Just a thank you for mentioning cap removal and arthritis. Tiny moment in your video, but huge thing for me. It really matters and I appreciate you thinking of us! Love your videos!
Thank you soo much 4 this fabulous review! Got all the answers i need in 16 minutes, brilliant riview! You are amazing and a lovely breath of fresh air! LOVE your videos!!! Make me also so happy.
I could never figure out how to blend these alcohol inks pens correctly..thank you, the demo of coloring the whole area light and then adding the darks was the thing I was missing😀
thank you for doing a fair review. I have Copic and Spectrum Noir I found it was easier to learn how to blend with Spectrum Noir because they put the colors together to blend with Copic it was take your best guess unless you had an art degree but once I learned I like the Comics as well.
Great review, Lindsay!!! Thanks so much - I just received them and can't wait to start using them!! I used to use Spectrum Noir all the time, then switched over to Copics because it seemed "everyone in the world" was using and demonstrating with Copics - but now I am back to Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend!!!!
Hi Lindsay, Yes there will be another 24 Markers coming out. I bought my Triblend Markers on Autoship when they debuted on hsn. The 1st Bundle we got was the 24 you have there. On AutoShip we get a 6pack of these markers every few months. We have 2 shipments left, w/ the last shipment being in Nov. So I would think the next 24 markers will be released sometime after we get ours. That was the deal hsn made w/ Sara from Crafter's Companion.😉🙂 I Hope this info Helps you. Love the Review & also showing how to Blend!! I struggle w/ blending when working w/ alcohol markers. Definitely gonna try your way. When watching you, I started to remember that was how Sara showed to use them when these debuted, but I forgot. lol I've seen other youtubers not use them that way & I was coloring like them & not having much success. Now I know why. So Thank You!! Take Care Lindsay .. hugz, Jill🤗😊 tfs
I have the traditional spectrum noir and the chameleon bendable markers. I have to say, if you are the occasional crafter the spectrum noir are a better option. The reason is you have more control over the blending process. The chameleon is more of a trial and error process. Happy crafting!
Quite a nice concept as an introduction to SN and alcohol markers as they ARE a bit intimidating at first and as we all know, if you get frustrated with blending you rapidly abandon your expensive new pens! I’ve only procured my SN markers in the 6-packs that are most of a colour family or might be every other colour in a family and then got the 24-packs that fill a lot of the gaps - but even then, you don’t necessarily have like DR1-10 or whatever it is - you may need to buy 2-3 of the big sets to get all of them and have close enough together colours for good blending (DR1, DR5 and DR9 will blend but it’s not pretty or that useful tbh!) and the individual markers are not that easy to find. SO having trios of near-adjacent colours pre-set is great and takes all the thought out of it. I don’t think they have much value to more advanced users who have a lot of SN pens already, as they’re not a travel-friendly size etc. It IS a shame they didn’t release these with a brush tip as that’s just so much more useful.
From all the trusted and respected info I've gathered from your review, Lindsay, if I could go back now, I think this would be a great set of alcohol markers for a beginner to get started on coloring stamped images on cards. As you pointed out, for me, I love having the brush tip nib 'now', (although I must point out that the bullet tip nib would be beneficial for those, like me, with arthritis and other hand issues who struggle with staying in the lines, which is something I still work on but have improved greatly w practice). Because I have the Top Boss of markers (no sense on naming it), it would be fruitless for me to invest in these. However, in saying that, I had to learn and repeat a heck of a lot to understand color theory and I love the fact that there is no thinking involved in picking out colors that blend well...after all, I am an older crafter and my time is essential LOL! Thanks, Lindsay!
I have the original Spectrum Noir markers and bought them on sale with the complete set. I also found that those caps were tough to get off. Also, they went dry very quickly without even using them regularly. I just used your tip with the denatured alcohol, and they came right back. These seem interesting, but not enough to want to start collecting ink refills, etc. I have the Caliart markers now. Thanks for the video. I had never seen these before, so it was interesting.
i just ordered these and never realized how big they are lol...cool tho..i saw them on someone elses channel and decided they seemed interesting and i am on a pen binge buying tack so i took the plunge....im a decorative artist on wood mainly but wanted to branch out with pens and pencils..ive been gathering different ones and thought these looked interesting..i dont have any copic as of yet since they are pricey and i had gotten a cheaper amazon find already so...here i am and looked them up again and your page came up about them lol...i am also gathering a lot of tubers and info on things ...thanks for posting!
