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12-18-2012, 01:22 AM
Good evening all!
After getting over my fear of ruining playmats I've decided to give it a genuine chance.
I made one playmat that some of you in the Seattle area may have seen if you went to the Card Kingdom PTQ or either of the SCG Opens this year in Seattle. Here it is, keeping in mind I haven't done one before, haha. - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3610599/MMPM.JPG
That entire mat was done first in very very light pencil because erasers only really touch the surface of the mat and pencil lead tends to go a bit deeper. After the pencil, I inked the mat in Prismacolor Manga pens, and then came Sharpies for the coloring. After the coloring, I "inked" the black lines again for bolding purposes.
As you can see, the blue ink is a bit smudged on the mat. I wouldn't necessarily call it *bad* but at the same time, I understand it's a white mat and it was due to lose its brightness sooner or later.
Does anyone have any experience on markers that don't smear? I went with Sharpies because I really enjoy the vivid color delivery they give, but I'm willing to sacrifice a bit of that to get something that will work out better in the long run. I've got my eyes on Prismacolors, and while I hear they tend to bleed, that's something I can get around without a problem.
Thanks so much for any insight!
After getting over my fear of ruining playmats I've decided to give it a genuine chance.
I made one playmat that some of you in the Seattle area may have seen if you went to the Card Kingdom PTQ or either of the SCG Opens this year in Seattle. Here it is, keeping in mind I haven't done one before, haha. - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3610599/MMPM.JPG
That entire mat was done first in very very light pencil because erasers only really touch the surface of the mat and pencil lead tends to go a bit deeper. After the pencil, I inked the mat in Prismacolor Manga pens, and then came Sharpies for the coloring. After the coloring, I "inked" the black lines again for bolding purposes.
As you can see, the blue ink is a bit smudged on the mat. I wouldn't necessarily call it *bad* but at the same time, I understand it's a white mat and it was due to lose its brightness sooner or later.
Does anyone have any experience on markers that don't smear? I went with Sharpies because I really enjoy the vivid color delivery they give, but I'm willing to sacrifice a bit of that to get something that will work out better in the long run. I've got my eyes on Prismacolors, and while I hear they tend to bleed, that's something I can get around without a problem.
Thanks so much for any insight!