BaronEngel
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When things go wrong
🕑 Added 2019-07-15 22:33:11 +0000 UTCWhen I was in art school we were taught that the true mark of a professional was not how they performed when everything went right, but how the performed when everything went wrong. Boy howdy did I hit a landmine today! It is only by good luck and a lot of thinking that I've found a workaround.
Normally when I've done my traditional mixed media of colored pencil, marker, gouache, and technical pen the markers I've used are Tombow brush pens. They're water-based, acid-free, and for over 25 years they've been my preferred markers. However I've always felt that it was important to try and experiment different manufacturers if for no other reason what if I need a marker pen and the brand I normally use is out of stock, or worse case scenario the manufacturer stops making them altogether.
So a couple of years ago I given a very nice set Prismacolor marker pens. I've used Prismacolor pencils for over 30+ years, and I had experimented with the Prismacolor markers off and on with my solvent-based blending technique and had good results. However today I had one of the colors, the Canary Yellow, do something horribly wrong. It bled very, very badly when used with my solvent-technique. I only used it because the Tombow of similar color was acting up. I am 3+ days of work in the studio with this piece and now I have to fix this problem. Which is going to add another 5+ hours correcting it most likely.
When I was in art school we were taught that the true mark of a professional was not how they performed when everything went right, but how the performed when everything went wrong. Boy howdy did I hit a landmine today! It is only by good luck and a lot of thinking that I've found a workaround.
Normally when I've done my traditional mixed media of colored pencil, marker, gouache, and technical pen the markers I've used are Tombow brush pens. They're water-based, acid-free, and for over 25 years they've been my preferred markers. However I've always felt that it was important to try and experiment different manufacturers if for no other reason what if I need a marker pen and the brand I normally use is out of stock, or worse case scenario the manufacturer stops making them altogether.
So a couple of years ago I given a very nice set Prismacolor marker pens. I've used Prismacolor pencils for over 30+ years, and I had experimented with the Prismacolor markers off and on with my solvent-based blending technique and had good results. However today I had one of the colors, the Canary Yellow, do something horribly wrong. It bled very, very badly when used with my solvent-technique. I only used it because the Tombow of similar color was acting up. I am 3+ days of work in the studio with this piece and now I have to fix this problem. Which is going to add another 5+ hours correcting it most likely.
So if live gives you lemons make lemonade. Does anyone want effectively a new 25 color set of Prismacolor markers? The only thing you'll have to do is pay for shipping and handling to your address. If you're interested send me a note. If you're not using my solvent blending technique they are still excellent markers. Just not good markers for my style of art.
So if live gives you lemons make lemonade. Does anyone want effectively a new 25 color set of Prismacolor markers? The only thing you'll have to do is pay for shipping and handling to your address. If you're interested send me a note. If you're not using my solvent blending technique they are still excellent markers. Just not good markers for my style of art.
Edit as of 10:15pm Pacific. At this time I have found a home for the markers. Thank you for all the inquires.
Comments
Baron Engel
No additional tests did find other pens that also bleed. Just not as spectacularly as the Canary Yellow did.
Cult of Dust
I love the accusatory bold and italics. Good that you didn't have to abandon so much work though!
jeffh4
That just sounds odd that only a single color bleeds that way. Could that just be the single defective pen in that lot? Have others online noted the same problem?
