DO MARKERS EXPIRE? Testing My OLDEST Markers - WILL THEY STILL WORK?
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- Опубликовано: 6 мар 2020
- Hello everyone! I was going through my marker collection the other day and found my very very first markers that I ever owned. Will theu still work after all this time? Let's find out!
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The salt in the alcohol marker solution escapes when it separates from the ethanol. Fungus isn't likely to grow in an alcohol solution. Don't worry.
It's actually salination that grows on some markers, not fungus. I've had brand new markers do this, but I wiped them off, and they were fine after that.
Libby Rust !!!
@@BlueBaeChai uh, yes? What did you need?
True. You can have it even on new markers. I have the impression that they are even juicier when that "mold" is there. Like they protecting the fluid inside the marker.
@@annnoyez it's probably the fact that they have more fluid with the salinity in them that causes it. Not entirely sure how it works, though.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE!!
I'm older than the markers but holy crap those are some old bois
gwen sevegney IKR
@Sugar Spice And BTS Are Fine No u. Sugar spice and BTS aren't fine
They're HOT
@Darija watch the video she tells you 😑
I’m older than the markers 😂 oh and older than you too ! My 20 year old acrylic & watercolor paints still work ... but they are so precious to me. I still have some colored pencils from my first year of school, so they are 30 years old in September ! Getting wayyyyy to old pfff but old or not “you are still one of my favorite artist here on RUclips” !
52 here they don't look that old
56 here. Even got my gouache from elementary school. I should try these again... wonder if I can rewet the rock that's inside the bottle lol...
If Acrylic colors dry up what do you do then? Any tips.😊
@@annnoyez same
@@ranjeetakaur3219 I'd just get some new. Don't struggle before u start. Kinda like starting to write a letter with a Bic with no ink
Pro tip (pun intended): when the markers dry out you can still revive them by carefully removing the chisel tip and then pouring a bit of rubbing alcohol. That way you can use it for a while longer before it dries out again. It's worth mentioning that the color will probably be a bit diluted but you can get a bit more use out of it before you throw it away :)
Rubbing alcohol isn't the alcohol in alcohol markers and you shouldn't put rubbing alcohol in your alcohol markers
@@timrutten5990 - Yes but if they're running out, you're only going to throw them out, so it's better to do that before you throw them out and get more use out of it!
LivaRules thank you
@@icymeow3417 the oppositie running alcohol will just destroy ya markers
@@timrutten5990 - Who cares about destroying a marker when it's running out and useless?? It would be in the bin, but you are able to get some use out of it still.
1) I’m 36 - so the markers make me seem old.
2) He looks like a Duncan to me.
3) I really love the blue! I kept thinking “I hope she makes the background is blue”. But that does happen to be one of my favourite colours, so I guess it’s a matter of personal taste.
I agree with 2 and 3! The blue really does look nice, it's almost like looking through two different settings of time, like a sunset, but closer to night.
P.S., my dog, who is the exact age of these markers, is named Duncan.
He was born for this drawing, haha
I like blue, but not the pink clouds
Blue is a nice color, pink however-
Wow, some of my Copics I just got when they were on clearance have like a crystalize and sticky point. The piece is so cute even with such old markers. I heard they redesigned them yet again.
HA, I still have my MOTHERS pantone markers. She use them in art class at school when she was 17.... She now 59. I use them at school too, for art, from 16 and a lot of them STILL WORSK TODAY... Im 27 years old, I'm an illustrator by second job (so I USE THEM). Is kinda DARK MAGIC
I've got some of my mom's supplies too! She's an artist too and she gave me some of her older stuff (like student grade watercolors she doesnt use, that kind of thing) and they all work too
I'm 24, she's 56 and got a degree in fine art so she used them a lot (and I do when I can)
Those markers are just as old as me but they’ve probably already accomplished more than i ever will
I’m 15. But oof I felt that last sentence😅
No cat-intermission today? I like this Illustration, he looks so cute. His name could be Barry. And i'm almost 40 :D love your work so much! ♡♡♡
Ur right mom!
