A Brief Introduction To The Marker Pen
Watercolor pens, crayons, pencils, markers... There are so many materials for painting! Among them, the marker pen is a commonly used painting material at home. The use of the marker pen to draw is bright, free and easy, and smooth, which is suitable for children to use their imagination, and is also deeply loved by adults, designers, painters, and other people. So, what kind of materials are there? How did you draw it? Let's take a look together!
1. What is a marker pen?
The original name of the marker pen is Marker pen, which means mark. The marker pen is quick-drying and has a large water output, which is suitable for those who use it to draw quickly. And the color of the marker is fixed, you don't need to color, just pick it up and draw, which is easier to use than watercolor, oil painting and other painting materials that need to be reconciled with a brush.
2. What kinds of markers are there?
At present, there are 4 types of markers according to ink: oil-based marker, alcohol-based marker, water-based marker, and acrylic marker.
(1) Oil-based marker pen: It is a common marker pen, which is excluded from the field of painting and is rarely used in painting.
(2) Alcohol-based marker pens: The oil-based marker pens seen on the market are alcohol-based, and are characterized by waterproof, quick-drying, easy color stacking, high color saturation, bright colors and not easy to change color. But it smells pungent! Some small painters may not be able to stand it, and they will faint if they smell too much, so remember to keep ventilation when using!
(3) Water-based marker pen: The ingredients are water and pigments, which are soluble in water, dizzy when dipped in water, the taste is not pungent, the color saturation is relatively low, the color ink will turn gray after drying, and if it is repeatedly stacked, it will Dirty and cannot be mixed.
(4) Acrylic marker: The markers mentioned above are all transparent and have weak coverage, but the acrylic marker, on the contrary, has strong coverage and is waterproof. Using it to color has a thick feeling, full of tension, and it is easy to make some texture. And, in addition to drawing on paper, it can also be used on any non-absorbent surface, such as wood, glass, cloth, etc., and has a wide range of uses.
3. How many types of nibs are there in the marker?
There are two common types of marker pens: fine and chisel. Among them, the fine tip is suitable for drawing lines, and the chisel tip can be painted in a large area, or it can be used for drawing lines with edges and corners. Of course, there are different pens such as bullet heads, brush heads, and so on.
4. Marker paper and drawing board
Choosing the right drawing paper is half the battle. To draw with a marker pen, you need special drawing paper. The special paper for marker pens has soft and clear strokes and good color reproduction. It is the standard configuration of marker pens and is recommended for painting. Because the marker pen is oily, ordinary drawing paper will soak into the back of the paper, so choose the special paper for the marker pen.
