Alana,
It's MONDAY! :shock: Not yet, eh?! :p Soon. Mine were 2 weeks beyond due date in both cases. They didn't stir until the doc said "pitocin". THEN, they decided it was time. :rolleyes:
OK, Copics and feathering.
Yes, it could partly be due to the c/s you are using. I use
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Cover Stock. I know you can get some in quantities smaller than a 250 sheet ream at
Ellen Hutson, LLC. Ellen turned me onto this c/s originally for colored pencil work.
But, I honestly don't know if there's a "preferred or recommended card stock" specifically for Copics; Copic does have special papers designed for blending and use with alcohol markers, including an alcohol marker pad paper, which is very thin (you'd have to layer it or back it to card stock, I believe?).
I use Brilliance Graphite Black Pigment Ink, heat set prior to coloring, for my personal favorite results.
Feathering is more likely to occur with Sketch, due to the larger brush tip--it quickly saturates the paper. The fine tip on the Copic Original should have very minimal, if any at all, but, yes, it will probably depend on the ink and paper used, too . . .