WHICH ALCOHOL MARKER IS BEST?! - Testing 10 Brands of Markers

What's your favorite alcohol marker?!

Copics; everybody knows them, everybody loves them, no one can afford them.

Can you do an “only using Artist loft supplies” video. I really just want to see you bash them mercilessly.

Me: Mom, can we get copics? Mom: We have copics at home Copics at home: ArTiStS lOfT

Ohuhu: doesn’t smudge the first two times Kasey: swatches marker 3 more times Ohh yeah they smudge

Ohuhu does have a colorless blender, however it only comes with their newer and bigger packs.

As someone who loves markers I actually love when they don't layer, I want one clear solid colour when I draw using markers

i personally like when markers don't layer, as it makes it way easier to fill in big spaces cleanly!!

I like how Kasey uses yellow for the smudge test when yellow is the one color that smudges lineart

You forgot one test: Does the cap fit on the other end?

Update on ohuhu: Chiseltip Markers are at 200 Colors now with a lot of new, lighter ones Brushtip ones got 72 colors now Colorless blenders are there!

“Does ohuhu have a brush nib?” Kasey: Well yes, but actually no.

The so-called "Whispy strokes" is just the marker drying out.

i am slightly triggered about how you just quickly layer without waiting atleast ten seconds but idk edit:thanks for the likes

The thing that I’ve found about layering (this is mainly for what she was talking about with Ohuhu) is that letting one layer dry and then adding the next layer, and then waiting for that to dry, and so forth. Doing this will usually improve the tone. It’s a bit of a hassle though, and one of the reasons I don’t use Ohuhus🤷‍♀️

Kasey: "it's only online" Me: just came back from Michaels with copics and ohuhu markers

The layering test would've been if you let them dry a bit in between layers. When you layer them so fast like that, it ends up being closer to a wet-on-wet technique in watercolors where they're blending with themselves. To get more tones they need to dry first so it's an actual new layer.

Just thought I’d drop some extra info about the Ohuhu markers: 1. the brush tip markers are currently only available in 72 colors 2. The brush tip markers cost closer to $1 per marker (the 72 set is $69.99, the 48 set is $39.99) EDIT: Ohuhu is set to release a 24-color Skin Tone set in the coming days; No word on price yet, but I imagine it'll be in the $20-$25 range. Five of the colors are duplicates from the 72 set, but the rest are new, making a total of 91 colors + the colorless blender. 3. They now have a colorless blender marker (at least in the brush tip markers; I don’t know about the non-brush tip ones) EDIT: I have been informed that the non-brush tip markers do also have a colorless blender! 4. The non-brush tip markers now come in 160 or 200 color sets EDIT: 5. I forgot to mention before that Ohuhu's brush nibs can also be taken out and flipped over to give you a fresh one when the original starts to wear out, which adds a bit of longevity to the markers. And a couple of general alcohol marker things, as someone that uses them a lot (EDIT: For context, I have experience with Copic, Prismacolor, Winsor & Newton, Chameleon, Ohuhu, Spectrum Noir, Artist's Loft, Azure, and the Crayola Blending Markers): 1. You can usually see the varying tones in one marker better if you let each layer dry for about 30 seconds to a minute before applying another. 2. All markers typically blend better when you have more transition shades between the colors you want to blend; this is why the greens and blues tended to blend better in your tests (alternatively, with most brands you can touch two marker tips together to get a natural gradient from one color to the other without transition shades) 3. Ink smudging is very hit or miss. Some brands smudge a lot even with dry ink that’s made to work with alcohol markers (like the Copic Multiliners or Microns) and some don’t appear to smudge at all ever. And sometimes they smudge or don’t smudge just because they feel like it. Depends on the markers, depends on the ink. Sometimes depends on the paper, too. 4. Generally speaking alcohol markers with brush nibs are meant to be used with a lighter touch as to prevent damage to the nib, hence why most of them are very soft and flexible; it’s easier to get variation in lines without applying much pressure. 5. Pretty much all alcohol markers bleed through the paper at some point if you layer them enough. Typically though thicker paper takes more layers before the bleeding becomes a problem. (Like transferring onto the next page)

Kasey Golden you should have let the marker dry when layering that’s what I do and I can get lots of diff shades Edit ty for 1000 likes I love the reply’s and I’m glad ppl agree with me

don't forget the test of "does the cap match the color"