What do I think of the NEW Tri-blend BRUSH Markers?

Using the markers was an emotional roller coaster full of twists and turns! Find out what I think of these triple nibbed brush pens in today's review!
You can find sets and singles of these markers at Blick: https://shrsl.com/3r3mn
The original set of 24 is on sale on Amazon 10/18/22: https://amzn.to/3SajgZJ

*These markers were sent to me from crafter's Companion for review purposes.

**UPDATE: I just heard back from Crafter's Companion about the color range and they said they have no plans to expand the colors but HSN (home shopping) as an auto-ship option for additional colors. I looked at the 3 pack sets they sell and the colors all seem to be in the 24 original colors so if you purchase the 24 set and the 3 packs you will have duplicates.

The NEW Tri-Blend Markers from Spectrum Noir are designed for crafters to create 3 color blends in the color families of the Spectrum Noir range of markers. Simon Says Stamp has the markers for $4.99 each https://shrsl.com/2h0lu (affiliate link) which is pretty reasonable since they have 3 brush nibs and if I want to buy a 3 pack of replacement nibs for my copics it costs $7-$8) These markers were just released last week so not many stores carry them yet, I linked to Simon Says Stamp because they ship worldwide and have flat rate international shipping.

Pros:
*Price (3 colors in one family for $5)
*Convenience (fewer markers to carry)
*Fits in the Spectrum Noir color collection so if you have other SN markers they will work well together and if you have refill inks you could revive them (although they are not marketed as refillable)
* High-quality brush nibs, very similar to Copic
*Caps are easy to remove for arthritic hands (Be careful replacing them do you don't damage the tip on the edges.)
*Despite the length of the markers they are very comfortable to hold (they are one of the larger markers around tho)

Cons:
*There are some pretty big jumps between colors making for difficult blends especially with the blues pinks and purples, alternately there were a couple of markers with tones too close together
*Some of the colors don't seem to match the original Spectrum Noir Markers exactly
*Since you essentially have 3 markers in one barrel there is not a lot of room for ink so these markers are likely to run out sooner than traditional markers.

Bottom Line:
The brush nibs on these are perfect, they are so much fun to color with that it's a shame that some of the color choices in a marker are too far apart to create a smooth blend. I think they were probably trying to get more variety in a limited amount of markers but I worry that beginners might get frustrated and think it is their fault the blends are not smooth. I wish they used the color pics from the original first 24 tri-blends because those tones blended beautifully and it really would be effortless if they were in the brush form. That said for coloring the images I showed they worked very well. Smaller areas will be fairly easy to blend and since these are marketed to stampers it will probably be fine as they are working in smaller areas. I think the ink would run out too fast for marker artists rendering full page artwork. I recommend trying a few colors that don't have big jumps in color number (zoom in on the package photo and look at the end of the marker with the color codes, chose ones where the colors are only a step or 2 away from the next color) and see what you think. Also, I think some of the purples and greens are "samey" so you probably don't need all the colors for a decent variety.


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