Hi Lindsay 👋 really love the 3 in 1 pen saves messing around too much and you get lovely results .....loved your cards so super cute thanks for all your help and advice all the best have a nice weekend Lin in South Wales uk 👍💞🦋
I also had the entire set of regular spectrum noir original Markers. The thing I didn’t like about them was that the cap color was often different then the cap, and the chart I printed out. I did get the Triblend set of 24 and Love them!! I got them on eBay for about $75.
I have a fair few Copic Markers, but have a few gaps. I have barely any blues so I began buying some of these purely because the price is better for my budget. I mix sketch & caio pens but typically the ones I love the most are sketch. They are pricey so these Tri Blends fit in perfectly. I wish I'd found this video before. I'd been on the Spectrum Noir site & they said they do not recommend refilling these. I'd think refills would last longer with them being small. If I'm doing tiny areas these are far easier to use having bullet tips.
I got a few individuals at Hobby Lobby and agree with you on most points. I don't find them easy to open. One or 2 of them repeatedly pulls open to expose the interior instead of the nib which is frustrating and potentially messy. My hands have mild arthritis and just the effort of opening can be taxing at times. My only other complaint is the length of the markers because they are too long to fit the marker cases I use. Otherwise they are very convenient for blending as you point out.
@@lisamiller8174 I wonder if it would help you to use latex gloves - available at drug stories and grocery stores - when you pull off the tops. That would give you some traction. Or maybe have 2 cut up pieces of the latex gloves always handy for that use. Just a thought. Turmeric and tons of it (like 2 to 3 tbsp in smoothies and soups daily) with black pepper has been shown by research to be very anti inflammatory and helpful for arthritis. Sugar increases inflammation. I call it the devil's food lol.
"Weird three tip markers." That says it all to me. I like the idea, but it seems a bit gimmicky and the product seems small. Still, you present them with such a positive approach, they would definitely be fun to use! Not having a brush tip is a bummer, but knowing it in advance is a huge plus. Thank you for this one, Lindsay! :)
Its perfect for stampers who travel. I craft on the go with some friends so it's perfect for that but I can see needing to refill them often. This is great for a new to marker stamper as it teaches how to blend (the technique stampers want to acheive) simply. Not for large work tho for sure:)
Too expensive for me still and not a small enough tip for those intricate stamps. I really wish stamp designers would make those detailed stamps a bit larger. I bought a beautiful Gina K. stamp recently and it is so small I find it almost impossible to colour even with my Zig real brush markerrs. I was so disappointed when the stamp came. Thanks for such in depth reviews Linds. You are a treasure and you save me a lot of money.
Many stampers are using fineliners for coloring those tiny images. They are waterbased so unfortunately the don't blend with alcohol pens but it is an option. I personally don't care for the tiny designs so I rarely use fineliners but they are an option and quite inexpensive (you just don't get the blend) I prefer larger images to color.
@@thefrugalcrafter I've thought of fineliners and went so far as to do the research but I really need that blendability. Bigger image is better for me too.
It is very difficult to find the actual stamp sizes most of the time. I think its done on purpose to let us think they are larger than they are. I wish photos had something to gauge size included.
@@twothreefour234 SimonSaysStamp shows all of the stamp measurements but sometimes I forget to look. :( That particular stamp I mentioned above was shown at Creativation 2019 and it looked so good on the cards that I didn't think about the size. I just wanted it. lol It seemed so much bigger in the video.
Just FYI - I got in on the ground floor of these markers when they were first introduced on HSN. I bought the initial 24 markers along with the marker case and signed up their auto ship. Essentially what the auto ship option does is four times throughout the year, they send you 6 new markers (so 18 more colors) so you have a total of 48 markers. I already received two of the additional shipments with two more coming yet later this year. As a matter of fact, the second set came just yesterday. I believe the next set comes out in September and the last set in December. However, I have not seen these additional colors available anywhere else. Maybe in the future?
I love my tri-blends! I use them for my rubber stamping and have had mine for an average of 2 years so far they haven't dried up. I didn't know I could get refills for them. I've not seen the refills anywhere.
Hi Lindsay could you please do more video on using the 3 tip spectrum noir markers. Thinking of getting more to use for making cards with. Love all your videos
I purchased this set from HSN and it's really quite good. It does take the guesswork out of picking the right colors to blend. I have a hard time with copics.
