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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!!

Happy December folks! Can you believe that 2010 is just around the corner? Nevermind New Year’s, right? I am sure there is plenty of shopping and gathering to do before then! Once the new year gets here I will be in the final days of my pregnancy and eager to meet “Baby Boy del Muro.” We think we have a name, but we aren’t releasing it quite yet!…I need to be able to change my mind still!! LOL! I will probably make the official name announcement when I introduce the lil’ man to all of you.

On another note, I have a different kind of announcement… Check out the PROJECT OF THE MONTH over on The Cat’s Pajamas site. It’s a project that I made that is super fun and easy to re-create. Here’s a peek at it…

All the how-tos and more pics are HERE.

Today is also TCP Tuesday and Joanne has a fun color challenge for you. I don’t have my sample done, but here are the colors. Joanne has all the deets and instructions for playing along HERE.