What materials are safe to use with Copic markers?
Christmas is coming up, and I’m looking for some new drawing tools. But with a tight budget, I want to give my parents a break and pick something good the first time.
Last year I bought Copic coloring markers and Copic Multiliner inking pens; the paper I used was called My Sketch and was advertised as Copic safe.
I wasn’t very impressed with the inking pens or paper; it was tough to erase my pencil marks, and even when erasing lightly, the pen would fade dramatically.
Also, some of the pen tips bent or broke while using them.
I searched around and found that alot of professionals used Bristol paper, although I couldn’t get a hold on what pens.
So, if anyone could help, what kind of inking pens can I use with my Copics?
I’m afraid of bleeding colors, and I also want to make sure that they will work with the Bristol paper.
Also, what type of Bristol paper should I use?
P.S. I want whatever would be best for comic book characters (Batman, Spidey, etc.)
Thanks in advance!!!!!
Most comic artists use a copy paper/ bristol board combination, drawing at first with mechanical pencil on the copy paper and then transferring that finished pencil layout to Bristol by scanner/ printer.
Any paper with a flat almost smooth smooth surface , to which your hand does not stick will usually minimize bleeding ink.
They ink on the Bristol copy with brushes and crow quills, which have varying sizes and replaceable tips, what tip thickness you use is up to you, or whatever suits the line quality you are going for. As for ink, I personally use Higgins waterproof ink (black) with the brushes and quills and ink the outline after letting any coloring work dry.
Copic Markers are heavy things they are made for dense patches of color and have intense bleed in my experience, but making any tool versatile, and gaining control over it is really just a matter of practice.
A lot of comics are colored by computer and printed by machine so this is all done in a digital workspace after the basic black outlines have been laid on by brush or quill.
a note. What tools you use are up to you. it’s about comfort , and being able to use them confidently. go on down to the art store and play around with stuff!
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