I tried to do a conversion chart for some of my most used
Promarkers to Everblends, but there aren’t close enough matches for that to
work with the colour combos I use so I’m just going to have to come up with new
colour combos, this is going to be an ongoing process I think but these conversion charts for the colours I use most might be of interest to you and I used it as a starting point.
The markers blend a little differently to the promarkers
and flexmarkers that I’m used to and I’m learning to use them a little
differently because of this. If you’ve watched any of my tutorials you’ll know
that I tend to work from dark to light, starting with the darkest shade,
blending it out with the next lightest shade and so on. This method doesn’t
work so well with the Everblend markers – at least not for me. I’ve found that
I get better results by first laying down the palest shade as a base, then
going back to the dark to light method. I’m not sure why, but that seems to work best
for me. The markers are juicy, but not overly so, so there's a good flow of ink and they dry quite quickly. There's a great range of colours so it's easy to find colours that blend well together.
Conclusion
So in conclusion.... I like the Everblend markers and I would certainly recommend them, they are a good price, I like the feel of them in my hand, they're sturdy and comfortable to hold, they're juicy without being overly so. There's a good range of colours in the 120 set which includes 3 neons and a blender pen, the skin-tones pack is well worth investing in and has a fantastic selection of colours that suit pretty much any skin tone you care to think of.
I'll continue to put them through their paces and will share the results on my blog as I go.
You can buy Everblend markers and other products here.
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