Copic Ciao or Sketch

[tdolan]

Which ones? Why?

[caseyandstephy]

I like ciao. Here's why:

Pro:

cheaper
smaller barrel size (read fits in my stubby fingers)
same nibs as sketch
refillable like the sketch
can be used with airbrush system with a little modification (there are blog entries all about it)

Con:

No replacement nibs
Only 144 colors (compared to sketch which I think has 310)

All in all, for my card-making purposes the ciao wins!

[craftyteaspoon]

I prefer sketch because they are available in more colors.

[BC Sherrie]

Quote:

Originally Posted by caseyandstephy

I like ciao. Here's why:

Pro:

cheaper
smaller barrel size (read fits in my stubby fingers)
same nibs as sketch
refillable like the sketch
can be used with airbrush system with a little modification (there are blog entries all about it)

Con:

No replacement nibs
Only 144 colors (compared to sketch which I think has 310)

All in all, for my card-making purposes the ciao wins!

Actually your con is another pro.....the nibs are EXACTLY the same as the sketch markers and are replaceable too! Yup, I'm with the ciao's too although I am starting to fill in some of the blanks (color wise) with the sketch markers.

[Lazorkay]

I like the sketch ones only because I like the oval shape better.

I have some of both though

[ebeart]

I have the sketch, because I like the shape and I find it holds more ink, so I haven't had to refill mine yet

[mm9772]

I got the full set of Ciaos because of the price, but I'm finding that I'd like to add some colors so I'll be forced to add some Sketches to my collection. If you think you might like some of the Sketch-exclusive colors and don't want 2 different styles of pens, you might want to just start with the Sketch markers.

[kathat]

I only have Sketch because I buy them individually at my local Dick Blick. I probably would have gone with the Ciaos if they sold them individually because of the price difference but at this point, I'm really happy with my Sketch markers.

[msdaiquiri]

I have all of the ciao markers and I'm pretty happy with them. There are a lot of colors and you can blend them in pretty good! HTH!

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