ruining your brush tip. xD

[@BeefcakeSpaz]

Just tried it and still trying this :) thank you!! I'm using on some of my copics and now onto my prismas :D

[@TabbieKattie]

used this on one of my fading markers and it worked great for the first few minutes, and then it was ruined when it turned completely white and never came back. ive asked around, and this happened to my friends too. THIS WILL RUIN YOUR MARKERS GUYS!

[@elizabethvallely4044]

Thank you for the great tip!!! Just came across your channel and subscribe, thanks for Sharing!!! Liz...

[@slothsonbikes]

You, sir, are a hero. Thank you.

[@sweetsarah45230]

Very cool video! I never would have thought alcohol could do that.

[@ebazii]

I've tried this with a few of my Copic markers, and it works with those too!! :D But when i used it with my black marker, it looked dark grey so it dilutes it the color a little bit. Still, very clever!! :3 i wouldn't have thought of it myself XD

[@MONEYVAL9]

Money saving tip ,thanks man.

[@j3nn4_0rt3g4]

THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH NOW MY MARKER IS WORKING

[@michelejohnson8587]

It works on metalic sharpies

[@CatherineSTodd]

Jon Hughes, which markers does this alcohol refill tip work with? I think you said it in the video, but I don't see it in the description. Great idea; want to try it. Thanks for making and posting the video.

[@emilyanderson7293]

YOU'RE A GENIUS!!!

[@truthisfallacy]

That high pitched noise in the video makes this nigh unmatchable. I guess I won't know the secrets without succumbing to a headache. :C

[@noodlerooster]

this really helps, I was about to throw away some old markers too

[@AliPyro]

The alcohol can dilute the color. Like it's better to just get another marker or buy copics so you can refill them. Maybe you can get a similar color in the copic refills and use that but idk.

[@solmejia7849]

Haters haters be like : no one asked you like stop being mean to him why did you watch the video if you were gonna complain 😂😂😂 Me: bruh

[@amaroq38]

Thank you SO much for sharing this. It's going to save me a bundle in the future haha.

[@poempoorlywritten3]

I love you for posting this

[@raytracer5726]

Copic and Prismacolor hate this guy.

[@Demonic_Ghostbunny]

This was very useful. Thank you soo much

[@holyshaman]

Prismacolor are my faves, though i like how you can just buy refills for copics.

[@edgarthepug9787]

I have around fifteen prismacolor markers now, they cost about five dollars each where I get them. I'm gonna use babysitting money to get more!!

[@predaking2wings]

thanks you are a Guinness love markers have a lot that dried up on me!!!!

[@ThePoeticAngel]

Thank you for this. I appreciate you sharing this with us.

[@VirtualVocaViolinist]

Thank you! I used the exact CVS brand 91% Alcohol. It works perfectly and i also shared with my friends

[@samusai]

Technically Prismas are not refillable. This is more of a "reviving" technique. Once the pigment is fully gone from the marker then its gone. Copics get a lot of rave since they are refillable, have the biggest assortment of colors, and have a brush tip (which Prisma has now too). I have used both copics and prismas and I will more than likely choose prismas over copics any day (though shinhan over both in a heartbeat)

[@junemaeven]

AWESOME tip! Thanks so much!

[@mikeyoung9810]

Prismacolor markers must work different than copic. Copic are filled with ink that soaks into the nib and flows out as you draw. You make it seem like the tip has the color and alchohol just 'carries' it.

[@LEDanimator]

@Angi197 It most likely wouldn't, because copics themselves are refillable and so you can just buy a bottle of ink that refills them about 6-15 times [depending on marker!]

[@gabrielakwiatkowska4416]

No all the colors change,but for example,I have chameleon markers and it's just change his color,if you haven't time to buy or you won't buy new markers,yes,this works,but no all time

[@ian-jg9pv]

Thanks for this video! I'm definitely going to use this once my markers dry out. How long does it last?

[@Carlarazzi]

Wow, great tip! This would save us artists so much money! Currently, all the markers I'm using are small tipped, and my red one is dying - could I use this trick for it, or would it be too small?

[@BizzyLizzy001]

Wow!! I am majorly in your debt, thanks a lot for this!!! :)

[@pmcatnip]

Aww what a cute little troll. C'mere, cuddlypuffs. You need a hug.

[@bizestampin]

Very useful i have the stampin up blender pens (like Copics) Will give it a try.

[@emma7983]

+Debi Pippin u are stupid as hell! copics have their own refills omfg u noobs who don't know how to refill copics arghhh

[@TheTris2000]

great vid, but whats the high pitched beeping noise in the backround.

[@kiralawrence5235]

I just tried this with my black prismacolor. Tge reason i did it with the black is cuz it was dried up and i was already planning to get a new one. But all this did was totally change the color from black to light brown.... i personally wouldnt reccomend this method for colors. The blending markers i would expect to be fine. But not colors

[@tinale4948]

1 point for Michael Murray