I picked up some of them at Blick for $3.95, which is a great price. I'm loving them, even with the squeaky tips. I have about 100 Copics, but was getting overwhelmed finding good blending combos and their price.
I love my Chameleons, but I am not very good at counting seconds, so sometimes I find it hard to get the exact same "start colour"... these would work perfectly for me....
Lindsey, I have a set still un used, shame on me. This video is exactly what I needed to get started. Question, why do we need to blend everything we stamp. Why not just use the color as it is. Pretty new to this world and willing to learn. Tfs. Hugs!
You don't but it makes it look more 3D and less like a store bought sticker. I enjoy it and like the look but you dont have to. You can keep it a flat color. It what ever you like best. You do you:)
Saw 24 set on Amazon for $120 US with free shipping but only 1 set left, so will be out of stock very soon. Single markers available some with free shipping for Prime, and some not.
Thank you, Lindsey for all of this information. Question about the regular spectrum noirs, can I use denatured alcohol to reconstitute them? Thank you in advance.
Nice pens I have a full set of the normal ones problem in the UK can't find the refills anywhere lol and that's not good enjoyed watching your videos 👍⚘
Can you order from blick? They have them all in stock. I wonder if Jackson's does? They are based in the UK so that is odd. It looks like they just redesigned the ink bottles so maybe they are slow to get everything restocked.
Hi Lindsay! I was wondering what marker paper you recommend? I have a full set of Prismacolor alcohol markers but I have the hardest time blending them . I use just normal copy paper and Michaels card stock. Should I be using marker paper for better results?
For carmaking I like neenah classic Crest in solar white and super smooth finish 80#. You can order small packs at stamp stores online or get a team on Amazon. Prismacolor markers are great, I like the chisel nib on those!
I was a little cross as I got a large amount of the first lot and the colours are nothing like the caps or on the board... I do use them but I did my own colour chart as can’t trust theirs! Great review though x🌸
if you are still searching you should check out ohuhu! i have heard amazing things about them, they can be found on amazon and comes in many different size packs, 24,48,60,100,120 (not sure if i got that all right but you get the idea) and they just came out with brush tips as well! (48 pack) and larger sets are coming out later this tear which is what im waiting for, but they are very affordable.
Reading the comments, I am unsure if I could actually get reinkers, but if I could - would there be only one reinker for these 3 separate nibs - or would we have to get 3 for each pen?
3 for each or you could just get the darker and dilute it with alcohol for the other 2 if you feel confident about trying it, I probably would give it a try:)
I really like these. I have Bic Mark It markers and sharpies. I really haven't colored with them. Do you recommend coloring with them first to see if it like it or investing in these. I am on a limited income so I'm not sure which way to go. Would you be willing to do a video on coloring with only those type of markers and a blender pen. If I can do deceit coloring with them I could use it on other supplies. Thank you for considering making it.
Blick stocks all the refills and I think they will be availabe directly from the crafters companion website for worldwide shipping once they fill the orders to their retailers. They just re-branded the inks so stock it low everywhere but Blick right now it seems.
Looked on UK site, apparently Crafters Companion make the Spectrum Noir lines, but cannot see a listing for re-inkers. That seems a little alarming as I was also thinking a great gateway to alcohol marker colour blending. Someone else suggested re-fills are hard to source; how have you found this? Thank you for the review, clearly got me interested, lol! 🎈
Blick art materials has them all in stock. I think they recently underwent a packaging redesign so they may be getting their vendors restocked before stocking their site.
I always have problems with the spectrum noirs because of the caps I can not use them. Howare these caps I do have hand problems and I AM looking for easy to use alcohol markers
Thanks for your review! Overall I have been pretty happy with mine, I started with a few then got more from One Life Creations. Sooooo my fair skin light marker is already dry 😢 Blick has refills for the regular Spectrum Noir markers & they do have matching color names. However, each color has an intensity number so how do I know what ink to chose to refill? Fair 1 for the lightest?? They are $5.95 each so I don't want to buy the wrong one!! Any advice would be helpful! Thank you!!
@@thefrugalcrafter I saw that after 😀. Thank you. I’ll just bought 24 of the tri blends with the bullet nibs. I’ll pass on the brush tips after watching your great review.
