Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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LEARN WITH AMY: colorwonk.com

Are you following popular advice-- refilling alcohol markers with 20-30 drops of ink? The drip method is dangerous for your Copics and kills markers slowly over time. Let's look at the hidden damage happening inside your marker when you use the drip method.

Illustrator and art instructor, Amy Shulke shares what happens to the components of a marker when you chronically under-fill a Copic Marker and why it's impossible to "rehab" dried-out hardened markers. You can not bring them back to life-- it's all about prevention.

Copic Markers are expensive, let's protect your investment!

This is part THREE of a five part series on Refilling Copic Markers:
Episode 1: Waiting too long to refill - youtu.be/d2APWOYvfOY
Episode 2: How to Refill a Copic Marker - youtu.be/jbMR7qAwrqM
Episode 3: Dangers of Drip Refilling - (this video)
Episode 4: Troubleshooting marker and nib issues - TBA
Episode 5: TBA

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