I've had a large number of emails from readers in the USA who have never heard of Promarkers.
Let me give you the lowdown:
They are alcohol markers (like Copics)
There is a range of about 148 colours
They hold quite a lot more ink than the Copic markers, so last longer
They are not refillable
They are a lot more reasonably priced - in the UK they sell for about £5 for 5, which is about $7.50 for 5
The US distributor is on a link from the Letraset logo on my sidebar
So here's a card using Promarkers to colour Gracie (a Polkadoodles stamp)
I used:
blush and soft peach (skin)
Apple green
Pale blue and blue pearl
Buttercup and sandstone (hair)
Pale pink and blossom
Orchid and blossom for the wings
Ice grey 1 for shadowing
Edited to say, in response to Debra, I have a set of Tombow markers, they are water based markers, similar to the stampin up markers. In my opinion the difference between alcohol markers and water based is considerable. The alcohol based markers lay down an almost transluscent coat of ink, that you build up and shade, so it is easy to get very professional results. I can't get the same results with water based markers, perhaps my technique isn't that great with them, but I don't find it as easy to shade and add depth as with the alcohol ones. You can get some watercolour markers now, also from Letraset I think, haven't tried those. I do like the sketchy effect you get with watercolour pencils, but since changing to alcohol based markers, I rarely use anything else now.........
The flowers were cut from the pattern paper using Tim Holtz tattered flower die, with a Craftwork Cards pale blue card candy button in the centreI added some white gel pen dots to her cheeks and boots
Here's the Gracie I coloured for the video below - sorry about the phone ringing and pen dropping..........., she doesn't look TOO bad considering I coloured her in such a hurry!
In case you are wondering where her wings are - as seen on the card above, the wings come as a separate stamp in the set, so you can use them as butterfly stamps as well
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, I'll be back on Tuesday