So here's the deal. I have the complete regular set. These refills have been available off and on (mostly off) for the last couple years. Then there was problems with what was available. As of now, there are no refills (except a little old stock) while they are being "rebranded" I was told they are overdue and it is unknown when they might be available again. I am very sorry I invested in SN. Go cheap or go Copic, but don't count on filling these dinky little ones.
If I got a good deal on these, I think I would want them for my weekly craft group so I could color there. It is too much stuff to bring my markers otherwise.
I bet once they have been around a while the sets will go on sale, since they are new they are going for retail but 3 branding shades for $5 isn't bad (but you have to prepare for the fact the ink will run out much sooner than a normal marker so you might be spending on refill inks)
Wow, there are so many markers out now. I think I messed myself up by buying prismacolor alcohol markers cause they are not refillable. So I really did not save any money in not investing in the other higher priced markers. Oh well, live and learn. Hugz
great idea, but they seem a little too long for someone like me, and having 3 parts, which I def will lose... I will stick my copics... thanks for the review.
Just a thank you for mentioning cap removal and arthritis. Tiny moment in your video, but huge thing for me. It really matters and I appreciate you thinking of us! Love your videos!
I am glad it is helpful, some of those caps can be really tough to remove and sometimes pens can be uncomfortable to hold:)
Thank you soo much 4 this fabulous review! Got all the answers i need in 16 minutes, brilliant riview! You are amazing and a lovely breath of fresh air! LOVE your videos!!! Make me also so happy.
You always give good tutorials.Very easy to follow.
Love the cards they are so cute!! Thanks for showing us this great information!
I just bought these markers and I really appreciate your review and tips on using them. Thank you, Lindsay!! ❤️🌹
I could never figure out how to blend these alcohol inks pens correctly..thank you, the demo of coloring the whole area light and then adding the darks was the thing I was missing😀
Very helpful Lindsay , thanks for checking them out !
I brought these because of the light-medium-dark in one pen. And I absolutely love them!!!!
Great demo Lindsay full of lots of tips and information thank you so much for sharing! Always enjoy your video’s hugs Liz x
Thanks again for another great review! Very interesting, a unique concept for markers. They look nice.
thank you for doing a fair review. I have Copic and Spectrum Noir I found it was easier to learn how to blend with Spectrum Noir because they put the colors together to blend with Copic it was take your best guess unless you had an art degree but once I learned I like the Comics as well.
Great review, Lindsay!!! Thanks so much - I just received them and can't wait to start using them!! I used to use Spectrum Noir all the time, then switched over to Copics because it seemed "everyone in the world" was using and demonstrating with Copics - but now I am back to Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend!!!!
Hi Lindsay, Yes there will be another 24 Markers coming out. I bought my Triblend Markers on Autoship when they debuted on hsn. The 1st Bundle we got was the 24 you have there. On AutoShip we get a 6pack of these markers every few months. We have 2 shipments left, w/ the last shipment being in Nov. So I would think the next 24 markers will be released sometime after we get ours. That was the deal hsn made w/ Sara from Crafter's Companion.😉🙂 I Hope this info Helps you.
Love the Review & also showing how to Blend!! I struggle w/ blending when working w/ alcohol markers. Definitely gonna try your way. When watching you, I started to remember that was how Sara showed to use them when these debuted, but I forgot. lol I've seen other youtubers not use them that way & I was coloring like them & not having much success. Now I know why. So Thank You!!
Take Care Lindsay .. hugz, Jill🤗😊 tfs
Great detailed video as always. Always value your honesty on everything you review.
A wonderful, comprehensive review. Since I'm not a big user of markers, I'd get the double ended marker and blender. Thanks Lindsay.
I bought several at Hobby Lobby. They carry 12. Even if I just use the colors next to each other, say on a mandala, they go together beautifully.
I have the traditional spectrum noir and the chameleon bendable markers. I have to say, if you are the occasional crafter the spectrum noir are a better option. The reason is you have more control over the blending process. The chameleon is more of a trial and error process. Happy crafting!
