Introduction to Copic Markers

Hello again it's Kyla. Today I wanted to do a review on Copic markers. Copic markers are an alcohol based marker that are used by car designers, fashion designers, manga artists, animators, and even product designers. Copics, because they are alcohol based, blend very easily with each other. Copics also come in different types of nibs and barrel designs the different types of copics are called: Copic Original, Copic Caio, Copic Sketch (my favorite), and Copic Wide. The Original copic marker, also known as the Classic, has a square shaped barrel with the color and number of the marker on the cap. The Original is also dual ended with one side having a bullet nib and the other having the standard chisel nib. The Original comes in 214 colors and can be riffled with the Various Ink refills up to 9 times. The Copic Original is ideal for more detail work or quick sketches because it does not have a good nib for blending but the bullet nib is great for detail work. The Copic Caio has a circular shaped barrel and a supper brush nib and a standard chisel nib. The Caio marker only has the

This is my Copic collection.

color on the cap and the number on the side. The Caio comes in 180 colors and one Various Ink refill can refill your marker up to 15 times. The Copic company recommends this to beginner copic users because it has less ink in it and it is cheaper. The Caios are great for blending because of their super brush nib. The Copic Sketches are my personal favorite and the ones I have the most of they have an oval shaped barrel and the supper brush nib and a standard chisel nib. The color and number of the marker is on the cap. The Sketch marker comes in all 358 copic colors and can be refilled up to 12 times with on Various Ink refill. Copic Sketches are the most popular copic marker and are great for blending. Copic Wides have a very skinny long oval shaped barrel with the color and number of the marker on the cap. Wides have only one nib which is the 3/4 inch chisel nib. Wides come in only 36 colors and can be refilled up to 7 times with one Various Ink refill. Various Ink refill bottles come with 25cc of ink in each bottle. Copics cost 5-8 dollars each I know they are supper expensive but they are worth it. I own around 50 colors and they are great. Another great feature about them is that you can replace the nibs the supper brush nib, standard chisel nib, the bullet nib, even the giant chisel nib. Copics can come in sets of 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, and 72. When you are buying Copic I find that it is cheaper to buy them individually. Since I mostly draw people I would start with skin tones and blush colors then I would get my favorite colors and expand my collection from there. I store my copics in pencil cups near their color groups. I could make more posts on how the numbers work and other copic products and how to blend but I need to stop this post somewhere.

This is my own original art that I did with copics The idea was that she was reaching for the new year.

Another one of my original pieces done by copics of Little Red Riding Hood.