marker techniques???? help!!!!!!
 

I am looking for as many marker techniques that I can get, can any of you knowledgeable (spelling?) stampers help?

I know basic stuff like:
coloring on glossy and regular cs
blending with blenders
watercoloring
saran wrap

are there more?

Scribble on acetate or plastic, spritz with water and tap cardstock on it. Makes a neat background. A fun technique I learned from the Technique Junkies newsletter.

:D Anita

Any more ideas? Please keep them coming.

Hi Denise,
I'm doing a marker demo and am looking for more ideas too! One thought I had is that you can color just the edges of a solid stamp to make an outline... visualize using the large flower from the current SAB Paint Prints set... ink the whole stamp with rose romance, and use the rose red marker to outline it and color a bit in the center! How's that sound?

Sounds neat, unfortunately I don't have that set. I can improvise with something else, I guess.
Keep them coming.

There's always "Omitting" with markers....see the little insert that you get with every SU order. Basically, you are only coloring part of the image with markers, breathing or huffing on it and then stamping.
Anita

Thanks-keep them coming ladies.

I'm showing two techniques in January using markers so I compiled this list from various sources. I hope it helps give you some ideas.

Markers Techniques
 

Marker Batik

Works best on glossy cs, but you can also use matte cs
Take plastic wrap from your kitchen and scribble on it with the brush tip of a marker. Choose 2 -3 colors and start with the lightest color. Spritz with water. Crumple up plastic wrap, then open it again. Lay wet side down on top of cs, and press into cs. Wrinkels are okay. Allow to partially dry around 30 seconds. Then lift off the plastic wrap. Allow paper to finish drying before using. Tips: cardstock will warp from moisture, press under something heavy to straighten. You can stamp with staz-on before batiking your cs or with any ink after the batik is dry.

you can also use them directly on your stamps and spritz with water to get a unique effect:
1.) select a set of colors that work well together, i like different shades of green and also red, orange, and yellow.
2.) start with your LIGHTEST color {otherwise your yellow (for instance) will just pick up the darker colors and you will muck up that marker}, and start coloring in your image directly on the stamp.
3.) add more color, using the next lightest color. I tend to just add random scribbles or marks on the stamp.
4.) continue until you've used added all your colors.
5.) spritz lightly (not too close!) with water. this will cause the colors to bleed together.
6.) stamp image.

this give a real watery effect. very pretty! especially nice with Petal Prints and All the Best.

have fun!
lori :lol:

Thank you for all the help ladies! I knew I could count on great idea sharing on this site. I am so excited!!! Thank you, once again.

I really like all these ideas. I only have 4 stamp pads, but the entire marker set. I'm always looking for new ways to use them. I find that when I ink my stamps with the markers, the ink is a lot wetter than with a pad. Does anyone have any ideas on how to make it not so wet?

my only thought is to let them "air-dry" for a bit. i know it is possible when you are doing a lot of detail coloring directly on the stamp for the ink to dry - so if this happens you can simply huff on the stamp, the moisture from your breath is enough to rejuvenute the color and stamp the image.

so if you are finding that the ink is TOO wet, i guess the next logical step is to let it sit a bit longer to start the drying process?????

anyone else? :?

I have also found the marker to be too wet when coloring on the rubber. I think it helps to "stamp off" (aka stamp on a piece of scrap paper) lightly and then stamp on your project.

:) Anita