Quite a nice concept as an introduction to SN and alcohol markers as they ARE a bit intimidating at first and as we all know, if you get frustrated with blending you rapidly abandon your expensive new pens! I’ve only procured my SN markers in the 6-packs that are most of a colour family or might be every other colour in a family and then got the 24-packs that fill a lot of the gaps - but even then, you don’t necessarily have like DR1-10 or whatever it is - you may need to buy 2-3 of the big sets to get all of them and have close enough together colours for good blending (DR1, DR5 and DR9 will blend but it’s not pretty or that useful tbh!) and the individual markers are not that easy to find. SO having trios of near-adjacent colours pre-set is great and takes all the thought out of it. I don’t think they have much value to more advanced users who have a lot of SN pens already, as they’re not a travel-friendly size etc. It IS a shame they didn’t release these with a brush tip as that’s just so much more useful.
From all the trusted and respected info I've gathered from your review, Lindsay, if I could go back now, I think this would be a great set of alcohol markers for a beginner to get started on coloring stamped images on cards. As you pointed out, for me, I love having the brush tip nib 'now', (although I must point out that the bullet tip nib would be beneficial for those, like me, with arthritis and other hand issues who struggle with staying in the lines, which is something I still work on but have improved greatly w practice). Because I have the Top Boss of markers (no sense on naming it), it would be fruitless for me to invest in these. However, in saying that, I had to learn and repeat a heck of a lot to understand color theory and I love the fact that there is no thinking involved in picking out colors that blend well...after all, I am an older crafter and my time is essential LOL! Thanks, Lindsay!
Your rainbow snow cone is adorable!!
Thanks so much for the review. Great information 👍
They look like chameleon markers just less elite.....idk if that’s the right word to use but love you Lindsay❤️❤️❤️
I would love to see how you change nibs and refill the Spectrum Noir pens. Great review!
Very good video I just bought me one of those I hope I can blend as good as you now!
I have the original Spectrum Noir markers and bought them on sale with the complete set. I also found that those caps were tough to get off. Also, they went dry very quickly without even using them regularly. I just used your tip with the denatured alcohol, and they came right back. These seem interesting, but not enough to want to start collecting ink refills, etc. I have the Caliart markers now. Thanks for the video. I had never seen these before, so it was interesting.
i just ordered these and never realized how big they are lol...cool tho..i saw them on someone elses channel and decided they seemed interesting and i am on a pen binge buying tack so i took the plunge....im a decorative artist on wood mainly but wanted to branch out with pens and pencils..ive been gathering different ones and thought these looked interesting..i dont have any copic as of yet since they are pricey and i had gotten a cheaper amazon find already so...here i am and looked them up again and your page came up about them lol...i am also gathering a lot of tubers and info on things ...thanks for posting!
Thanks for the blending tips...very helpful. And the cards are adorable!!
Hi Lindsay 👋 really love the 3 in 1 pen saves messing around too much and you get lovely results .....loved your cards so super cute thanks for all your help and advice all the best have a nice weekend Lin in South Wales uk 👍💞🦋
LOVE THESE!! I’ve had them about a week and am
So happy w them
Love these markers 🙂 I have them in the nibs and brush tip ❤️... I'm in Canada so I found them on Amazon
Thank you for this, I am about to go invest in some markers so this was helpful
I also had the entire set of regular spectrum noir original Markers. The thing I didn’t like about them was that the cap color was often different then the cap, and the chart I printed out. I did get the Triblend set of 24 and Love them!! I got them on eBay for about $75.
I have a fair few Copic Markers, but have a few gaps. I have barely any blues so I began buying some of these purely because the price is better for my budget. I mix sketch & caio pens but typically the ones I love the most are sketch. They are pricey so these Tri Blends fit in perfectly. I wish I'd found this video before. I'd been on the Spectrum Noir site & they said they do not recommend refilling these. I'd think refills would last longer with them being small. If I'm doing tiny areas these are far easier to use having bullet tips.
I got a few individuals at Hobby Lobby and agree with you on most points. I don't find them easy to open. One or 2 of them repeatedly pulls open to expose the interior instead of the nib which is frustrating and potentially messy. My hands have mild arthritis and just the effort of opening can be taxing at times. My only other complaint is the length of the markers because they are too long to fit the marker cases I use. Otherwise they are very convenient for blending as you point out.
I have the same problem with opening my classic Spectrum Noir.
@@lisamiller8174 I wonder if it would help you to use latex gloves - available at drug stories and grocery stores - when you pull off the tops. That would give you some traction. Or maybe have 2 cut up pieces of the latex gloves always handy for that use. Just a thought. Turmeric and tons of it (like 2 to 3 tbsp in smoothies and soups daily) with black pepper has been shown by research to be very anti inflammatory and helpful for arthritis.