@@medeaarts10 love you sweetie ♡
I love line art more than coloring haha.
This came out really cute :D
I’ve got a set of Prismacolor Design markers from 1994 when I was in art school. Most of them still work as good as new.
to me these markers are young. i think once something gets around the range of a decade+ less its young and baby.
also as someone with mold experience i can concur with other comments that none of that was mold.
Homun System
Ok
the crystallization happened on my copics a few years ago and I didn’t know how to fix it, I couldn’t find many videos on it so I thought it was just happening to me! thanks for making this so I know I’m not alone!
You just have to take it off
The cat bear’s name will be : Jeremy . And the mushroom friend’s name is : fungi ( fun-gee )
older than the markers 😗✌️ but damn 14 years?!
I have more than ten years on these markers. So proud.
This is such a cute piece! And I actually like the pop of blue. Really cute.
Every single video from you is amazing. You're incredible💐✨
I remember watching your very very old videos and in one of them u posted about ur Etsy store to make money and I asked u if you knew you could earn money from RUclips, I’m not 100% if that what you replied but I think you were surprised and asked me how ( I was 12 so I never responded 😂) but I always was so inspired by your art ❤️ I’m in art university now, partly thanks to your old videos
I am older then your markers and a little bit older then you. I love that the markers still work! What a cute drawing! Thanks for sharing Kattvalk😍
I loooove your art aaaaah
I'd name the bear Terra.
Also, that sound while swatching... Brrr
I know right? You can really tell she wasn't kidding about them being old, used, and very dry
This is so adorable!! You just reminded me how I also have some of the original Letraset Promarkers, only 2 of them are dried up which is wild :’D Love the idea of this piece and how you made the colors work!!
Oh I loved how your character turned out! I think the blue still worked out! That Promarker type was also my 1st good marker I didnt use it too much and it lasted for years ! I wish they still had the extra fine line cap!
Older and new to your chanel!! Love you
The days when promarkers looked like that
you and i are about the same age give er take (1990) i have really loved that you have started releasing videos' again. i have been struggling with depression and anxiety and i have been going through many mental and physical health issues as well. i would love nothing more than to contact with you on an artist basis. i graduated high school in Madrid Spain and at times miss the European lifestyles. i know this is usually frowned upon but i have always loved and connected with you on vibrations i could never explain. Blessed be sister. i have your back during your silent battles. i will always be a loving supportive fan
I used to watch your mlp speedpaints back when I was a lil 10 year old kid and I thought it was super cool that someone who was also swedish liked mlp and drawing! (No one I knew did) I really looked up to you and your videos inspired my first drawings also using promarkers
I'm i the only one noticing the reverse part when she is coloring the grass XD at 9:30 ?
TheDrBadwolf no
No...
And the tail lol
At 8 minutes too lol xxxx
It was weird haha
I love the bear/cat character he turned out so cute
im almost as old as the markers :,) tho depending on what month you got them they would be 13, cause I was born in 2006 and im 13 so idk
Peanut Butter & Nutella
I’m 14 now and i was born in 2006 so maybe i’m closer ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@@D1sturb3d.gh0u1 ö
I was born in April 14, 2006!
Ekk! In 2006 i was 21! Thats like what 4 years older than you... man i am old heehee...i do have a set of the promarkers with the fineliner tips i found at goodwill(a second hand thirft shoppe) a few years ago i do love the fineliner aspect but i am a super fan of my copics i had before that just wanted to try new markers and have some different colors for cheap lol. Lover your videos no matter you put into them!
Love it 😍
I also have some of my first promarkers from 14-15 years ago and they are still working fine ^^
Yup, watching the line art is my favorite part! Thank you! This is so freakin adorable ❤️😻
I'm much older than the markers. I started with promarkers too. I also bought trias that had the fine nibs. Mine are probably around 8- 10 years old. No dizzies that I'm aware and I still use them with my Copics.
