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I thought I'd start a thread so we can get all the experts to jump in and share with us!!
I bought my first set.....set A...and I do love them! They blend very much like Copics so far. Of course I don't have all the colors so I'm a bit limited. But since I do have almost all the Copics, it will only be a matter of time before I have all the Touch Twin! ;)
Personally....so far....I love both types of markers and will enjoy using both!! I'm curious to see what color differences there are too. I do not intend for this thread to be negative about Copics as I love mine! Only since I also am investing in Touch Twins I'd love more info and input from those who are also interested in them and are using them and share tips with us!!!
I like both styles of the Touch markers (Touch Twin brush and Touch Twin with the finer point). The brush has a nice feel to it and the colors go down very smoothly. In my hand it seems like they take less ink to blend. It surprised me how much I like the finer point marker since I'm more familiar with a brush style. I use both marker styles regularly.
The color pallette is beautiful and rich. The browns are what sold me. Yummy and warm.
You won't hear any negatives about Copics from me. They are great markers. The Touch markers blend beautifully with them.
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Oh thanks Jeanne! I also like the brush tips....that's what my set A is. I'm definitely talking hubby into more so I can blend better! How about skin tones? What colors are best for various skin tones?
Oh thanks Jeanne! I also like the brush tips....that's what my set A is. I'm definitely talking hubby into more so I can blend better! How about skin tones? What colors are best for various skin tones?
I keep flipping around on skin tones. My current fav for lighter skin is YR132 & YR27.
I've been crazy busy so I don't have a chart made up yet... but I'll check with Dina, maybe she has something to show. She's always speedy with charts.
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I like both styles of the Touch markers (Touch Twin brush and Touch Twin with the finer point). The brush has a nice feel to it and the colors go down very smoothly. In my hand it seems like they take less ink to blend. It surprised me how much I like the finer point marker since I'm more familiar with a brush style. I use both marker styles regularly.
The color pallette is beautiful and rich. The browns are what sold me. Yummy and warm.
You won't hear any negatives about Copics from me. They are great markers. The Touch markers blend beautifully with them.
I DITTO Jeanne on what she has said so far.............. for Skin, I've been enjoying YR133 baby skin pink and R139 Flesh and sometimes will add R131 if I want a really light highlight
I Love Blue Grey No. 1 for shading on snow
For Browns, I like a combination of BR103, Potato Brown, BR92 Chocolate and I'll add a Touch of BR107 Sand if I want a really light highlight.
I too, LOVE the fine points for lining and colouring small areas
I'm thinking about buying some of these to try as I currently have only SU! markers. For those of you that have both styles of the twin touch, which one would you recommend buying first?
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I have three and I really like them. I have a red, blue and black. I would love to get more so I can use them in some projects. Anybody know any retailers in the Wisconsin area or online that carrys them? I do love Copics too. No negative here. I have room in my heart for all of it. LOL!
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CHARTS!! I have charts. On the page below is a blank chart so you can keep track of which colors you have and need (!), and also a hand-colored chart so you can see actual ink colors. The color swatches online (that chart is there too) don't always match up.
I'm looking at my swatch lists for cards I've made recently - looks like I reach for R131 (Skin White) and R139 (Flesh) for faces, RP136 (Blush) and RP7 (Cosmos) for cheeks.
I'm so out of the loop - what are these???? and where can I find them??? Not sure I can cheat on my copics tho - I've invested wayyyyyy too much on them. LOL
Received mine today from the giveaway and just looking at them love both styles! The brush tip is nice, but LOVE the finer tip too! Now to make a list of which ones I want...ahhh. I know the Carpe Diem Store has them: Carpe Diem Store: Art, Architecture, Hobby and Crafting Supplies
I haven't found any yet - and I've spent quite a bit of time hunting.
I got my twin touch markers from Jerrys Artarama. I think they are not the newest style, not really brush tip like Copics, but I like them very, very much.
The prices are sure right, that's for sure. And they shipped very quickly. I got several sets and have been very pleased with mine. I like the fine points, and can color more precisely in small areas than with Copics.
