How to NOT use alcohol markers / 5 mistakes alcoholic marker artists make

[@DomiBorealis]

The blender actually works, most people just happen to use it the wrong way. To blend colours, you first need to put down a layer of colourless blender. Afterwards put the colours you want to blend on top of that. Be sure to apply a bit of pressure with your marker to push the colours into eachother until you have a seamless gradient.

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks for your tip! :)

[@elenav.5470]

ohmygoshthankyou💙

[@jamesfink235]

It's also very useful for removing streaks when you don't want to add another layer.

[@pepperdoodles84]

This is why I read comments

[@konami5921]

Dominobear, 300th like

[@pericelsus]

Woah I had no idea my markers were alcoholic, need to take them to a meeting.

[@annaf1588]

Periwinkle Artaku BAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAA😂😂😂😂😂😂I laughed out loud at that

[@ruffff96]

😂😂😂😂😂🖐bye

[@leahgacha476]

Periwinkle Artaku not all are only Prisma copic ohuhu and colorless blender set markers

[@stray_bad_dog]

Hahahahahaha

[@Casey-ux7bw]

Periwinkle Artaku HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH

[@deve643]

Her: Don't use printer paper Me:take a bunch of sheets of printer paper and glue them together

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

:D

[@deve643]

hOLY MOLY MACARONI YOU REPLIED

[@evelynamaru6362]

I dont think that whould work

[@artshadow2110]

*GeTs cArDbOaRD ANd StiCKs A fEW SHEeTs oFPApr ToGethEr*

[@renapiee6543]

Lol

[@Majestonym]

I’m using my blender to “erase” a bit, if I’ve drawn over the edges. But thanks for your tips!

[@BeakerandBella]

Jazza describes it as "blending between the color of the paper itself into the color", which I think makes more sense.

[@YariTC]

I do this too!!

[@dinosharttt]

@@Captain_Mink nope

[@hallehuckleberry]

same! works like a charm : )

[@skylersnail1168]

I got copic markers last year and i did not know how to use them so i messed up a lot and this video helped me thanks

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks a lot for your kind comment :) I am glad that the video was helpful for you ;)

[@Salem_exe]

The alarm sound at the mistakes is so accurate to what does through your head when you mess up

[@bubbly7137]

Ikr!

[@ralfsmitheringale9364]

Ikr!

[@personalglow]

Actually the way to use a colorless blender is that you have to use the blender FIRST. You kay down a layer of colorless ink and then lay down the colors you want to blend on top of that. If you want more blending then you go back and use the blender again.

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks for your tip! I never ever heard about that before, that's definitely something I will try out :)

[@heyyall9119]

Choco Draws 100th like

[@personalglow]

Wholy crap i wasn't expecting 100 likes, wow!

[@heyyall9119]

Choco Draws your welcome!

[@tooner9494]

lol im kinda suprised u didnt know that about the blender but u were trying to teach others how to use the blender=0 good thing i kinda zoned out and missed that whole part.

[@crazyanastar2431]

The blender is actually a really good CORRECTOR. Little bits of color that are painted out of the lines can be bleached away or some people say "push" the color to where it's supposed to be, has long has the color area where you did your little doodoo is white, if it's on an area already painted you'll bleach out both colors : )

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks for your tip :) I've tried this long time ago too and it really worked (but just for very minor mistakes). But lately I am just too lazy to correct my mistakes with a blender, instead I try to improvise :D But this would have been another good point for the video! Maybe there will be a part 2 somewhen in the future^^

[@karenm9201]

CrazyAna Star I

[@sharonanderson9726]

my mom bought my copic markers while I was watching anime cuz I have no life but she bought 77$ dollar copic markers and I didn't know and I said you know what you just did she said yes ik how much you wanted them and you couldn't find where to get them so I bought them for you and I am still waiting for a new sweatshirt cuz I'm a 11 year old and I'm emo af XD but when my markers get here I'm officially dead 😃

[@2ksubsnocontentchallenged193]

You have to be at least thirteen to be on KZbin. Get off of KZbin.

