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MrsKLewis
Will I ever get to Buckethead?!
PeaNut 530,601
November 2011
Posts: 491
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Loc: Crimson Tide Country
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Why are they so expensive?? Are they truly worth the price?? What do y'all use them for?
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gothamgal
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 324,102
June 2007
Posts: 2,102
Layouts: 34
Loc: Huntington Beach CA
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They are refillable and really high quality. I think you get what you pay for. They are great for coloring... I started with skin tones and worked my way up.
Also, you can usually use a coupon or wait for sales.
Copic coloring example |
Nicole K/GothamGal
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KSimpsonDesign
PeaNut
PeaNut 287,497
December 2006
Posts: 390
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Loc: Georgia
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grammanisi
peaing from my beach room
PeaNut 142,772
April 2004
Posts: 8,921
Layouts: 3
Loc: Northern Indiana...Fighting Irish Country
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Nicole, I have been looking for something like this. Is there a way to make it bigger? I can't see the color numbers. Thanks! |
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aerynkelly13
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 176,471
November 2004
Posts: 2,716
Layouts: 26
Loc: Big Bear Lake, SoCal
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Yes, they are worth it. They're so expensive because they're high quality artist markers directly from Japan. They're refillable, they last a long time (3 years on a shelf with no use), they're durable, the nibs are replaceable, and they colour in a way that does not leave "marker streaks" like a lot of other markers do. If you check out my blog, Copics are all I use on pretty much every project I create. And I, frankly, suck. These markers can make anyone look good and they're very easy to use. I enjoy my crafting 100% more since I got my markers. |
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aerynkelly13
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 176,471
November 2004
Posts: 2,716
Layouts: 26
Loc: Big Bear Lake, SoCal
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AncestralPea
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March 2007
Posts: 4,145
Layouts: 47
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA.
| Posted: 11/20/2012 8:19:47 AM
mrsklewis - thanks for asking!
aerynkelly - thanks for enabling!
i've been eyeing copics for a long time! lol... |
organize your stuff challenge (master thread).
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and yes, he did use the ladder...
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"our lives at times seem a study in contrast... love & hate, birth & death, right & wrong... everything seen in absolutes of black & white. too often we are not aware that it is the shades of grey that add depth & meaning to the starkness of those extremes" -ansel adams
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dictionary
To err is human to pea is divine
PeaNut 100,403
August 2003
Posts: 7,543
Layouts: 270
Loc: San Jose, Calif
| Posted: 11/20/2012 9:38:30 AM
They blend beautifully like nothing else. I have used them in combination with colored pencils which helps you stretch out your colors.
I heard the price might be going up first of the year but haven't had it confirmed as of yet. |
Scrappin my family's life one layout at a time!
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gothamgal
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 324,102
June 2007
Posts: 2,102
Layouts: 34
Loc: Huntington Beach CA
| Posted: 11/20/2012 11:43:47 AM
I like this tutorial better:
Tutorial with TGF images
There are easier to see photos.
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Nicole K/GothamGal
Visit me at A Roof of One's Own to see my brand new webshow, 'Scrap N'Tell.' I also have a channel on UStream.tv called 'Runs with Scissors'.
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aerynkelly13
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 176,471
November 2004
Posts: 2,716
Layouts: 26
Loc: Big Bear Lake, SoCal
| Posted: 11/20/2012 5:12:55 PM
To confirm for Dictionary, yes, prices are going up in the new year. They do every year it seems. I'm hoping they're also adding 12 new Sketch colours again this year (as with the 2012 and 2011), but they like to keep that hush hush.
As for tutorials, there's craploads of them. Heck, I've even made a few myself (available on my site). Everyone has a different way of colouring that works for them. It IS an art after all. Basically try to fill your brain up with as much info as you can get, then pick and choose what you want to follow. There's no wrong way to colour as long as YOU like it. If you're not enjoying what you're colouring, or looking longingly at others as I do, then that's when you need to keep on learning and watching how it's done by those you admire. |
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MrsKLewis
Will I ever get to Buckethead?!
PeaNut 530,601
November 2011
Posts: 491
Layouts: 0
Loc: Crimson Tide Country
| Posted: 11/20/2012 8:51:32 PM
Thanks so much for all the replies!! You've convinced me!  i need to buy some Copics! |
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