Premier Double Ended Art Markers feature two tips, one at each end: a broad chisel end, which can create thick, medium, and thin lines; and a thin tip. Premier Illustration Markers are available in fine line, brush and chisel tips; Scholar Markers come in a bullet and a flexible brush tip. You can use the chisel tips to layer colors and create broad strokes for filling in large spaces. Brush tips can create swirling thick and thin lines. Use the markers with fine line and bullet tips to create value by dotting, using swirly strokes or layering parallel lines.
Prismacolor markers are very rich in ink, and when used on regular paper or cardstock the ink soaks into the paper, dulling the brightness of the ink. When used on this type of matte paper, for a brighter finish, you should apply several layers of marker ink for the richest color. Pairing Prismacolor markers with marker paper -- which boasts a shiny finish -- results in a very bright color.
Prismacolor's Colorless Blending Marker is an excellent tool for learning and using different marker techniques. One technique is particularly simple to apply. Color in an area, using your preferred marker and color. Then simply draw along the edges of the colored area with the colorless marker to clean up the edges. This is ideal for young kids; let them color in a picture without worrying about going outside the lines. Simply trace along the perimeters of the coloring to create clean, sharp edges.
You can "load" Prismacolor's Colorless Blending Marker with color to create stripes. Simply hold the tip of one of your desired colors to part of the chisel tip of the Colorless Blending Marker, allowing it to absorb color; repeat on the other half of the marker, resulting in a Colorless Blending Marker "loaded" with two colors. Then place the flat chisel tip against the page and draw. A striped pattern will result.
You can also use the Colorless Blending Marker cto create custom blended colors. First, apply your desired Prismacolor colors to a plastic artist's palette by coloring in a thick circle. Absorb some of each color you wish to blend to the Colorless Blending Marker, then mix the colors on the palette just as you would mix paint.