Sugar increases inflammation. I call it the devil's food lol.
"Weird three tip markers." That says it all to me. I like the idea, but it seems a bit gimmicky and the product seems small. Still, you present them with such a positive approach, they would definitely be fun to use! Not having a brush tip is a bummer, but knowing it in advance is a huge plus. Thank you for this one, Lindsay! :)
Its perfect for stampers who travel. I craft on the go with some friends so it's perfect for that but I can see needing to refill them often. This is great for a new to marker stamper as it teaches how to blend (the technique stampers want to acheive) simply. Not for large work tho for sure:)
I agree, they are a much better solution than chameleon.
Kyomii for sure
Too expensive for me still and not a small enough tip for those intricate stamps. I really wish stamp designers would make those detailed stamps a bit larger. I bought a beautiful Gina K. stamp recently and it is so small I find it almost impossible to colour even with my Zig real brush markerrs. I was so disappointed when the stamp came. Thanks for such in depth reviews Linds. You are a treasure and you save me a lot of money.
Many stampers are using fineliners for coloring those tiny images. They are waterbased so unfortunately the don't blend with alcohol pens but it is an option. I personally don't care for the tiny designs so I rarely use fineliners but they are an option and quite inexpensive (you just don't get the blend) I prefer larger images to color.
@@thefrugalcrafter I've thought of fineliners and went so far as to do the research but I really need that blendability. Bigger image is better for me too.
It is very difficult to find the actual stamp sizes most of the time. I think its done on purpose to let us think they are larger than they are. I wish photos had something to gauge size included.
@@twothreefour234 SimonSaysStamp shows all of the stamp measurements but sometimes I forget to look. :( That particular stamp I mentioned above was shown at Creativation 2019 and it looked so good on the cards that I didn't think about the size. I just wanted it. lol It seemed so much bigger in the video.
Just FYI - I got in on the ground floor of these markers when they were first introduced on HSN. I bought the initial 24 markers along with the marker case and signed up their auto ship. Essentially what the auto ship option does is four times throughout the year, they send you 6 new markers (so 18 more colors) so you have a total of 48 markers. I already received two of the additional shipments with two more coming yet later this year. As a matter of fact, the second set came just yesterday. I believe the next set comes out in September and the last set in December. However, I have not seen these additional colors available anywhere else. Maybe in the future?
thanks for the info, I wondered if there were more colors coming, that is going to be a really well rounded set!
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich yah. Just not sure when the other sets will be available to everybody.
Just ordered these for my young manga artist, the 24 triblend in brush tip 🎄
Nice!
love my spectrum tri marker! thank you for sharing! blessings, mary k :)
I love my tri-blends! I use them for my rubber stamping and have had mine for an average of 2 years so far they haven't dried up. I didn't know I could get refills for them. I've not seen the refills anywhere.
Try the crafters companion website
Yes, per Sara Davis , they will be coming out with more colors.
Is already sold out at HSN. All the sets.
I bought the full set of 24 at the scrapbook expo. I love them! ♥️♥️♥️
Are the colors repeated from the original noir set?
Hi Lindsay could you please do more video on using the 3 tip spectrum noir markers. Thinking of getting more to use for making cards with. Love all your videos
Sure. They have been well priced lately!
I purchased this set from HSN and it's really quite good. It does take the guesswork out of picking the right colors to blend. I have a hard time with copics.
I picked up some of them at Blick for $3.95, which is a great price. I'm loving them, even with the squeaky tips. I have about 100 Copics, but was getting overwhelmed finding good blending combos and their price.
I love my Chameleons, but I am not very good at counting seconds, so sometimes I find it hard to get the exact same "start colour"... these would work perfectly for me....
Thanks, Lindsey..
FYI Crafters Companion has said the ink colors are not the same as the Spectrum Noir and they will be coming out with reinkers for the TriBlends.
my contact at Crafters Companion said they were, hmmmmm
@@thefrugalcrafter I hope so! Will you double check? :)
Wonderful detailed review. Thank you. Wishing you a super week. Hugs Susan
You can get the 24 set on HSN and the case.
Great tips thank you for sharing.
As of 2/15/22 Amazon has these on sale for $63.99… I got me a set and I love them!
I got them on Amazon a few months ago (7/22) for $40! They are back up again.
