Hi everyone Tasha here to share with you a fun new marker I've recently discovered. They're called Chameleon Pens, and I recently purchased a set of "Skin Tones" to hopefully help with coloring stamped images. The reason I wanted this set was because it claims to be an all-in-one blending pen. Meaning, you can color, shade, and highlight without having to switch markers.
The set I purchased came with x5 double-sided pens, and each has it's own toner attachment.
The alcohol based pens are refillable and can be purchased individually. The current price for one pen is $5.99 USD. This price point is a good value if it can take the place of buying multiple pens.
The pen has two tips, similar to other alcohol markers. One is a bullet point, and the other is a nice brush tip (which I prefer). At the top of each pen is this capped toner part used to control the ink blending level when coloring.
You select which tip you want to use and hold the pen vertically, touching the pen nib to the tip of the "mixing nib." The longer you touch the two ends, the longer time you have to color before the original ink color shows. It took some practice, but the process is not bad at all.
Below is an example of each shade level after touching the mixing nib for about 5-6 seconds.
I found that it runs clear if you touch the two tips for about 10 seconds. The refills are available for each color and priced at $7.99 USD. The website stated that the bottle should last for 8-10 FULL refills, which is a great value!
I colored a My Besties digital stamp image below to show some of the colors in action.
Pros:
My personal review:
I'm glad I purchased this set. I'm always working on improving my skin tone coloring, and I think these pens will work great once I practice a little more. I like the color range and it's nice to be able to get multiple colors from one pen. I would like to buy another set in the future to try out a more vibrant color range. I'll let you all know how those are when I get around to trying them out.
If you want to find out more about these pens, click the link: Chameleon Pens
Have a wonderful day,
-Tasha
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The set I purchased came with x5 double-sided pens, and each has it's own toner attachment.
The alcohol based pens are refillable and can be purchased individually. The current price for one pen is $5.99 USD. This price point is a good value if it can take the place of buying multiple pens.
The pen has two tips, similar to other alcohol markers. One is a bullet point, and the other is a nice brush tip (which I prefer). At the top of each pen is this capped toner part used to control the ink blending level when coloring.
You select which tip you want to use and hold the pen vertically, touching the pen nib to the tip of the "mixing nib." The longer you touch the two ends, the longer time you have to color before the original ink color shows. It took some practice, but the process is not bad at all.
Below is an example of each shade level after touching the mixing nib for about 5-6 seconds.
I found that it runs clear if you touch the two tips for about 10 seconds. The refills are available for each color and priced at $7.99 USD. The website stated that the bottle should last for 8-10 FULL refills, which is a great value!
I colored a My Besties digital stamp image below to show some of the colors in action.
Img098 Best Besties Forever By Sherri Baldy
Pros:
- The pen takes the place of buying three individual pens to get a good blend.
- Price is reasonable
- Refillable
- After some practice the shading is really nice.
- The company offers a nice selection of colors
Things to think about before buying...
- The cost is always a factor and each pen, when brought individually is $5.99 USD
- You have to practice the timing to get the shades you want, unlike having a pen in each color.
- It does take longer to color an image, since you have to adjust your colors.
My personal review:
I'm glad I purchased this set. I'm always working on improving my skin tone coloring, and I think these pens will work great once I practice a little more. I like the color range and it's nice to be able to get multiple colors from one pen. I would like to buy another set in the future to try out a more vibrant color range. I'll let you all know how those are when I get around to trying them out.
If you want to find out more about these pens, click the link: Chameleon Pens
Have a wonderful day,
-Tasha
We hope your enjoyed today's project. If you have a questions or suggestions, please leave it in the comments. Also, we invite you to join our Facebook groups: Scrapbook Blessings Club for more fun, games, inspiration, tips and techniques and YouTube Crafters.
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FB- SBC group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheScrapBookblessingsClub/
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Cool pens, I really like the gold color! Love how you can blend the color yo make it lighter.
ReplyDeleteWonderful review...I needed to see that. It's awesome that you don't need several different colored pens to get that effect :) Hugs...Janie
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