Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Marker Fading Experiment

This post has been a few months in the making!

I like working with markers. Whether or not they're expensive Prismacolors or cheap Crayola Super Tips, they're fun. But at the start of the summer something caught my eye: a doodle of mine done with Crayola Super Tips had some noticeable fading. It had been done a few years ago, and it was hanging in my room. I could tell the colors, especially the deep blues, had faded. But I hadn't scanned or photographed the original artwork, so I couldn't really document to what extent. So that got me thinking about the quality of materials...which led to this experiment in marker fading. I've been working on this since September! It's April now! So without further delay, I present to you....

THE ULTIMATE MARKER FADING SHOWDOWN: PRISMACOLOR VS. CRAYOLA SUPER TIPS