[@sharonanderson9726]

2ksubsnocontentchallenge :D N O your not the boss of me so how about shut up and mind your freaking business I may be 11 but I can go on KZbin everyone at my school goes on KZbin and your telling me I can't well I think its stubid so leave me alone and mind your business

[@darylschaumburger6919]

I just told my mom "Ay mom can I get copic markers" And she just said "sure" *i have the best parents and grandparents in the world*

[@graceg-09x]

Bet you didn't tell her the price before she said yeah 😂😂

[@lujainalshami2073]

Well how does that feel? My parents would smack my butt

[@ace-io9qh]

Same lmao

[@ivantilllz]

Same 😌

[@Vermillion37]

Lol I’m jealous of you I had to buy my own

[@mariaislam975]

heres a tip: if your marker alcohol marker dries out shake it for 2 minutes and it will look perfectly fine agian thank me later :)

[@purpleray9406]

omg i do this with my felt tip eyeliners! Which means there’s no way it doesn’t work, since the pens are the same concept. Thank you for this tip! Just got my first set of markers (:

[@hugokoch1921]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THIS ALL THE COLOURS I USE OFTEN JUST DRY OUT

[@tabithatabithatabithaa]

there's also a reason why your marker dries out! if you leave it standing, the ink will flow to the bottom, making the top dry.

[@jennah1610]

At first I read it as shake it for 2 hours, not 2 minutes. I was like dang girl, your biceps must be hella strong 😂 I’ll have to try this! This sounds like the easiest way that I’ve seen so far.

[@pandachubz1047]

Lol I hate when people think they'll draw better if they get copics/tablet or whatever. Sometimes all you need are pencil , paper and practice. 3P's

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

So true!

[@dananapeel]

But i broke my other tablet ._. I mean it's almost my birthday so yay ;-;

[@kapooshe1385]

When i got my tablet i drew alot better actually

[@cestparfait5620]

It happens to me too, good thing I'm not nice.

[@KiritaWindwalker]

I also did better with a new tablet. :P But I was lucky enough to go from a 10+ yr old Wacom to a knock off drawing monitor. My line arts improved in leaps and bounds. Digital painting is a transition... But I do agree the materials only take you so far... I had years of experience with a tablet and the new one just improved one of my weak areas because I knew how to make line art traditionally already and i'd just finished inktober... The only time I think materials will matter is in the limits the cheaper ones have such as the lack of color options of water based markers... And the fact that they stain from other colors where the more expensive alcohol (not copics alone) can clean that ink out... But the more expensive is still useless if you have no skill to couple or experience to add... A copic cant make a oval a circle... But practice could.

[@softrainandacupoftea2845]

The time when your classmates asked to borrow your markers but you don't want to give them the markers but you have to give them the markers because your nice. Hurts me everytime T_T Wow for once I got past 0 I'm amazed such doge

[@KawaiiBabyTragon]

This is a very real pain :') too relatable

[@AtsuyaTakei]

I relate to this too much :')

[@peepoo6531]

D O N ' T AAAAH

[@kiblaze]

I straight up tell my friends no as nice as possible cus I'm nice but not nice enough to lend my expensive markers lol. I'll offer my cheaper ones instead if they just need any kind of marker. (I keep water based markers since I like them too and I'll lend those out)

[@jaytipo5569]

Lizzie Pickles just dont take your markers, that way they cant ask lol

[@bogfrog1234]

The title says "alcoholic" marker

[@radiantrose2654]

Tayná Marini Fontanela yeah exactly... she is using alcohol markers

[@lovemoon6613]

The markers drank too much alcohol XD

[@KawaiiBabyTragon]

Anonymous Someone I'm in Organic Chem II and we certainly _do not_ describe alcohols as "alcoholic compounds" lol, they're just "alcohol compounds". Alcoholic _does_ mean the drinking kind, and you don't drink your copic markers. 😂

[@explode1270]

Drunken abusive marker

[@khalilsart8189]

The marker is alcoholic because they drink too much alcohol last night lol

[@danielamarquez5669]

Best video ever Ps: i love that llama

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks a lot for your kind words :)) p.s.: It's an alpaca ;D

[@Mr_Socks21]

@@JunifarbenIllustration I love Alpacas

[@me-rw8cj]

This has helped me so much!!! You guys have no idea how hard it was for me to find tips about the ink spreading and the dumb NOT-blender

[@inavt2575]

How to avoid streaking; colour in a cirkular motion, not back and forth :) You will get a more even result :) I cant belive it have been over 6 years since i got my first copic markers :D Time go so fast :)

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks a lot for this tip! :) I will definitely try that in my next marker artwork^^

