Today, big crush on Chameleon Colour Tones pens.
These “Magic” pens have the ability to make gradients and colour blends simple and easy.
Through a process invented by Terry Bolton at Chameleon Art Products, graphic designers, illustrators, designers and artists will now enjoy blending colours, modeling effects of shadows, lights and all this with the same pen. An ingenious pen 2 in 1: Chameleon Colour Tones
1 / Chameleon Colour Tones Pens, What is it?
– 20 vibrant colours produce over 100 colours tones
– Professional artist-quality alcohol-based inks
– Permanent ink on most surfaces.
– Refillable inks alcohol-based marker system, low odor, non-toxic and acid-free on paper when dry.
– Double-ended pen + a mixing chamber.
– Pen available individually or in sets (set Deluxe, pastel colors, primary colors, earth tones and cool tones).
2/ 1 Pen and 3 elements:
– double-ended pens with each nib giving you a different effect
– 1 mixing chamber
3 / A simple application:
- Remove the pen from the mixing chamber
- Choose your nib, bullet or brush and remove the cap.
- Gently place the mixing chamber on top of the chosen nib. The 2 nibs will touch.
- Hold the pen in a vertical position. Gravity does the work! The toning medium flows into the nib below.
Here we are, the pen is ready for colour gradations. Easy, don’t you think?
NOTICE: The longer you rest the mixing chamber on either nib, the more toning medium you infuse into it, essentially lightening the colour and extending the lighter tones for a longer period of time while colouring and drawing.
4 / The creative process becomes easier for:
– Overlay a tint of colour.
– Blending colours.
– Transparency effects.
– Color Gradients or smoother transitions.
– Natural highlights.
– Depth and shading.
– Dimensions and shadows.
– For best results use paper for alcohol-based inks
5/ En vidéos :
6 / My demonstration and colour layout:
Eg 1 set Deluxe (with black marker and eraser).
7 / GOOD TO KNOW
– There is no single “right” way to colour with alcohol based marker pens but you can use circular motions or colouring from side to side.After insertion from the mixing chamber before
– drawing, always test your marker in order to check its tone.
– Keep kept up right when loading colour in the mixing chamber.
– Between two uses, do not forget to remove the pen from the mixing chamber.
– Use Maker-Layout paper for best colours
8/ Chameleon Art Colors links :
- Boutique – shop – Chameleon Pens’s Blog
- Points de Vente – Store Locator
- Vimeo
- Facebook – Twitter
Article réalisé dans le cadre d’une collaboration avec Chamelon Colors Pens