The types of markers can generally be divided into water-based markers, alcohol markers, and oil markers. A marker pen, also known as a marker pen, is a colored pen used for writing or painting. Its rich colors and fast volatile pigments are commonly used for one-time rapid drawing.

Oily marker oil has characteristics such as fast drying, water resistance, and good light resistance, but its taste is relatively stimulating.

Alcoholic markers have the characteristics of quick drying, waterproof, and environmentally friendly, and can be written on any smooth surface. They are commonly used in drawing, writing, marking, and so on.

The ink of a water-based marker is similar to a color pen, with a bright and transparent color, but it turns gray after multiple colors are added, and it is easy to damage the paper surface.

What are the colors of a marker

There are many types of colors in marker pens, usually up to hundreds, and the distribution of colors is divided into several series according to the commonly used frequency. Some of them are commonly used gray series with different color levels, which is very convenient to use. Generally, there are different color combinations based on different types of animation, interior, architecture, clothing, etc. The color choices include 24 colors, 30 colors, 36 colors, 40 colors, 60 colors, 80 colors, 168 colors, 202 colors, and 262 colors. According to the increase in demand, the variety of colors has increased to thousands. Its pen tip generally has various thicknesses, and it can also draw lines with different thicknesses and effects based on the different angles of the pen tip. Markers have the characteristics of fast drawing, rich colors, and strong expressive power, and are particularly favored by architects and interior designers. By utilizing the various characteristics of a marker pen, various styles of interior renderings can be created. If you use a marker to draw on sulfuric acid paper, you can use the color to have room for blending before drying, resulting in an effect of fading the watercolor painting; You can also use the semi transparent effect of sulfuric acid paper to render with a marker on the back of the paper.

Tips for purchasing markers

1. The purpose of purchasing markers should be clear. Water-based markers are bright and transparent in color, and are often used for illustration and decorative drawings. Oily markers can be used for writing, marking, and other purposes by overlaying their colors multiple times.

2. For large area coloring, choose a thick headed marker, while a thin headed marker is used to outline lines. The soft headed marker is more flexible and suitable for children to draw comics.

3. Color selection: There are a wide variety of colors for markers, with a maximum of 100-200 color schemes that can be matched according to their purpose and professionalism. Gray is the most commonly used color due to its ease of matching with other colors. Generally, 4-8 gray markers should be selected for color matching.

4. To check the appearance of the pen head, we can first check the color uniformity of the pen head, such as whether the color depth of the pen head is consistent. If there is a difference in color depth, it indicates that the material of the pen head is poor, which can easily cause uneven color application during painting.

5. The appearance surface of the pen should be smooth and clean, without any waste edges, the entire pen and accessories should not be significantly skewed or gaps, and there should be no ink leakage at the head or tail of the pen.