Uni POSCA PC-7M Paint Marker Art Pens - Large Bullet Nib 4.5-5.5mm - 15 Colours - New for 2017 - Blue

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After you have seen this ink filled in the tip of the pen, you can start applying it to whatever surface you would like. With that being said, you must remember that this ink gets hard when it dries when applied to a porous surface. However, the ink can be wiped away with a sponge, wash cloth, or water if it’s still wet. You should account for this if you make a mistake and the ink is still wet. Paper– offers permanent results for all types of paper and cardboard. This includes photos, tracing paper, and correlated cardboard. The ink in these pens doesn’t bleed through the paper. Since Posca pens’ paint is lightfast, and the paper is acid-free, your masterpiece will always look vibrant. Acid-free paper will not yellow over time from exposure to UV light. Color The texture of the paper is fundamental when choosing paper for Posca pens. Smooth surfaces produce best results with Posca pens hence go for coated paper. Glass– offers semi-permanent results for glass displays that can be removed with cleaner or permanent results when placed on glass items and baked.

Wood –works best when used on sealed surfaces and provided with a couple of thin coats of a varnish spray. The skull should be much easier since bone is porous unless it has been waxed or varnished. If it is very dry and porous you might want to apply a clear primer first so the paint doesn’t soak in and sit under the surface. Then paint with the posca and when it is dry varnish as above. If you wish the skull to not be shiny then for the last coat of varnish you can use a matt varnish. The first coats should be gloss because a build-up of the matt varnish will usually be cloudy, but one final coat of matt is fine.Posca pens are among the best things to ever happen to illustrative and creative minds. And if you are wondering what is so special about them, well, they are vivid, opaque, smooth, lightfast, and super versatile paint pens. Avoid super absorbent paper that will bleed and also soak the paint instantly. If the paper is not coated, at least it should be fine-grained. Visibly coarse paper may begin to pill when you go over it with the wet pens. Binding and Cover

So, what is the best paper for Posca pens? The best paper for Posca pens is high-quality, sturdy, smooth-textured, and bleed-proof paper. Paper like Bristol and mixed media paper can handle the wetness of paint and rubbing of the nib without wrinkling or tearing. Usually isolation coats are for acrylic based paintings, and not used for layers of water-based colour. I wonder why you want to apply an isolation layer between your layer of dye and the posca pen work – If I understand your intentions correctly I think you can go straight ahead and work with the Poscas over the top of the colour without an isolation coat in-between. I have had reports that Posca scratches off in some situations, so it would need to be varnished. I have been told that some brush-on varnishes smear it a bit. So the first coat of varnish should be a spray, to set it. Then apply a couple more thin coats of a hard, outdoor, UV protecting varnish like Golden MSA. These water-based acrylic paint pens mark literally any surface: glass, metal, select plastics, wood, cardboard, concrete, and ceramics. But if you got them to use on paper, you must be careful of your choice because some papers are flimsy and don’t do well with wet media.As for covers, hardbound covers have more to offer in terms of protection and longevity than paper or fabric covers. The latter, however, makes portability a breeze as they make the book/pad lighter Acid-Free All papers are not created equal. Some are excellent for pencil art but perform dismally with paint pens. That is why considering the nuances of different papers is critical before selecting one for your Posca pens. Here are the characteristics to look for; Weight A smooth coat is critical, especially if you intend to blend and layer the paint. The coating minimizes the paint absorption speed, so you have a long window period to work the paint, mix colors and create smooth gradients before it dries.

Considering how expensive the Posca pens are, it would be such a shame to waste precious ink on any paper only to have your artwork ruined at some point. That is why we’ve compiled the best papers for Posca pens in this informative post to help you get the most out of these premium paint pens. Choosing Paper For Posca Pens Stone, concrete and plaster – best on sealed surfaces and then with a few thin coats of MSA spray varnish. Glass – semi-permanent for window displays (draw on the inside of the window and remove by scruubbing off with window cleaner), on glass items you can fit in an oven they are permanent (for light use) after baked. As with most painting projects the preparation of the surface is the most important part for creating a long-lasting object. It should be clean and free of oil or wax and if it is non-porous it will need to be roughed up a bit with sandpaper to create a ‘key’ for the paint to latch onto. Skipping the proper steps of preparation and jumping to the fun part of applying the colour causes problems for artists, craftspeople and house painters. Assuming you are buying the paper in a book/pad (it’s more economical), the type of binding and cover matters when it comes to preserving the artwork you made with Posca pens. You wouldn’t spend so much on pens only to crumple and throw away the results.Yes, this product contains non-toxic water-based paint, which is acid-free and is called Opaque. It’s also known for being light-fast, odorless, xylene-free, waterproof, and lead-free when dry. Left to right: 0.7mm ultra-fine pin tip, 0.7mm extra-fine bullet tip, 0.9 – 1.3mm fine bullet tip, brush pen tip, 1.8 – 2.5mm medium bullet tip, 8mm chisel tip, 15mm extra-broad tip.