Thanks so much for sharing!!
Thank you for the review in these markers. I saw this at HSN. You could purchase at HSN too.
The entire set, you mean?
Lindsay, Can you smell the alcohol when you are colouring with these? Thank you!
I don't notice any smell.
Thank you for sharing!
Lindsey, I have a set still un used, shame on me. This video is exactly what I needed to get started. Question, why do we need to blend everything we stamp. Why not just use the color as it is. Pretty new to this world and willing to learn. Tfs. Hugs!
You don't but it makes it look more 3D and less like a store bought sticker. I enjoy it and like the look but you dont have to. You can keep it a flat color. It what ever you like best. You do you:)
Thank you for this, it is such a big expense buying markers so getting a valued review is a great help. X
Saw 24 set on Amazon for $120 US with free shipping but only 1 set left, so will be out of stock very soon. Single markers available some with free shipping for Prime, and some not.
do you can use this for base markers and with pencil after colour
The caps are made to come straight off so if you twist and pull, it will pull the nib piece off with the cap.
So thoughtful of you to give that tip.
I've seen them at Amazon for over $100, the 24 pack. I've been thinking of getting a few individuals but the noise is a bit of a turnoff.
Do I have to buy three inks to refill one? Or how do you refill them?
Thank you, Lindsey for all of this information. Question about the regular spectrum noirs, can I use denatured alcohol to reconstitute them? Thank you in advance.
Yes:)
Thanks for the video!!!
Does these markers have refills and how do you refill them?
I got mine on auto ship from HSN. I like that i can take one pen and have enough to blend and add dimension.
Nice pens I have a full set of the normal ones problem in the UK can't find the refills anywhere lol and that's not good enjoyed watching your videos 👍⚘
Can you order from blick? They have them all in stock. I wonder if Jackson's does? They are based in the UK so that is odd. It looks like they just redesigned the ink bottles so maybe they are slow to get everything restocked.
Hi Lindsay! I was wondering what marker paper you recommend? I have a full set of Prismacolor alcohol markers but I have the hardest time blending them . I use just normal copy paper and Michaels card stock. Should I be using marker paper for better results?
For carmaking I like neenah classic Crest in solar white and super smooth finish 80#. You can order small packs at stamp stores online or get a team on Amazon. Prismacolor markers are great, I like the chisel nib on those!
@@thefrugalcrafterthanks
I was a little cross as I got a large amount of the first lot and the colours are nothing like the caps or on the board... I do use them but I did my own colour chart as can’t trust theirs! Great review though x🌸
Never trust the caps no matter what the brand. Always swatch on your most often used paper for best results (that goes for Copics too lol!)
yall my dad just got me these on MEH and for less than 100$ a full 24 pack. I really recommend looking on there for great art deals like this!!
Still need an alcohol marker set for under 30 dollars that blends like Copic. Hmmm. But thanks for sharing these. Interesting set up for sure.
the blending has more to do with practice than brand:) Brush tips help too!
if you are still searching you should check out ohuhu! i have heard amazing things about them, they can be found on amazon and comes in many different size packs, 24,48,60,100,120 (not sure if i got that all right but you get the idea) and they just came out with brush tips as well! (48 pack) and larger sets are coming out later this tear which is what im waiting for, but they are very affordable.
Thanks ladies. I actually was able to buy some Spectrum Noir from a destash.
amazon has them for 70$ for the 24 pk which i just bought
Reading the comments, I am unsure if I could actually get reinkers, but if I could - would there be only one reinker for these 3 separate nibs - or would we have to get 3 for each pen?
3 for each or you could just get the darker and dilute it with alcohol for the other 2 if you feel confident about trying it, I probably would give it a try:)
I really like these. I have Bic Mark It markers and sharpies. I really haven't colored with them. Do you recommend coloring with them first to see if it like it or investing in these. I am on a limited income so I'm not sure which way to go. Would you be willing to do a video on coloring with only those type of markers and a blender pen. If I can do deceit coloring with them I could use it on other supplies. Thank you for considering making it.
I have several from a few years ago. Search "palette blending" on my channel
@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you. I thought I had seen one before but didn't know how to find it.
Thank you for the review! Where do you find the brush nibs for the original Spectrum markers and refills?
Blick stocks all the refills and I think they will be availabe directly from the crafters companion website for worldwide shipping once they fill the orders to their retailers. They just re-branded the inks so stock it low everywhere but Blick right now it seems.
