
Purples for Copic, Prismacolor, and Sakura Pigma all seem to smear with water and with alcohol ink, and should be avoided or used last. This was tested with the ink in the cartridge. Pilot Petit Sign (I assume the ink would be alcohol proof regardless of the tip)- You can fill these with the ink of your choice, if you convert it to eyedropper. Plumchester- Available in P 1.5 (brush) and P 4Ĭopic Gasenfude- this is supposed to be alcohol marker proof, and is marketed as such, but multiple field tests by Kabocha have proved otherwise, so I recommend avoiding. Pitt Pens (fineliners)- note: not all colors were tested, if there's interest, I can do this. Note: I haven't had an opportunity to swatch and test all the colors available Copic used to have a wide range of colors available for Multiliner SP Brushes, but those are no longer available. There are many other colors available in Multiliner brush, but I've had poor performance from the Purple, and hesistate to recommend colors I have not swatched. Stabilo Point 88 and Point 68 (I would assume this is true for all the Stabilo Fineliners)- Dyebased, and not waterproof You can read over a dozen wonderful webcomics free! Since this is an ink related post, I urge you guys to check out Ink Drop Cafe, a webcomic collective. Paper plays a role in smearing and compatibility.India inks with lacquer or shellac will reactiveate and smear.Acrylic inks are re-activated by alcohol solvents, and will smear.It’s ideal for use on both porous and non-porous surfaces. India ink (British English: Indian ink also Chinese ink) is a simple black or coloured ink once widely used for writing and printing and now more commonly used for drawing and outlining, especially when inking comic books and comic strips.India ink is also used in medical applications. India ink is archival and fade resistant, and available in a variety of colors. It also dries quickly, so it’s not suitable for embossing. Inks applied by nib are more likely to smear, as it's a heavier application Solvent ink will bleed when it comes into contact with alcohol-based ink like you’d find in a Copic marker.Inks should be allowed to cure for at least 1 hour.Heavy applications of ink are more prone to smearing.Dry markers are more likely to smear inks.I'm sure there are more alcohol-marker safe inks available, and I encourage you to experiment and report back with the results! Inks that utilize a shellac or plastisol binder, such as acrylic inks and many Indian inks, are not alcohol marker safe.īelow is a list of inks I've tried and can recommend. Pigment inks are generally going to be alcohol marker and watersafe, but this is not a given.

will not smear if alcohol markers or inks are applied on top.įor lining pens and inks not Copic-compatible, you can render first, then create your lineart after.

A list of inks that are compatible with Copic and other alcohol markers- i.e.