I love those fine tips for delicate details for things like hair. If you had any that weren't fuzzy I find they are dry to start with but when you take the fine tip off and put it back on they start working again. I bought my trias second hand and they are still going strong.
My promarkers I bought new starting with the packs of 12. Then when they rebranded to WN I got a bunch of promarkers super cheap as people were clearing out the older ones. Only missing a few colour 😀
I graduated high school the year before you got those markers haha so...definitely older, but I honestly can't believe they even work at all.
He looks like a Chester to me :)
Edit- I'm older than the marker, and you by a little as well. I was 18 in 2006.
Cute! I think Remi would be a good name for this cute guy.
That lil guy is so cute!!!
When I got markers, I used them once and then a week later I came back, and they had all dried up. I was really sad because I only swatched them and then they were all dried up. I used different markers now, the markers I have had were not cheap, so I don’t know why they had dried.
I'm older than them and haven't seen this version of Promarker brand, got my first ones in 2008 I think while they were still made by Letraset, they were later bought by Winsor & Newton. In some colors shades did change but ink quality has luckily stayed the same. With few Copics that I tried out and what I have been noticing it in most artworks done by other artists with them is that Copic ink doesn't seem to be all that even but ink that Pro and Brushmarkers have it tends to leave much more solid looking color behind. Back in Letraset days there was also refill inks available for them but not anymore. As well as back in Letraset days their marker paper was literally bleed proof and takes helluva lot color without bleeding through... W&N version of it cannot really live up to the legacy when it comes to marker paper.
And yes, W&N did redesing them again. :'D They now come as solid color labels in barrels of what I have seen.
Im actually older than the markers wow I feel old now XD
Those are what my promarkers look like! I asked for manga colouring stuff when I was about 8 and my parents got me promarkers not realising they're like professional standard, I still use them today and they're all fine (except a few which I used too much)
And yeah! Mine are also 13 or 14 years old at this point
I'm old enough to remember these :x
I had some crayola super tips get fuzzy before, but they still seem to work after a wipe off. (10 years older than the markers, woo!)
They have a BrushMarker to . They are called Windor And Newton BrushMarkers . They redesigned them
Also, I seriously miss the Pantone Tria markers! I wish they still made them. They were excellent.
I’m older than the markers! By almost twice lol 😂
Ha! I have a bunch of my old Prismacolor markers from about 20 years ago too-- and yes they still work also! It's weird to see the chisel nibs on yours still seem to be sharp and crisp. The chisel nibs on my old Prismas have blunted significantly. Wasn't sure if it was age or use but must be use. Trying to find Copic colors to replace them because some of the colors are just so pretty!
oh I also love the smell of promarkers! and the blue you don't like? I keep using it up so already had like 4 of them XD
This makes me a little more comfortable, i've bought some markers but dont use them a lot, so i was a bit scared of them drying out 😩
I was 3 in 2006 😂 but it's cool to see old markers!
My first real marker set was Promarkers lol loved them
You got them the year I was born lol 😂
I remember all your old speed drawings using pro markers!! I remember begging my mom to buy me some because I wanted to create art like your old MLP drawings. (that never ended up happening, i don’t know how people can color with a chisel nib)
Oooo I have a set of Letraset Promarkers that must be getting on for nearly 9 years oly now. Crazy, it was a time before Windsor and Newton bought them off of Letraset.
I still have 2002 pantone tria's by letraset… still work perfectly, swatched them last month!
Randy the Red Panda! 💜
I had a set of the Letraset Trio markers from 2005ish, only got rid of them within the last year, but they had pretty much ended up in the same lumpy state.
I am with my markers like Gollum with the precious ring ;) ... don’t want them to do away ... I reactivating often some with alcohol is a bit of work but works quite good :) reminds me to check mine and put them in a closed box laying and not drying out ...
