When things go wrong

When I was in art school we were taught that the true mark of  a professional was not how they performed when everything went right,  but how the performed when everything went wrong. Boy howdy did I hit a  landmine today! It is only by good luck and a lot of thinking that I've  found a workaround.

     Normally when I've done my traditional mixed media of colored pencil,  marker, gouache, and technical pen the markers I've used are Tombow  brush pens. They're water-based, acid-free, and for over 25 years  they've been my preferred markers. However I've always felt that it was  important to try and experiment different manufacturers if for no other  reason what if I need a marker pen and the brand I normally use is out  of stock, or worse case scenario the manufacturer stops making them  altogether.

     So a couple of years ago I given a very nice set Prismacolor marker  pens. I've used Prismacolor pencils for over 30+ years, and I had  experimented with the Prismacolor markers off and on with my  solvent-based blending technique and had good results. However today I  had one of the colors, the Canary Yellow, do something  horribly wrong. It bled very, very badly when used with my  solvent-technique. I only used it because the Tombow of similar color  was acting up.  I am 3+ days of work in the studio with this piece and  now I have to fix this problem. Which is going to add another 5+ hours  correcting it most likely.

When I was in art school we were taught that the true mark of  a professional was not how they performed when everything went right,  but how the performed when everything went wrong. Boy howdy did I hit a  landmine today! It is only by good luck and a lot of thinking that I've  found a workaround.

     Normally when I've done my traditional mixed media of colored pencil,  marker, gouache, and technical pen the markers I've used are Tombow  brush pens. They're water-based, acid-free, and for over 25 years  they've been my preferred markers. However I've always felt that it was  important to try and experiment different manufacturers if for no other  reason what if I need a marker pen and the brand I normally use is out  of stock, or worse case scenario the manufacturer stops making them  altogether.

     So a couple of years ago I given a very nice set Prismacolor marker  pens. I've used Prismacolor pencils for over 30+ years, and I had  experimented with the Prismacolor markers off and on with my  solvent-based blending technique and had good results. However today I  had one of the colors, the Canary Yellow, do something  horribly wrong. It bled very, very badly when used with my  solvent-technique. I only used it because the Tombow of similar color  was acting up.  I am 3+ days of work in the studio with this piece and  now I have to fix this problem. Which is going to add another 5+ hours  correcting it most likely.

     So if live gives you lemons make lemonade. Does anyone want  effectively a new 25 color set of Prismacolor markers? The only thing  you'll have to do is pay for shipping and handling to your address. If  you're interested send me a note. If you're not using my solvent  blending technique they are still excellent markers. Just not good  markers for my style of art.

     So if live gives you lemons make lemonade. Does anyone want  effectively a new 25 color set of Prismacolor markers? The only thing  you'll have to do is pay for shipping and handling to your address. If  you're interested send me a note. If you're not using my solvent  blending technique they are still excellent markers. Just not good  markers for my style of art. 

Edit as of 10:15pm Pacific. At this time I have found a home for the markers. Thank you for all the inquires.