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I was recently sent several Prismacolor Premier Illustration Markers to review. I was very excited when these arrived, as I love coloring images and I couldn’t wait to see what these markers could do. Although I mainly color with Copics these days, I am very familiar with the Prismacolor Art line of blendable markers and have enjoyed using them, even in combination with Copics. I also love Prismacolor pencils, but haven’t been able to use them due to the toxic values of the blending medium {odorless mineral spirits} when pregnant.

The Illustration Markers are different from the Prismacolor Markers that you {and I} have previously been introduced to.

Some facts about these new markers…
-Available in brush, chisel tips and a variety of fine tips {005,01,03,05, 08}

-The chisel tip is considerably smaller than the chisel tip of other Prismacolor Art and Copic Markers
-Available individually or in sets of 4 or 8 in the following colors: Brown, black, sepia, orange, purple, red, green and blue.
-Nontoxic, lightfast, acid free & archival
-Available at major retailers, such as Michael’s, AC Moore, Hobby Lobby, even Office Depot for approximately $3 for an individual marker up to $20 for a set of 8.

Some opinions about these new markers…
-Colors are BEAUTIFUL! My faves are the orange and the green. I do wish that there was a greater variety in the palette and hope that these will come available in the future.
-I like that the fine tips come in a variety of sizes and can see myself writing sentiments and such using them. I might just try my hand at a little illustrating…who knows!?! {don’t read too much into that one!!}
-These are created for the artist/illustrator {and will suit them well}, rather than the stamping hobbyist that likes to blend when coloring {like myself}

While I can’t say that I recommend these for blending/coloring when stamping, I will certainly say that they are quality and superior illustration marker. If you consider yourself to be an artist, these are most certainly worth checking out.

See you tomorrow for another SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY on the Bella Birthday Blog Hop…I told you that I was addicted to hopping!!