[@inavt2575]

Np :D for large backgrounds I would recomand using watercolor, it goes faster :) And look pretty similar to copic XD :)

[@10zin9]

Ina V T :)

[@j_kw03]

Hey can i ask you something? When i color the skin i cant always color it in a circular motion cause i have to avoid the eyes and mouth so i just have to color it in forth and then switch to back (to fill the face)... Thats when i get streaky areas with darker tone of color lines in the skin :((( How can i fix that?? Also 2 layers make the skin look darker than it must be!! Pls help me :(((

[@mai-ya-hee]

@@j_kw03 try using colour pencil on the marker after using the marker as a base layer

[@jumitacoco]

“Ooooo a blendaaa” i loved that part lol ❤️

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

XD Some day I will learn how to pronounce that correctly. . . . some day... 🙈

[@PhoenixBassJellyBeef]

@@JunifarbenIllustration you did pronounce it right, it was just the accent.

[@splashofpeach9814]

When I got copic markers for the first time my friend ( who had never used copic markers before ) had tried to use the colorless blender to blend two browns together. I got so mad at her because she ended up using so much ink that it bleed onto a drawing I liked and I tried to explain that’s now what the colorless blender does. She didn’t believe me. I’ll just send her this video

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

;D

[@rennybolick]

And THIS is why I don't trust my friends with my alcohol markers! 😂 Two of my friends would just use them to draw "tatoos" on themselves, and I just know another friend I have would just sit there and BEG me to use them, and then use them on printer paper/notebook paper.

[@satan3034]

Bleach Drawing Get new friends . . . Jk 😂

[@salvadormartinez8339]

You’re friend should take some lessons

[@yurishii8150]

I have some tips while drawing with markers! - If you are drawing with pencil, you can dab the blender to the pencil lineart so i does not smears the line art! - you can use blender to fix mistake! If you color out of the line, you can use the blender to fix it! - i would recommend using cheaper marker before going to copics. Copics is a professional markers. They are also too expensive rather than a cheaper marker price is, and try to learn on how to use a marker first! Then you can go to copics! Edit : I got these tips from my sister! She is really good at drawing!

[@pain2me668]

what is a blender? :(

[@assblaster-bb5xr]

THANK YOU FOR THE COLORLESS BLENDER TIP. I'M A PRETTY NEW ARTIST AND I THOUGHT TJAT THE MARKERS I WAS USING WERE REALLY BAD.

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thank you for your kind comment :) I am glad that the video was helfpul for you!

[@clausgatto]

When it comes to explan how to use the blender, I usually say: it's for blending light colours into "nothing"

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

That's a great explanation for the way the blender works ;D

[@chandichibi508]

I just remove your ink and don't blend at all muhahahahahahahahahahahh pen 😂😂😂

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

;D

[@giselle1312]

I have a plush of your profile picture. It’s bananya if you didn’t know.

[@Eviejupiter]

CHANDİ CHİBİ I guess it’s like a colour drop :)

[@Eviejupiter]

aluriaa ooo I got a sticker of it once but it’s long gone now ^^

[@purpleray9406]

@@giselle1312 same!!! that exact one!! He stays in my car and i loves hims!!

[@saltycrackers9049]

3:08 theres another way to use the bender! You just need to leave a space between the two colors, and you got it!

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks! I will try that out ;D

[@saltycrackers9049]

Junifarben Illustration I hope it helps you 😊

[@atgil_9]

I think you’re supposed to put the blender on first before the colors...

[@kaayleelynn3424]

i like ur pfp it’s haebom

[@brindha6008]

@@atgil_9 I don't know anymore 😥

[@user-en5gu7nf4v]

Tip: *when you want to blend with the colourless blender, put it down on the paper first so the ink flows, or use it to drag the dark colour into the light area gently, then blend as normal without it. You can get smooth gradients either way.*

[@Bthmcrlvr]

FYI a colourless blender is a great tool, if you know how to use it. You need to layer down the colourless blender first, then go over the top with the colours. It just simply helps blend the two colours together with out the consistent layering.

[@m3lqdy]

"alcoholic marker artists" great title

[@tianna965]

Melody Qin oop

[@winterpeony1462]

Melody Qin yes. People who are alcoholic and are marker artists, this is for you!

