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One of the tricky things about addressing envelopes, if you're not a calligrapher, is finding the right pen to do the trick! It's especially tricky if you have dark envelopes and you want to make an impact in the mailbox. Which, if you know me at all, I like to bring out a smile when I send friends & loved ones snail mail. There are so many markers out there, this certainly is a very small cross-section of the ones you can find. This small collection of markers will serve you well as you work on darker papers.
Let me emphasize the following: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A CALLIGRAPHER OR EVEN HAVE GOOD HANDWRITING TO ENJOY THESE TOOLS. But if you are a calligrapher or if you have awesome penmanship, you'll find they're also fun.
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WHITES
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Let's talk about pretty white pens. They're tricky because you want those whites to be as opaque as possible. You need that pop! My favorites, in order of largest marker size to smallest are:
- Posca Brush White (only bristle brush marker I've seen out there with a white pigment that actually comes out)
- ZIG Posterman Marker
- Pen Touch F 1.0mm
- Gelly Roll 10
- Silver Shadow Gelly Roll
When it comes to metallics AND opacity on dark papers, we venture into super tricky territory. There are really only a couple of markers I've used and can recommend here. But I've found that for the most part, each of the ones I've used includes a gold, copper and silver. Silver often times looks a lot like white (BONUS!). The golds usually take on a more green tone, so I personally like to stick to the copper if I'm going for a gold/black kind of look. So here we go with the second list, again, going from largest to finest.
- ZIG Fudebiyori (these brush markers are a personal fave)
- Pen-Touch calligrapher (I like the small chisel best)
- Zig Calligraphy Pen (also comes in bullet point)
- EK Tools Metallic Markers
- Gelly Roll Gold Shadow
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