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Supply Basics

• Alcohol vs Water-Based Markers: Pick by Behavior — Alcohol-based markers often dry quickly, layer transparent dye smoothly on compatible paper, and bleed through ordinary sheets; they require the…

Marker Technique

• How to Prevent Streaks With Alcohol Markers — Prevent alcohol-marker streaks by testing the exact paper, working in small sections, keeping a wet edge, overlapping adjacent strokes, and using light,…