[@tianna965]

hxnêÿbêê ùwú h don’t get it do u

[@soulxblugamer]

I'm a markerholic🤭🤭🤭 I don't apologize for the pun😌😌

[@kattaleah5564]

YOUR VOICE IS SOO CUTE AND THANKS FOR THE TIPS

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thank you and I am glad that the video was helpful :)

[@matthewpagan4644]

candykitty WAFFLES no it’s annoying

[@devon4273]

@Hawk Force, can you not ?? that's really rude. like, it's your opinion and all, but noone wants to hear it lmao

[@matthewpagan4644]

lol fuck u its gonna stay there

[@devon4273]

"lol" shhhhh and go somewhere else

[@samusai]

NeoPiko call their "colorless blender" the "Solvent" which I think is better because solvents usually correlate with removers of sorts.

[@moisespaniagua3002]

Why in the hell do they even call it that

[@samusai]

Technically you can use it to blend into white if you want the effect of a shine without harsh line. Another technique is the "tip-to-tip" method where you can place the tip of a colored Copic to the tip of a Colorless blender to create a lighter shade. The third method I've seen people do with the colorless blender and actually use that one first, pretty much wetting the area with colorless ink to let you lay down a smooth layer of color, and it does make it easier to blend on top of it since it's better to blend wet-on-wet ink. So yes you can use it to blend, just not in a way that seems well...obvious to use. I didn't know about the third way until about 3 years ago when I saw somebody do that at a worshop.

[@Noahyw-.]

i know this video is like 5 yrs old but it was really helpful , i just got some markers which were a bit cheaper to try out how i liked them , without looking anything up i started coloring and kinda ruined my picture and then i was upset because i spent maybe about 2 hours or 3 of coloring and then ruined it all with one mistake so now ill go get some better paper and try to do it right this time well when its daytime anyway.

[@genericname6444]

1 more thing, never lend your markers to anyone who isn't an actual artist. They will press down so hard and ruin it. Rest in peace my marker babies

[@mintmon3889]

the colourless blender 3:34 is my fav part

[@garimaju]

MINTMON * u

[@UwU-zw9yy]

MINTMON * xd

[@migsft1]

Awesome way of illustrating these 'mistakes' newbies and the overly excited might make. Video makes the points very clear. VERY WELL DONE!

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks a lot :)

[@vedika7551]

You will not believe how many times I have tried to blend with a colourless blender and failed. That name is deceiving! Thanks for clearing the purpose of that colourless "blender" up for me!! I shall make no mistake with it anymore!

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thank you for your sweet comment :)

[@demolition_loverxx]

wonderful video! I have been using copic markers for a while now and omg the bit about the blender is soooo true!! lol. But I haven't been able to find a good paper for my markers! any recommendations for paper that works well with alcohol markers, pens, and pencils that is good for blending and layering, is reasonably priced, and doesn't create feathering or little white dots where the marker dries like at 2:34 ?

[@yozarr5108]

Thank you I'm getting alcohol based markers and this really helps me understand the dos and donts.

[@epicspacedorito4916]

... With the colourless blender, you put that down first then do the other colour/s on top of it. The clear alcohol ink makes it easier for the colour to spread into each other

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

That's a great tip, thank you! I will try that out later :)

[@heartsaliveart]

Just a little thought. Use something other than marker paper. Marker paper is too thin. That's why you're getting that Feathering. It's not that you're using too much ink, it's your paper. Good video though.

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks, I will try that! Honestly I still like my marker paper, mostly because I don't waste too much ink and I can easily blend the colors. I tried them out in my mixed media sketchbook and in this one the colors are all looking slightly different. I didn't expect that ^^" But you're right, marker paper is super thin.

[@crabgal]

I use straight up drawing paper with a paper to catch extra ink or mix media paper. It usually works out well enough for me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@KiritaWindwalker]

If you know its going to get saturated you can try Poster/cardstock. Its a bit heavier but cheaper then copic paper. Still has the slight bleed but it can take a lot more abuse. I buy the art tiles of card stock too they hold up against markers and water colors great but they are smaller. Good for doodles to sell or practice.

[@ehneli]

Mix media paper is good but I find it a little too absorbent. I use 110lb cardstock which I find works the best

[@Commenter839]

Junifarben Illustration Have you tried Hammermill Color Copy Digital (100lb) paper? It's on Amazon, and for the price (around 15-20 USD) you get 250 papers. I find it excellent for Copics, and there are plenty of people who use it in place of Copic Xpress it paper.