I still have some working felt tip pens which my Mum had in the 70s. Old Berol ones which came with colouring page posters - sort of like the adult colouring craze we have today (not children's pages). There are plenty of tricks to reinvigorating (for want of a better word that's slipped my mind) dried up pens out there which are always worth trying before throwing them away. Often all that has evaporated is the bit that keeps the ink liquid and the pigments are still just fine (as long as the barrels are not see-trough so light can not have affected the pigments).
So for alcohol markers, just adding some pure alcohol back into the pen, a few drops at a time onto the nib and letting it soak back in, will help sort them out. Most of the "mould" people call the stuff on it is actually just the pigments crystallising as the alcohol evaporates slowly. Technically an alcohol marker should have been pretty sterile as the high percentage of alcohol used within them would have killed most stuff. Also mould and bacteria aren't the same thing anyway and you'll rarely find them existing together since mould tends to have antibacterial properties (penicillin is a mould and kills bacteria). Even if they had gone a bit mouldy, adding fresh pure alcohol back to the markers will kill off pretty much anything that was left on/in the pens, especially after so many years disuse - they'd have run out of stuff to feed on and died out. Plus its mostly just crystals so....
For water based markers as a kid, fixing them used to involve dipping them in a solution of vinegar and water. They ended up working way better with the vinegar added, even the really cheap ones you get in those big packs as a kid. Plus side with that is the vinegar can help disinfect if there were an issue at all. I used to use that trick on new pens which already seemed slightly dried up and it fixed them all. I can't quite remember the ratio, the mix was provided for me. But it did smell vinegary. lol We just used regular malt vinegar, but I'd recommend a white vinegar since that won't risk any colour alteration from the brownness of the malt. You just dip the tip in for a little bit and then we'd hold them tip up to allow the vinegar water to soak into the pen. If its one where you can remove the ink cartridge bit (often a little plastic tube filled with fibre/foam holding the ink) then its even quicker to do as you can just dip each end in briefly and you can see the water soaking back in. Makes for very juicy pens for a bit!
Vinegar is alcohol based, so you turned your water markers into alcoholmarkers... no wonder they worked better... but yes, that's what I did as kid to. Add some water to my markers and they were good to go. And even when the pigment was almost used up, you had light colours... so I had a bigger colourrange. A bit like with watercolours... so I could combine my new once with my old ones... that was fun.
@@annnoyez Vinegar is an acid not an alcohol. Specifically acetic acid. It is produced from ethanol or sugars by introducing bacteria so that it ferments further (than in alcohol production) or in a lab with the help of catalysts. So you have not in fact turned them into alcohol markers. But adding the acid does mean that the life of the artwork produced may not be so long - materials for art are always talking about acid free paper and inks for longer preservation. Still, if you're a kid or someone else on a budget who isn't imagining keeping their work forever its not a bad compromise.
OH LOOK LETRASET lmao man ...those are so old. I was 18 in 2006. EEEEENNNN EEEENNN....reeee that squeaky sound of markers from back in the day.....NOT SOMETHING I MISS! ....it went from cat to dog to red panda ...my goodness. Yes also I love watching line art so much!!!
I bought those markers just because i saw your My Little Pony artwork LONG time ago ahaha ❤️❤️❤️
Add alcohol 91%or higher and you can revive the ink left in the marker. I do that with my markers when dry, eventually the pigment does give up. For my copics, I use copic blender solution to rehidrate the markers if they get guppy due to evaporation. 👍❤
I'm like 4 years older tha these markers, so cool they still work
I'm 9 Years older than this Markers. And somehow that makes me feel very old and very young at the same time
I actually had to cut the volume off cause of the squeaking 😂😂 I love your channel though
I still have some letraset promarkers that are that second type with the less "goofy" lettering. The type they sold for a while before being bought out by winsor&newton. Only two of the markers has ever dried out and that was because I used the colour for a lot of blending, one was cool aqua and the other a blender which some don't count as a marker.(yes I know winsor&newton has refills but I'm broke AF 😅)I'm still drawing with them today, some are even still juicy like the day I got them since I tend to use cool and neutral colours over warmer colours.
