For Paint Party Friday, I did a seasonal piece of the garden shed in my back yard, inspired by the colours of fall. Well, I don't have all those red leaves on the ground. It is an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") on primed canvas done with my new Sharpie Oil Paint markers. I love the brilliant rich colours, although I found the markers tricky to work with.
To get them started you have to turn each marker upright, press on the nib, cap it, shake hard for a few minutes. Then press down on the nib several times to get the ink started. It is easy to have a spill if you are pressing too many times on the nib. The colours cannot be blended by mixing the paints together of course. So to achieve the brown on the shed walls, I painted them pink then went over the pink with a lime green. I think the markers are good for smaller pieces such as ACEOs as opposed to larger pieces. Also these markers are not forgiving as say acrylic paint is, where you can easily paint over your mistakes, as the colours just blend in.
Serena asked if the markers are smelly, only the silver one so far.