[@tealightjay7020]

I honestly had no idea how to use the blender, this video is a blessing

[@rgb181]

Liner? What liner? _I have the power of 50 cents pen_

[@leixu9338]

@@Captain_Mink r/whooooooooooosh

[@RC.-]

@@leixu9338 r/ihavereddit

[@gwilledp4183]

The blender, an artists greatest enemy

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

So true :D

[@heywhatsup3043]

Thank you so much for the video I just got a colorless blender yesterday now I see what I can use it for now

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thank you for your kind words :) If you like to see this blender technique in a more in-depth way, you can watch this video I made some time ago : kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6C2dZt5eJZ5pZo :)

[@thuryas5300]

funny turtle I've had mine for some time and didn't know how to use it, so i kept ruining it by mistake (trying to figure out how to use it) i didn't know what it was called to look it up

[@rauchenisttoedlich]

i'm like 50% sure you're german. wenn ja, hi! :D

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Du hast vollkommen Recht, ich bin Deutsche ;D

[@Soliiisoul]

cocaine dance party dachte ich mir auch die ganze Zeit😂😂 woran merkt man das?

[@aleahevans9706]

ich glaub der Name "Junifarben" hilft da ein bisschen :D Und die Aussprache halt auch. Ich hab teilweise gehört dass die englischen Wörter bzw. 'Geräusche' die für mich früher schwierig auszusprechen waren ihr auch ein bisschen Probleme gemacht haben ;)

[@Soliiisoul]

Aleah Evans Der Name ist mir erst jetzt aufgefallen😂

[@AdventureBunnys]

50% ? 😂 man hört es zu 100% an ihrer Aussprache/ihrem Akzent raus. Deutscher Akzent hört sich so schlimm an '''

[@Hi-sb8ez]

AHAHAAHA YOUR VOICE IS SOOOO CUTEE

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

;D

[@peckscustoms]

Your sense of humor is fantastic! thank you for the wonderful and educational video :D

[@Trishuu]

These were so helpful thank you so much 🙏 I have them but didnt know how to use them properly until now

[@ArtsyMeg]

Actually, you are using the wrong paper. That’s why yours bleeds and looks patchy. The “marker paper” is actually really bad. Your gonna want to use something thicker like Bristol board, cardstock, if mixed media paper

[@DanaHerbb]

To be fair, thicker paper makes the markers bleed as well. I find Marker Paper to make them bleed the least, but I don't like the way it looks for some reason.. Thing is, when you use really thick paper you actually waste more ink, due to the paper sucking up more :/

[@batsybats5591]

Dana H I use sketch paper,lmao. It's kind of in between. Not too thin,not too thick. The ink lasts forever and the markers don't bleed a lot

[@inavt2575]

It dont really suck up too mutch ink, I have 6 years of experience with copics and watercolour paper XD I had the same markers for 6 years and only a few ( 5 of over 100 markers are now dry) of the ones I used the most went dry! :D I did alot of full coloured A3 and A4 drawings too :) I think it comes down to preference though! But i wouldent recomand marker paper, it is over priced ( at least in my land! i can buy a 500 pages watercolour A3 block for 20 dollar, but marker paper with 100 thin pages cost 40- 50 dollar) And you can only blend and lay on colours to a certain point before you draw a hole in the marker paper ^^; And i get nervous since the paper is so thin! thick paper is more durable in the end :) But thats my preferance XD

[@tieganjohnson3818]

nahgem, I've found that Bristol works best for me.

[@jesymyers4535]

The best would be X press it Blending Card

[@RockyHoward]

You're so funny and you'r accent is so adorable, but what I love the most is that you guessed the exact mistakes we make when working with markers, even the justifications we use.

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks a lot :D I just tried to remember all the difficulties I had when I started with alcohol markers, it seems that it worked ;D

[@readchanneldescription.492]

Can you slurp the alcohol out of the markers? And, if so, is it any good?

[@sarowie]

read the material safety datasheet. Usually, they contain ethanol and isopropanol. Do not consume isopropanol.

[@kennedy-cu7in]

i have, it made me through up a little and i had to go to poison control but the affects were great, it was like i was high for a year straight

[@silkeschumann7261]

3:43 The colorless blender blends in the same way as a blend from light to dark. You start with your lightest color, which is your colorless blender and just like with light and dark colors you can't jump from very light to very dark but use mid-tones. So yes it is a blender if used properly because it saturates the paper with a blender solution and helps the next color to move in the fiber of the paper.

