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Copic Blender Help

Hi everyone... I'm pretty new to the Copic Markers and was wondering if the blenders are like SU's blenders in that they pick up color as you use them?? Do I need more than one? I tend to like to use a light blender pen and dark blender pen for SU's but was wondering if Copic Blenders work the same. Thanks for your help and suggestions!

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Permalink Reply by Lori on January 16, 2009 at 11:54pm

Hi, Tina. I'm not a Copic expert by any means, but here goes--LOL! The Copic blender is more like an eraser than a blender. It lifts color off instead of blending it together. You can use the same blender for all the colors, so you only need one.

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Permalink Reply by Lynn in St. Louis on January 17, 2009 at 6:23am

I will throw in my two cents worth here too. Think of the copic blender pen as more of a repeller. It actually pushes color away, moving it from the area being applied. While I do use mine to "move" color from an area where I have accidentally colored, what the plender pen does is push the color from the place where I don't want it because I can use the blender pen to push the color away from where I DON't want it (see here for a great explanation of how to use your blender pen to fix a mistake), and HERE is another great ariticle about how the blender pen actuially works.

Hope this helps a little.

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Permalink Reply by Justine on January 17, 2009 at 6:47am

O girl I am new to copics also and they scare me, I have two blenders and a refill. They are pretty much my eraser. I read the blog site that Lynn mentioned quit often. That gal at I like Markers is amazing.........