Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Do you practice blending markers and yet never seem to get smooth, silky blends? The trick to good blending isn't skill, technique, or great blending combinations. You're missing the obvious-- your markers are probably too dry to blend!

Illustrator and art instructor, Amy Shulke shares a vital lesson for anyone who uses Copic or other brands of alcohol marker. If you wait until a marker squeaks or looks streaky, not only does your blending suffer, you also run the risk of damaging your marker beyond repair.

Note this is not a coloring tutorial and not a marker blending lesson. We're exploring ink levels and weights for Copic Markers.

This is part ONE of a five part series on Refilling Copic Markers:
Episode 1: You're waiting too long between refills (this video)
Episode 2: How to Refill a Copic Marker youtu.be/d2APWOYvfOY
Episode 3: Dangers of the Drip Method youtu.be/T2G6Xb4mjws
Episode 4: TBA
Episode 5: TBA

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