[@rinxx4532]

Thank you for this Video! I recently got Markers and I’m still trying to get used to them. This Video really helped me a lot Keep up the good work

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks a lot :) I hope you enjoy your markers so far ^^!

[@Chihiro33333]

Just ordered my first alcohol markers, and then I found your video. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! :D Great help!

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thank you, I am glad that the video was helpful for you! And enjoy using your new markers :)

[@rosemarypolarsky7201]

Thank you so much I just got my first pack of achole based markers not knowing much about them! This helps so much thank you! ❤️

[@chilljelloton2089]

I know this video is old but you can actually blend with the colourless blender! You just can't really blend two colours or a dark colour. The blender works best as... Well a blender when you are trying to blend a light colour out into the paper. Mid to dark colours don't blend as well. Other good uses for the blender is correcting small colouring mistakes and creating cool textures and effects.

[@acalare7229]

I know I’m a bit late to see this video, but I’m glad I’ve seen it. A while ago I was going to buy a few copics to start getting better tools to color, so I decided to do research and this video helped a lot. Just leaving my support for this video!

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks a lot for your support :) I hope you are enjoying your new Copics so far! ^^

[@amandadaley3340]

I find the colourless blender most useful when the ink is still wet. It works best for softening the harsher lines between blended colours. But you need to do most of the actual blending work with the layered colours rather than relying on the blender. Just experiment with different techniques and find what works best for you :)

[@beckyschmidt8347]

Best name for the colorless blender! 😂😂😂

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

;D

[@cerealsucksatediting]

MY NEW FAVORITE CHANNEL

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thank you so much for this huge compliment :))!!

[@KaitlynnCo]

When I saw the blender maker one I was like ThAt AiNt NoWhErE cLoSe On ThE cOlOr ScAle!!! Le insert triggered face

[@_froskkk_58]

My birthday is in a few days and my mom got me pretty expensive alcohol-based markers, and I've been researching a lot about them and how to use them because I don't want to ruin them haha. This video definitely showed me things that I did not know before about alcohol markers. Thanks a lot!

[@junejabari4860]

This must have been the most accurate and gorgeous video I've seen for a long time. I found my younger self in every second of this.

[@lexiespinosa8964]

Haha, I always use the blender marker to color by touching another marker to it. I always thought it wasn't a legitimate technique until now.

[@ratscentral8377]

The blender is supposed to be used before you put colors i think???? Im guessing, and saw someone successfully blend by using it first so thats probably what you need to do. But I was confused about it literally until only a hour ago /after watching the video and seeing her do it/

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks for your tip :) Some others said this in the comment section too! I still haven't tried it, but I will definitely do so soon!

[@jXded.]

StabbyAbby *gasp* EDD!! I love your profile pic sooo much, dude!

[@batsybats5591]

This may sound a bit cruel,but I think you're not using a proper paper for your markers. The colors seem a bit off and random tiny darker blops of ink are located in the colored area. Marker paper and Copic Marker paper (especially made for copics) usually don't work out for most people. Maybe you should experiment with different papers?(try (kinda) cheap ones too)( I'm working with sketch book paper that isn't really expensive at all and works super well with the copics and fineliners I use) But of course,if you are satisfied with the paper it's completely fine. Everyone to their own,by all means. Though I think the paper kind of "takes away the quality" of colors and the artwork. Overall,it's a very informative video. Good job ^^

[@MacyLam]

yea thats what i thought too. i like using mix media because the paper is thicker and i can layer more without making those weird splotches that happen with marker paper.

[@inavt2575]

I prefer using watercolour paper ( 200 g thic ) :) Then i can blend as much as i like and i can use watercolour, paint etc :) And id dont suck up too mutch ink, i have 6 years of experience with copics and watercolour paper XD I had the same markers for 6 years and only a few of the ones i used the most went dry! :D I did alot of full coloured A3 and A4 drawings too :) I always buy sketch book paper that is from 200 - 160 g thic since it is perfect for testing colours, blending and colouring small sketches :)

[@batsybats5591]

Ina V T I use a German brand and it works incredibly well with everything except watercolors ofc...I don't work with watercolord too much though and found out that Gouache works super well for me!

