Youre telling me I threw away 10 dollar markers FOR NOTHING

REBLOG to save a life and a wallet!

Plus copics are actually refillable and you can buy more colored ink online for pretty cheap!

So yeah dont throw out copics.

NO NO NO NO!

Never refill a Copic with regular isopropyl alcohol unless you have absolutely no other option.

Copic markers have their own ink refills to go with each marker,

They look like this and cost around the same price as a Copic Sketch maybe slightly more however they can be used to refill a marker several times

By using isopropyl alcohol what you’re doing, in fact, is diluting what little ink you have left in your make, therefore changing the shade of it.

Of course the one exception to this rule is the colourless blender 0 which is a marker that is full of regular isopropyl alcohol.

As a side note, DON’T throw away your marker if one/both of the is damaged

Copic also make replacement nibs for all of their markers

Which are much cheaper than buying a new marker as you get multiple in a pack.

Reblogging to save an artist. Copics are meant to be reusable and I know how hella expensive those things are. NEVER throw out your Copic markers!

When people try to recommend new & *cheaper* marker brands to me, I just ask whether it’s refillable?

Because that is what makes Copics cheaper in the long run, in addition to their high quality blendable colors. I’m a happy user for 20+ years already \o/

But I still cry when I resupply the inks at the art store ToT

Protip for Malaysians: You can get Copic markers, the various inks, and nib replacements at Art Friend (Gardens Midvalley - The Curve Mutiara Damansara - Pavillion KL), and if you have membership (RM5 for two years) you get 10% percent off ALL purchases. If you invest in Copics, it adds up to quite a bit of savings.