I had Letraset Tria markers... the branding for the 'three tip' concept. I loved them. They came in Pantone colours, which was amazing... and the reason they cost so much. Wish they were still around. Personally I do not think the W&N are the same.
I have almost as old markers as you. I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't used them since 2011 since I've been more busy at school. I fear that they might be dry. Maybe I'll take them out for a test run after my finals that are next week. I really do want to get back to drawing and art more when I have time
I saw someone who did a vid similar to this, and apparently it's not mold or anything. It's just the binder in the markers goes bad and separates. It happens a lot with Sharpie's.
I have those same markers. Like the same branding and everything. Except I only 1 that had the fine-liners. I only have a bullet and chisel nib.
Hey We are the same age! I still have my first markers too. Parismacolors I got when I was 18.
I'm older than your markers! I feel proud of myself lol
I'm actually going to be 16 in a few days and the old pro markers made me think of your old videos like the MLP speed drawings
Fun fact they did redesign them again!! They are still Winsor & Newton but they are a bit more of a minimalistic style
And they have brushnibs now...
The drawing reminds me a red panda too,lol ☺
Damn I’m the same age as those markers!! That’s crazy
I’m old... err I mean I’m older than the markers bahaha I love your art work and I would love to collaborate one day. I’m a small channel, but art is where I’m taking my channel now. Anyway, I love your cat too.
I bought my Letraset ProMarkers in 2010, only used them for a few paintings, and hadn't touched them since 2011 so I thought they'd be dried out but they're still fine :) I wonder if the still have the same shelf life now when Winsor&Newton makes them?
These markers make me feel old 😂😂
I'm glad to be older than these markers ^^
I think I bought my first set of the same promarkers around the same year as yours! Still got them, but not as used anymore after copics entered the house.
I had the exact same thing happen with my old promarkers too
I still have a few prismacolor markers from around 1992 or 93 that still work. Not dried out and none of that saline mold or whatever that stuff is either.
You can put some alcohol in the barrel so they reactivated the dryed up ink.
You can refill all markers. You put the nib out and put some copic ink in it or an other brand ink for markers... so if you wish you can refill all the alcoholmarkers. Good luck.
I know just the right name, Bob, it’s obvious 🌟
Nope, not younger ^^' Seems like we're more or less of the same vintage :). I was born in 1990 :D I had some of that mouldy stuff on some of my cheaper markers, I just dabbed it off with some rubbing alcohol drenched tissues and they work just as well again. If you spray some of that on the dried up markers or dip them in some, that might help with that, too ;
Cat bear is another name for a
Binturong. But honestly it looks like them as well just brown and not black how they naturally are. I do think he looks a little like a red panda :D
Phillip would be a cute name for him XD
I've had this crystalization happening to one of my fineliners, but it was pretty new.
Also, I'm older than the markers👀
no one:
the markers that are expiring: EEEEEEEEEEE
wow, i feel suddently really old... and I'm not even 20 yet xD
🤣🤣🤣
I have few waterbased markers that are 8-10 years old and Some of them still work like new,some where barely working until i pour 70% alcohol in them and now they are really good
I was 25 in 2006 lol i have coloured pencils from 1995 and some liners from then that still work. a binturong is also known as a bearcat (close enough to a cat bear :) )
I'm 28 years old, I was 14/15 in 2006.. I think the markers look different again. Got some new Promarkers with the new labels 😜
I graduated high school when you bought those markers 👴🏾
Those markets from 2006 wow. I was 6 back then
2006? Then I'm 25 years older than them lol.
Surprising how many of them were still so alive! (but then I had always experience just with common waterbased markers because alcohol based weren't much available here (not that it would be much better now) so maybe alcohol based markers just stays alive longer).
I like the finished pciture!