[@inavt2575]

Thats great :) Watercolours can make some really pretty backgrounds :) Its good to find something that works for you :D

[@batsybats5591]

Ina V T Gouache is the same as watercolors when you use more water

[@cherrriiiii]

This video was extremely helpful. I’m getting Ohuhu markers VERY soon, and I’ve had very little experience with alcohol markers. I’ve watched tips and tricks videos and seen the strats other pro artists use, but this video was the cherry on top!

[@light8759]

No wonder my “blender” don’t work!!!! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ great video :)

[@Leaafy.greens]

Yasssss, I am getting Copic markers for X-mas! So happy I watched this

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

That will be an amazing Christmas for you this year ;D

[@Leaafy.greens]

Awww thank you!

[@iolid4997]

Me too!!

[@Leaafy.greens]

Superioli 7 cool! That would probably be a wonderful X-mas for you :P

[@clausgatto]

Hahahaha I went throught ALL those mistakes in the beginning, damn blender, damn paper! But then I learnt from my mistakes. ^^

[@sukairapng9185]

another good tip- don’t let random people at school use your expensive markers. i brought my markers into school first time i ever got them in 7th grade bc i was so proud of them (i’m now a freshman in high school) but this random kid asked to use them and i knew they were high quality but i let him anyway and THIS LITTLE SHIT uses the brush side of my copic and starts jABBING HIS PAPER to make fucking POKA DOTS. i snatched that out of his hand so fast oh my god people who don’t know how to take care of supplies annoy me so much to the point if i bring in my prismacolour coloured pencils in i wont even let them use those bc i’m not letting them end up snapped in half like every other wooden pencil in a school.

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Wow, that's a crazy story :D It's heartbreaking even just to read that super expensive stuff was used to do some doodles 😱 If I was in that situation, I would have died XD

[@kamiencipher8373]

That's why I don't even let people come near my pencil case. XD

[@mypetworld6165]

I let some kid use one of my prisma colors and he pressed down super hard and when I tried sharpening it later on it was all weird and messed up

[@sufzku8456]

That's exactly why I always leave the good quality supplies home

[@jsalim6316]

Im getting my VERY FIRST OHUHU marker on Wednesday and in soooo exited ill make sure to rewatch the video when they arrive

[@sweetscakerycrafts]

I love this video so much! I just got ohuhu alcohol markers for my daughter learn with and since I don't know how to use markers either we've both been confused about how online artists make magical marker art but nothing we tried worked! OMG you covered ALL OUR MISTAKES!!!!!! Also, this video is Really entertaining. Thanks for making it!

[@_random_trash_-_-5767]

I learned the blender is good for lightening shades when they are to dark

[@f_xnch]

Your accent is sooo adorable. Omg. And your video helped. 😶😶

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks a lot! I am glad that the video was helpful :)

[@melissaandrade9592]

Thank you for informing me about the colorless blender. I did try to use it to blend colors and that wouldn't happen, it's a very mismatch name, I'll take your advice about it. thanks!

[@spencergoth1cgutz205]

You can make really cool effects with the colourless blender by tapping on the ink with it, laovaan has a really cool video about that on his channel (without wanting to put your content down, I just think its really cool how he coloured the hair almost rainbow like with that technique) And for markers and blending I'd really recommend the rendr sketchbook, it might seem a bit more expensive than the copic sketchbooks or other marker paper etc. but it's really the best paper for marker, especially when blending, it doesn't bleed through at all and shouldn't use too much ink either because it's not heavyweight (a lot of people complain about their paper either bleeding through too easily or soaking up too much ink)

[@primposi2835]

A cool blending trick ive picked up that works well for me is putting down the base color, adding the shade color then going back with the base color to blend it in. Works like a charm

[@hanaotaku5950]

Why not make another video with the same idea but with content for more experienced artists? I've been using markers for a few months now and I managed to blend and avoid smearing black now but I just can't seem to prefect my art like I want I have no problem with drawing but with coloring

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thank you for your suggestion, that's a very good idea :) I will try to come up with some helpful tips the next time, to prepare a new video ^^ But it won't go up until next year, because I pre-recorded stuff for December🙃

[@batsybats5591]

HanaOtaku What kind of problems do you have with the coloring? The technique?

