These markers are worth every penny. They work more like paint than markers. They blend easily, and give pictures a rich, vibrant color. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to seriously color their artwork. Someone who just wants to color their art and doesn't need something of a very high quality would be better off buying something cheaper, however, as these are professional quality (and price) markers.
The markers come in a durable storage box.
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These markers are a very good buy, but I would keep aware that this twelve piece set doesn't contain all the markers you'll need if you're going to color anything living. This set contains the most basic colors possible, with little deviation. The problem omissions are mostly lack of any skin colors or greys, as well as the fact that the yellow included is a rather weak color as yellows go.
However, if you're just beginning, this is a good start. Each new marker you buy will cost you about five dollars, so think ahead about what you're willing to spend.
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I bought this set of Copics because I am trying to get into coloring my art work by more traditional means and having purchased a couple of Copic Sketch Markers in the past, I decided to go for the 12pc set. Now, they work wonderfully, as expected from the two I purchased years before, the multiple wonderful reviews, and the fact that Copics are used by many professionals. Also they apply really smoothly and have a very long life span. Nonetheless, if you are an artist and/or plan to make any type of elaborate piece, then 12 markers may not be enough.
These work great alone, but (I found) Copics are best when blended together and because this is a 12pc BASIC set, you only get 12 different colors. It makes doing highlights and shadows a bit difficult when you are missing the in-between shades and tones. So, again, I would keep that in mind when buying this particular set. I'd say it's more for beginners learning to get a feel for the Copic Sketch Markers or for those who don't really know where to start in buying Copic Sketch Markers 'cause there are so many. With this set you can get a feel of how to use them and figure out what shade you need to fill in the gaps of the 12 colors.
For example:
in-between the pink copic (RV [red violet] 11) and the red copic (R08) in this set, there are 26 other copics with varying shades/tones that exist. Imagine roughly that many colors applying for each of the copics sitting next to each other in this set.
You can buy this set and see just how light the light blue (B14) is and just how dark the dark blue (B29) is, and figure out if you need something just a bit lighter or a whole lot darker, and then buy those individual colors separately. This way you have the 12 basic colors as a foundation and can add your preference in-between colors yourself.
Or, if you are wanting to use these with a more "directed" approach i.e, for flowers only, the sea only, or people only, then maybe this isn't the best set for you. There are floral sets, sea & sky sets, and skin tone specific sets (among others) that may suit you better than this general 12pc set simply by not having to search for/ through so many colors because the above mentioned sets would come with the shades and tones you need.
Overall, I really like this set and am quite happy with it, but I wanted to let others to know that this IS a 12pc BASIC set. Emphasis on the basic. I kept reading this when searching reviews before I purchased my own set: That "...this was a BASIC..." And while I was prepared in the fact that these 12 colors were probably not going to be enough, I wanted a solid place to start with when buying these markers. I realized that there were other sets available and that I would probably need skin tones as well as the B&W and gray-scale colors at a later date, but I came to the conclusion that the 12pc Basic Set was good enough for me for now.
I don't know if anyone reading this review has done that research and so I just wanted to give a little explanation as to WHY this set would be considered basic for people reading review after review and seeing that these are great markers getting great reviews, but beware, this is a "BASIC" set.
I hope this helps~
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Copic markers are the highest quality marker on the market. They are popular with both the manga artists in Japan and artists in America. Copic markers are not for the beginner, but rather for more experienced artist wishing to get into some new high quality materials. Colors are limited in this set, but this set is a good place to start.
Colors created by Copic markers are spectacular, but before forewarned they very ink heavy and will bleed though your average paper.
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I've had the same set of Copic markers for 15 years (!!!). They have moved at least 9000 miles on three continents in that time and still work great. Bottom line is that these are worth every penny. Yes, they are expensive, but they won't dry out in six months...
