Using Markers..?

[terrain_sherlock]

I was wondering if anyone else uses brush markers for painting..
I mean in lieu of paint-and-brush..?

My method is gray prime / white dry brush / use brush markers to put on base coat..
then inks if needed (or even traditional acrylic dry-brushing for highlights).

The advantage is both speed..(just pick a color and take the cap off.)
and control.  Inks are nice, but mine seemed to have a mind of their own..
and want to go places I don't want them to.  Brush markers don't.

Search 'Kuretake Zig', ''Prang' and ''Pitt Artist' if interested..

Jim

[Hammers]

'Brush marker'? What mysterious thing is this? Please expand.

[Dewbakuk]

I'm intrigued. I know the product but no, never used them. Have you got some example figs to show?

[Dewbakuk]

Bump 

I'm interested in this.

[terrain_sherlock]

Okay.. a very quick-and-dirty intro..
1.  "Markers" have different inks.
     PERMANENT markers have an alchohol-based ink.
     Pitt Artist markers have India Ink (only one I know of that does)
     (others have water-based, so you have to look..)
     These inks are (somewhat) translucent, so they need a white primer.
      The alchohol-based inks will also 'melt' a previous coat of an
     alchohol-based..  sooo..  you can put AB onto India.. or
     India onto anything..
     Fabrico also makes excellent markers with a built-in brush.
     being designed for fabrics, the ink is a bit denser and
     less translucent.

2.  Markers all have a shaped felt feeder, but have different points. 
     The Sharpie and Bic brands have dynamite colors but a non-useful
     blunt point, so these  feeders need replacement with a 'brush-shaped'    feeder  (I recommend Marvy Le Plume II points.  Le Plumes are water-based,  so you need to pull the point, soak out the watercolor, and let dry).   The Pitts have a very nice brush point already..

Note: you can also carve a "pen-point" on the Sharpies and Bics..
think a triangular shape like a fountain pen..

3.  Advantages & Disadvantages:
- cheap and available
- very fast painting, no mixing
- with a Pitt or Le Plume point, you can be VERY exact with where
  the color goes.  For example, doing the red stripe on the blue trousers
of British Colonials is a cinch.   A thin red line, then edge it with blue,
then do the rest of the pants. 
- dry-brushing with acrylics is 'as normal' if desired.

The major disadvantages are:
- the points tend to get chewed up on 'rough' metal, getting fuzzy
  on the end.. for example, a wolfskin coat is better done with
  acrylic and a brush..
- The point is not reallt suited to super-fine work, such as doing eyes..
   though you can dot raised buttons with ease.

My recommendation is to pick up some Pitt Artist markers as a start..
if you like the, you'll like the rest..:-)

Jim

[JollyBob]

I remember seeing an advert in Military Modelling years ago for Tamiya paint markers, I assume its a similar thing?

Never tried it myself, but I would be interested in seeing your results if you have pictures.