@@thefrugalcrafter thank you so much, I have a couple of colors that need to be refilled!!!!
Looked on UK site, apparently Crafters Companion make the Spectrum Noir lines, but cannot see a listing for re-inkers. That seems a little alarming as I was also thinking a great gateway to alcohol marker colour blending. Someone else suggested re-fills are hard to source; how have you found this? Thank you for the review, clearly got me interested, lol! 🎈
Blick art materials has them all in stock. I think they recently underwent a packaging redesign so they may be getting their vendors restocked before stocking their site.
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich Should have said, watching from Australia but visiting UK next month, so ......lol!
Pretty cool!
Where do you get your color charts, please.
I always have problems with the spectrum noirs because of the caps I can not use them. Howare these caps I do have hand problems and I AM looking for easy to use alcohol markers
these are easier to remove than the octagon/round black barrel ones thank goodness.
Thanks for your review! Overall I have been pretty happy with mine, I started with a few then got more from One Life Creations.
Sooooo my fair skin light marker is already dry 😢 Blick has refills for the regular Spectrum Noir markers & they do have matching color names. However, each color has an intensity number so how do I know what ink to chose to refill? Fair 1 for the lightest?? They are $5.95 each so I don't want to buy the wrong one!! Any advice would be helpful!
Thank you!!
Wouldn't it be FS1 for the code? If not it looks like cotton pearl in copic E00 or #26 in shinhan touch refills
@@thefrugalcrafter okay thanks!
They’ve come out with brush tips now 😀
I've reviewed them:)
@@thefrugalcrafter I saw that after 😀. Thank you. I’ll just bought 24 of the tri blends with the bullet nibs. I’ll pass on the brush tips after watching your great review.
May I ask where you found their color chart for blending?
They have color charts on the spectrum noir website
So here's the deal. I have the complete regular set. These refills have been available off and on (mostly off) for the last couple years. Then there was problems with what was available. As of now, there are no refills (except a little old stock) while they are being "rebranded" I was told they are overdue and it is unknown when they might be available again. I am very sorry I invested in SN. Go cheap or go Copic, but don't count on filling these dinky little ones.
Blick has the refills all in stock.
@@thefrugalcrafter please check how many colors. I believe there are only a handful
Umm - where are the stamps from you used for these examples? SO cute! Are they from the same set?
I looked it up! Darcie's Stay Cool stamp set. So cute!
Could you tell me how you store them. Many thanks
I store them flat in a bag
HI IM GOING TO BUY THE TRIBLEND PENS NEXT MONTH , CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU GOT THE SWATCH CARD DESIGN YOU USED IN THE VIDEO PLEASE, TY X
It's a stamp from waffle flower amzn.to/3RlDMGW
@@thefrugalcrafter ty but its yet another product thats hard to find in the uk lol x
Where did you get your spectrum noir color palette print out? That is what I would love
It us on the crafters companion website under downloads
There are actually 48 pens, the rest is included in the Deep Blends set.
If I got a good deal on these, I think I would want them for my weekly craft group so I could color there. It is too much stuff to bring my markers otherwise.
I bet once they have been around a while the sets will go on sale, since they are new they are going for retail but 3 branding shades for $5 isn't bad (but you have to prepare for the fact the ink will run out much sooner than a normal marker so you might be spending on refill inks)
I would like to see a video of how to refill alcohol-based markers, and similar colors to the copics refills
I actually like bullet tips best, so no worries.
Wow, there are so many markers out now. I think I messed myself up by buying prismacolor alcohol markers cause they are not refillable. So I really did not save any money in not investing in the other higher priced markers. Oh well, live and learn. Hugz
I started with prismacolor, there is noting wrong with them:)
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich oh I know, I love using them, but just realized that they are not refillable.
I love your reviews. Looks pretty good, but I have so many copics that I don't want to get into any other markers. Thanks though.
I don't blame you:)
Would you be able to show a closeup of your swatch chart you colored?
I think I have a photo of it on my blog thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com search triblend
Thank you so much!!!!
It figures that less then 24 hours after purchasing these. A review is done lol.
Nce thank you for your opinion
great idea, but they seem a little too long for someone like me, and having 3 parts, which I def will lose... I will stick my copics... thanks for the review.
Would be great for color blind people, too