ALCOHOL Vs. WATER (Markers) - Which is best?...

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[starsoftyria]

Why not try using watercolor paper for the water markers?

[Parrot_Nico]

the problem you're having is that you're comparing them to alcohol markers when they more closely resemble the effect of watercolour paints! try using watercolour paper or mixed medium paper instead and approach them as you would watercolours.
A good tip could be to have a paintbrush and a glass of water with you so you can blend.

TLDR: they act like watercolours in a marker container.

[asmolfrog]

i wish we could've seen how the water markers performed once you dipped them in water, like the tip on the box said! as some other people have mentioned it would be especially cool to see their performance on watercolor paper, which alcohol markers might struggle with. love ya vids jazza!

[divineuwadinachi]

To get better results use
1 watercolour paper very inportant
2use water to blend or lighten the colours
and don't compare with alcohol based markers since it is a different art media


Hope this helps😃😃😃

[quentinhaupt]

Jazza: I'm genuinely curious if there's a trick I'm missing here.
The trick he's missing: watercolor paper.

[ainsleyasch]

The trick you are missing: watercolor paper and using water as a “colorless blender” is equivalent.

[hkandms]

"Tips and tricks" you're missing: watercolor paper
patience-work in layers and let dry
water based blender or a brush and water.

[SwatchMeUp]

I'd really like to see Jazza try this again with watercolor paper and some more watercolor techniques. Perks of water based supplies...

[CreativeCarrah]

I personally like to use my waterbased markers like watercolor! I usually have a plastic pallet, that I apply the color to first, then I use a paint brush with water (or an aquabrush) and turn it into watercolor. The amount of water, used, will change how light or dark the ink pigment is when you apply it. Another thing you could try is directly drawing on your paper and then apply water to it. I suggest watercolor paper for these techniques though.

[ZeroStarComedian]

When it comes to art, alcohol markers are more preferred and generally feel nicer to use, when it comes to taste, definitely water markers.

[Severin]

Disclaimer: Jazza is not an alcoholic, he merely likes to use alcohol-based alcohol.

[thefrugalcrafter]

I have LOVED all the recent marker videos! Thanks for all the work! Using hot press watercolor paper or Bristol will reduce the amount of paper pilling. Also ther waterbased markers with the real brush tips (as opposed to felt tips) are a dream to blend. You only need a small set of say, 24, and you can blend infintly. The Color-it brand even has refills. The Zig clean color markers are the best known brand but there are affordable brands like Arteza that work just as well.

[pineappleplays]

4:29
Jazza: you can actually see the paper fibers start to crumble
Me: CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HAND THIS MAN WATERCOLOR PAPER??

[Joe___R]

You might want to try using the water based markers on watercolor paper, that might not break up as quickly as regular paper does.

[foop]

Video summed up in a sentence:
The best markers are made of what you'd rather drink




Adults and Professionals are older, and more experienced, to they typically use alcohol markers, and they are old enough to drink alcohol.

Children don't drink alcohol, and because they're newer to art, will be oriented to using water-based markers

[ramonam]

The things you missed or messed up on.
1-Use water to blend
2-Use water to lighted or soften the color
3-Use watercolor paper
4-Compare them to watercolor not alcohol markers.



Anything else?

[zombiebunnykine]

It slightly annoys me that with alcohol markers he uses a colourless blender but with water markers he doesn't use water to blend/soften the colors, also not using water color paper for water based markers.

[andafasaisai]

The question that everyone in the world keen to know: why the hell he did not use watercolor paper for his water-based markers?

[JJ-eclp]

Jazza:
The papers not happy with me!
...could have used watercolor paper
Jazza:
There’s no way to blend it out to white!
...could have used plain water the way you used plain alcohol...

[audreyreeves]

I think the reason that you struggled so much was because they require very different techniques. For example, a thicker paper is required for water based markers. It is also helpful to utilize water for different techniques. I often use water to blend and you can get many different shades from one marker from dipping the tip in water or coloring a spot on a separate piece of paper and use it like a water color. Water based markers are helpful for me because they are generally cheaper. It takes some practice and some experimentation but often times water based markers can do similar things to alcohol ones but for half the price.