Tombow Tricks Tuesday
I know a lot of you guys have seen the Tombow Dual Brush makers in the store! They come in 96 amazing colors and a colorless blender. I love them for larger-scale lettering projects and bright colored lettering.
A few nerdy brush marker tips:
-The long brush tip is made of felt and WILL fray if you use it on rough paper! We recommend using the Neenah Cardstock and Elizabeth Crafts cardstock, both available in the store.
-Pen tip frayed??? You can carefully trim your marker tip to keep it from drawing in other crazy places.
-The ink in the Dual Brush Marker is pressurized so that you can store them vertically or horizontally! They also have a cool holder that keeps all 96 neat and organized and stored in a compact location in your art space.
Okay! So, I wanted to share a tip and trick on how to blend with your markers and a plastic bag! It is really simple and very easy to control - especially for someone who is a mixed media newbie... like me! So, gather your supplies - any two brush markers and a plastic zippie bag! You can also grab a blending palate, an extra piece of laminate (any teachers out there with oodles of laminate???), or an acrylic stamp block.
You are going to take your darker color and color on your plastic piece.
With your lighter colored marker, pick up a bit of the ink off the block onto the felt tip of the Dual Brush marker.
Now, with the secondary color side down, write, draw and color. When your color is running low, return to the baggie and pick up more color.
When you are done blending, just rub the colored tip of the pen on a scratch piece of paper until it runs clean.
Having a hard time remembering which pens you have???? Check out these adorable printables from Tombow that are great visual reminders of what is close and what you need to complete your collection!
Finished color wheel! Blank Color Wheel! Always adorable sunglasses!
I want to see your creations with the Dual Brush markers! How do use them in coloring? Don't forget to share your projects with us on Facebook and Instagram!
Now go get crafty!
Lesley
A few nerdy brush marker tips:
-The long brush tip is made of felt and WILL fray if you use it on rough paper! We recommend using the Neenah Cardstock and Elizabeth Crafts cardstock, both available in the store.
-Pen tip frayed??? You can carefully trim your marker tip to keep it from drawing in other crazy places.
-The ink in the Dual Brush Marker is pressurized so that you can store them vertically or horizontally! They also have a cool holder that keeps all 96 neat and organized and stored in a compact location in your art space.
Okay! So, I wanted to share a tip and trick on how to blend with your markers and a plastic bag! It is really simple and very easy to control - especially for someone who is a mixed media newbie... like me! So, gather your supplies - any two brush markers and a plastic zippie bag! You can also grab a blending palate, an extra piece of laminate (any teachers out there with oodles of laminate???), or an acrylic stamp block.
You are going to take your darker color and color on your plastic piece.
With your lighter colored marker, pick up a bit of the ink off the block onto the felt tip of the Dual Brush marker.
Now, with the secondary color side down, write, draw and color. When your color is running low, return to the baggie and pick up more color.
Want to see the whole process in real time? Here is a link to a short video... with a little narration/talking to myself!
It also works with the bullet tip end of the pen, you just don't get as dynamic of an ombre effect because the tip is small.
Having a hard time remembering which pens you have???? Check out these adorable printables from Tombow that are great visual reminders of what is close and what you need to complete your collection!
Finished color wheel! Blank Color Wheel! Always adorable sunglasses!
I want to see your creations with the Dual Brush markers! How do use them in coloring? Don't forget to share your projects with us on Facebook and Instagram!
Now go get crafty!
Lesley
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