[@hanaotaku5950]

Adrian Crevan kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ-mYqKkgtKjkNE I did this with markers You can see it and tell me yourself if I have anything I should correct. I'd really like to have some advice I feel like I still don't know everything I should know about markers....

[@batsybats5591]

HanaOtaku Will do!

[@batsybats5591]

HanaOtaku I commented on that video of yours :F

[@mariellalesage5389]

you are so cute i legitimately almost cried what is wrong with me lol

[@lacmalince1652]

Most adorable marker video ever!

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Aww, thank you so much for your sweet words :)

[@alayna.shafii]

Thank you so much! I just bought new pens today, and this is really going to help!

[@Matt_IsaBird]

OH MY GAAAAAAH you literally just solved all my problems!!! Thank you so much! That's a sub.

[@philkemper4212]

The dollar store actually has a perfect lining pen. I've used them for years. As long as you let them dry there perfect. For anyone who is interested they are called, "R2 roller" by the INC brand.

[@paperpanicstudio]

I laughed hard more than a couple of times with this video. They're all true! I'm a beginner so I can relate very much. 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for sharing these tips!

[@crummy.cheeto]

Ok, I loved this! I was always wondering what was wrong with my blender, now I know lol

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thank you for your kind words :)

[@crummy.cheeto]

your welcome! and thank YOU for answering my questions :)

[@NoreenCerroneArt]

This is the best alcohol marker tips video I have found so far!

[@MagpieInGravesfield]

You actually can blend with the blender. You need to saturate your paper with it and then quickly add your colors on top while it sill hasn’t dried. That works great for me. Another use, is to take a plastic piece, put your darker color on it, and then use your blender to pick up color from the plastic piece, and add on top of your other color you want to blend with. (You need to have applied some blender on top of the color before you do that too)

[@spadechamps1094]

Your voice and accent is so cute

[@ree5411]

I have touch markers and these really help a lot!

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

I am glad that the video was helpful for you :)

[@Pistaschek]

I have a 'How to draw' playlist, and I put your video there. So yeah, that means great job for your awesome explenation! :3

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Uuuh, thank you for putting my video to your playlist :) And I am glad that the video is helpful for you! ^^

[@zerodeaths2343]

The streak tip helped me a lot

[@CLMbesties4life]

Aww wait, why is this the cutest video? I love your style!

[@isamoa]

I JUST like 15 minutes ago bout a blender to "blend my colors" and now I am learning that that isn't even what it does💀

[@lazycookies]

I have a bit of a question, I use the “mix media” canson sketch book with my copics, is that fine? Because sometimes they bleed though but other times the don’t... :/

[@AngelesBustamanteM]

I know they have a specific line of pads for markers, try finding those.

[@DaisoOne]

I have definitely made some of those mistakes along the way.. Thank you for the tips :) I had my micron fine liner smudge sometimes.. but I'll take your advise on letting it dry longer

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thank you for your comment :) Hopefully your micron won't smudge again in the future ;D

[@DaisoOne]

Junifarben Illustration you're welcome. Hopefully it doesnt .. next step I need to learn blending with copics and re-filling them..

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

I was really nervoues before I refilled my first marker, but it was super easy 8-) So don't worry ;D

[@michellemelendez383]

All of this is SO helpful. They're things you don't really think about. The only markers I've ever used are Sharpies, and these tips can apply to them, as well (to a certain degree)...at least, I found it out the hard way. If I ever give alcohol markers a go, I'll have to come back to this vid! Thanks for sharing.

[@alyssaysih]

Very convenient this popped up in my recommended, I just got my first set of markers for christmas! Been having a tiny bit of trouble, but i'll keep these tips in mind, thanks!

[@iolid4997]

I am getting TOUCH markers for Xmas yay!

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Wow, that's an awesome Christmas gift :)

[@bonk6912]

Same

[@chryslrr]

Someone who used to be in my school used comic markers like feltip pens, writing pen and basically everything you would use crayons and to top it all of they didn't even draw witg them.what a huge waste of money.

[@hillart6748]

Love this video! So glad you posted it 🙂

[@JunifarbenIllustration]

Thanks a lot for your kind words :)

[@himaritakami461]

Thank you for the tips including the people giving more tips in the comments I’m getting a alcohol markers because I wanted to try something new with my art, so thank you 😊

[@proniaantolia9568]

God thank you so much I haven’t been figuring out why my lines were streaky and basically gave up on markers but this video give me a lot of hope thank you so much!