Q&A thread: Copic

[Mystik Nat]

Here's the thread for you Copic users to share your experiences, discuss any issues and ask the Copic experts for advice and help.

This is intended to be an informative thread to share practical info so either post here with information and answers or PM users directly. Please don't post "PM me"/"I've PMed you" posts. :)

[Kittypuss]

Check out this (http://ilikemarkers.blogspot.com/)blog for extremely useful info on Copics.

[angeljakki]

thats a pretty cool blog kim

[Samm]

I've found that Tim Holtz distress ink in Black soot works particularly well, when colouring in with Copics, it doesn't bleed at all.:)

[kevie192]

Oooh, sounds good Samm. How do you find Versafine with them?

All I need to do is find the cash to buy the copics now!

[Pink Chocolate]

Oooh, sounds good Samm. How do you find Versafine with them?

All I need to do is find the cash to buy the copics now!

you andme both kevie

[JulieAnnNew]

I'm considering investing in some of these.
Do you think it is better to pick your colours individually or just to go for a boxed set? I wasn't sure what the selection of colours would be like in the sets.
Thanks
Julie x

[Gadget Monkey]

I bought mine individually, first of all I went for 2 of each of the colour sets, like 2 blue, 2 blue/violet, 2 green, 2 yellow green, etc, then after I had coloured with them I marked down all the other colours that I "needed" to go with them. I know have 90 of them mainly 7 from each colour group.

[JulieAnnNew]

Thanks for the help - I'm of to study a colour chart now :lol:
Julie x

[Samm]

Oooh, sounds good Samm. How do you find Versafine with them?

All I need to do is find the cash to buy the copics now!


I love my versafine but it does tend to bleed a bit, you have to leave it drying for a long time before you can colour with it, the same with Stazon.

[Kittypuss]

The Brilliance pigment ink is great with Copics but make sure it is dry or blast it with your heat gun, it is fast drying but just to be sure!!

[craftycairn]

Can anyone recommend a place to buy copics from? I have looked in hobby craft and some craft shops but couldn't find any.

[sonia_o]

Janet i will pm you :)

[Scrapygran]

I use Tsukineko's Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad with my Copic's, it works great and the fabulous thing about it is, it doesn't need to be heat set.
So you can start to colour straight away, no bleeding or feather with it either.
Sheila

[Emmak]

Does anyone know how copics differ from promarkers? I'm going on a long plane journey and want to be able to colour some stamped images to keep me busy for those rare moments when both children are asleep but I wasn't sure which to go for.

[AndreaKennard]

I personally think the promarkers and copics are virtually the same, they do the same and I have bought the promarkers from silly monkey crafts who is a sponsor here x

[playingwpaper]

Can anyone recommend a few nice colours for hair please.

[playingwpaper]

That's the peeps I bought them from at the NEC :) wish you hadn't reminded me tho.. just looked up their addy and realised they're only an hour & a bit away from me and there's another nice shop on the way. I'll be skint once the car knows the way lol.