Karin markers are a dye-based marker and the neon colors are a pigment based. Pigment molecules are much larger than dye based molecules and need to be shaken to make sure the pigment is evenly spread. Pigment has the advantage of being more lightfast than dye. Each marker contains ml of dye and have a durable flexible nylon tip. They are made in Poland.
Karin sent me these markers in exchange for an honest review. This blog post contains affiliate links.
The markers come in a box that has a spot for each of the markers. The markers were a little hard to pull out, but that is probably because it has not been used much. It is recommended to store these vertical.
Color Information
The colors come with a name and a number. There are 3 blenders in the set which is super nice to never run out of a blender. The markers are individually labeled and have barcodes on each. The only thing that is a concern is they do not have an AP label. They are new to the US market. Hopefully in a couple years this will get remedied. This is the symbol that the ACMI association has tested and labeled the markers non toxic. It does not have it so there is no way to know.
The markers had some amazing laydown properties. I just did the swatch chart in the order they were in on the box. I made it to practice filling in an area akin to coloring and a place to practice lettering strokes. The colors filled in very nicely all except the grays, they were a little streaky. Click here to get this swatch chart.
What's inside the box:
- The colors in the 63 count Karin Brushmarker Pro set are: APPLE 210, LIME GREEN 071, SULPHUR YELLOW 269, CANARY 166, GOLD 283, OCHRE 552, ALMOND 216, BLUSH 172, ROSE WOOD 272, PALE ORANGE 357, AMBER 195, SOFT PEACH 1 200, SOFT PEACH 2 201, FIRE RED 092, ORANGE RED 051, RED 209, LIPSTICK RED 181, PALE PINK 220, ROSE PINK 168, MAGENTA RED 170, BURGUNDY 075, CERISE 375, MAGENTA 359, OLIVE GREEN 281, CURRY 297, GRASS 253, OCEAN TEAL 377, LUSH GREEN 228, OLIVE BLACK 447, COOL AQUA 204, TURQUOISE 654, SKY BLUE 621, ARTIC BLUE 264, CYAN 207, SAPPHIRE BLUE 189, INDIGO BLUE 169, ROYAL BLUE 045, EGYPTIAN BLUE 305, VIOLET BLUE 688, PALE VIOLET 247, PLUM 197, LILAC 226, RED LILAC 358, 3 BLENDERS, BLACK 030, NEUTRALY GREY 3 131, NEUTRAL GRAY 2 132, NEUTRAL GREY 1, WARM GREY 3 276, WARM GREY 2, 277, COOL GREY 3 158, WARM GREY 1 278, COOL GREY 1 160, COOL GREY 2 159, COCOA 213, SEPIA 074, HENNA 105, PRALINE 385, CINNAMON 199, SANDSTONE 174, COPPER BROWN 282
I immediately pulled these out and practiced with them. I think they will be my marker of choice to practice lettering! I practiced my name, blending, all the lettering strokes, and all the letters. Practice makes perfect right?
This technique was accomplished by using a water brush. I wrote on a plastic surface, applied water with the brush and then painted it on the paper. I used a fine liner to write the word love.
Here is lettering I practiced for Earth Day coming up. To get a good blend I pulled the neighboring color down a little bit when I was lettering. The down strokes are nice and wide, but I was also able to achieve a small upstroke.
I used the blender to make this watercolor. I colored the marker on a plastic surface. Then I painted the flower.
Here is the box info for the markers.
Collecting Information
Year:
Purchase Information: Gifted
Where to buy: Blick.
Part Numbers: 27C7 Brushmarker PRO Mega Box 60 colours + 3 blender set
UPC Numbers: 5904446025663
Manufacturing Location: Poland
Here is the top of the box.
Here is the side of the box.
And here is an orthographic view of the box.
Great review. Very thorough and informative. These look very cool!
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