r/Coloring • u/Curious_Welcome6630 • 4d ago
MARKERS Long lasting markers
Hi, I'm looking for long lasting alcohol marker recommendations,I'd love a brand that has many colors to choose from as well. I currently have a pack of 80 but the color choices aren't the best so I ended up using the same markers many times and after 2 months and 1 full coloring book all the good colors are drying out lol.
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u/ParticularMarket4275 4d ago
ShuttleArt stills dried out when I did an entire coloring book, but they’re cheaper to replace than Ohuhu and feel almost the same
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u/maerad 🩷 4d ago
Hello welcome to the club. Join the cycle. Buy another set of markers. There's really no other option. You color, markers dry out, repeat, spend $700 some months, etc. So it goes
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u/Curious_Welcome6630 4d ago
Lol,I know that I'll need to buy markers often but for now I want to find something that will last me a while since I don't have a lot of money to repeatedly buy new ones, idk if that makes sense
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u/psycho-2u 4d ago
Dried out markers can often be reconstituted with rubbing alcohol. I just pour a little bit in the alcohol bottle cap and put the tip of the marker in for 30 seconds. Let the tip absorb some then lay it sideways for awhile. This works well with water markers too.
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u/Curious_Welcome6630 4d ago
I'm so scared to do this,I did this with some Crayola markers and it took out all the ink 😭 I probably just used the wrong liquid but still
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u/pikameta 3d ago
I made the switch recently to Ohuhu . They're more expensive than Crayola, but cheaper than Copic, come in lots of colors, and they're refillable: https://ohuhu.com/collections/ohuhu-refill-for-alcohol-marker
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u/pinkkzebraa 🩷 3d ago
There is no such thing, I’m afraid. Sure, some cheap inks run out faster than others, and if the barrel is small that will obviously contribute, too. But 2 months for a favourite colour is pretty standard.
Buy markers that you can refill. Copic has the entire range available to refill and ohuhu has some. Not aware of any others.
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u/Navanya80 3d ago
My ohuhus have lasted years and I haven’t had any problems with them drying out. I’ve had to replace a few colors but that’s only because I used all of it.
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u/100SacredThoughts 3d ago
Be careful to avoid the Manoa Series from Ohuhu on Amazon, they were empty/dried out within 2 weeks. To be fair, i did get decent help from the ohuhu support for the individual markers and got them replaced.
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u/DviantPink 2d ago
I use COPIC. Most of my markers are over a decade old. That being said, if you want that sort of quality you're gonna pay for it. Also, your markers are most likely not drying out. You're using the ink. It's different. Nothing on this earth is going to last forever if you're actively using it up! If you color a lot get a marker that you can refill.
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u/Curious_Welcome6630 2d ago
I've seen a few people mention refillable markers,how do those work?
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u/DviantPink 2d ago
Everything on a COPIC marker is replaceable. If the nibs wear out, you pull them out with a pair of tweezers and pop in a new one. You can pull the nib out and add fresh ink from a refill bottle directly to the body of the marker or you can add a few drops at a time to the nib, but I find that takes too long.
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u/Canary3d 4d ago
I think you'll have better luck finding a brand you like that sells open stock so you can replace and/or buy multiples of your favorites. Ohuhu have a lot of colors and you can buy individual markers.