The new markers (new shape and nibs) are an improvement over the older ones which are still on clearance at a few places like Jerry's and ASWexpress, but the ink formula is the same... if you want to stock up or just get a few to see how the ink performs with markers you already have, you can still find some good deals.
Here are a couple of comparison photos so you can see the difference between the tips, and new and older styles. The newer styles are more slim lined and really comfortable to hold. The fine tips are finer than the old ones.
In the first photo the top 2 markers are older models. The bottom ones are newer (white is the brush tip, black is the fine tip).
In the second photo, the marker on the left is the newer model, right is older.
I have always loved the bullet nibs and the chisels because I do large areas. The new style of the fine bullet nib is great and the chisel is very versatile. It was my first experience with the new Touch brush marker and the brush has a really great feel to it and draws wonderful tapered lines, like a paint brush can do.
I've been a fan of Shinhan for awhile now and can honestly say these new markers are very well done! My older model Touch markers are still going strong.
I am looking forward to them becoming more available and also for the refills so I can use them to make spray inks and like TH adirondack alcohol inks in the dropper bottles.
Btw, Touch markers work just fine with Copics, Promarkers, Tria, and other alcohol markers. They will not damage or stain or do anything to your Copics, and Copics won't damage your Touch markers. ( I have 6 different brands of alcohol markers and all work together just fine)
Does anybody have any recommendations of one type of the markers over the other? I can't buy both types, and would like to start working on building my colour collection in one type to begin with. I'm used to the SU! markers, so I'm wondering if I would find the brush type easiest?
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I really prefer the brush markers. Let us know if you have more questions! I have a hand-colored chart on my blog if you need a guide for choosing colors.
I am seriously thinking about taking the plunge and buying alcohol markers. I am leaning towards the Touch Twin based on all of the fantastic reviews I have read. My question is what do you recommend as a starter set? I am no artist and was wondering if I really need all of the Grays (cool, warm, blue,etc)? I have a similar section in my colored pencils and never know what to do with them. Thanks!
If you like the options of having different sets of greys, you could get by with a light, medium, and dark shade in each set, or go with the odd numbers or even numbers. I haven't used the green-greys much, but I love the blue-greys for jeans.
For the rest of the colors, it might help to think of the same light-medium-dark concept for each color family (pinks, reds, oranges, etc.) and choose 3 colors for each grouping. The Touch Twin Challenge Blog is a great resource, since the design team members share color maps to show which markers they use together for shading each area of their images. I have a hand-colored chart on my blog if you need a visual resource to refer to.
Hope that helps! Feel free to ask here if you have more questions!
If you like the options of having different sets of greys, you could get by with a light, medium, and dark shade in each set, or go with the odd numbers or even numbers. I haven't used the green-greys much, but I love the blue-greys for jeans.
For the rest of the colors, it might help to think of the same light-medium-dark concept for each color family (pinks, reds, oranges, etc.) and choose 3 colors for each grouping. The Touch Twin Challenge Blog is a great resource, since the design team members share color maps to show which markers they use together for shading each area of their images. I have a hand-colored chart on my blog if you need a visual resource to refer to.
Hope that helps! Feel free to ask here if you have more questions!
Thank you so much, this was a huge help. One more question, where is the cheapest place to get these markers?
The new style markers should all be at the same price point, as far as I know. The brush style markers are $4.30. Carpe Diem seems to have the best selection.
DH bought me some Touch Twins and I have been experimenting with them. What type of ink do you use for your stamped images? What I have bled when I tried to color the image.
Its been 2 years and I am still lovin' my Touch Twin markers. What I would really like to find are some coloring/shading classes or instructions using these markers. So many of the tutorials out there use the Copics.
Its been 2 years and I am still lovin' my Touch Twin markers. What I would really like to find are some coloring/shading classes or instructions using these markers. So many of the tutorials out there use the Copics.
You can use any alcohol marker tutorial - it's the exact same medium.
So like watercolors, it doesn't matter what brand you're using, the techniques are the same.
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