Tuesday, September 21, 2010
So many papers work with Copic Markers, but which one is the best one to use. I decided to do a little test to see which one I like the best.
In this test I tried three different pieces of cardstock;
Caboodles, The Angel Company ($.44per sheet)
Cryogen ($.37 per sheet)
Copic X-press It Blending Cardstock ($.36 per sheet)
I used the same image from "The Angel Company" called "Lil' Cuties". The image is rather small, 1 1/4" X 2", so you are working in a rather small area. I also used the same colors on each image. Overall the papers blended about the same. The feel of the paper differ a little. The Copic X-Press It has a very smooth feel. The Angel Company Caboodles has just a little tooth to it, but it is still very smooth. The Cryogen is sort of an off white has a little tooth to it, but has an iridescent sparkle to it which shows up through the copics.
Here is the samples of the images that I colored;
"The Angel Company, Caboodles"
Blends very well, and cleans up well if you go outside of the lines.
"Cryogen"
The "Cryogen" paper blends very well and also cleans up well. The cardstock has a slight off-white color, but highlights the coloring quite well. I like the sparkle of the paper.
"Copic X-Press-It Blending CS"
This cardstock blends very well. It has more open time to blend. It cleans up with a Colorless Blender very well.
Overall all three of the cardstocks work very well, and I will probably use all of them. The real question is what will you use. You will have to do your own test to see which one works the best for you, that's the important thing.
When you doo you test, let me know what your preference is. You know how it goes, "Different stokes, for different folks"
Have a GREAT DAY!!!
Bob L.
