"Do you use Sharpie markers to paint?" Topic

When painting your miniatures, do you ever use Sharpie brand permanent markers?

Yes, just the thing for tattoos. Do tend to bleed a bit too much sometimes.

Yep – for outlining and for things like eyes

I use them for repairs on dropped figures.

On occasion.

Very occasionally. Usually to blacken the ends of gun barrels after snipping off bayonets.

Yes for painting road wheels on tank models. Have to seal or it will bleed.

great for doing horse furniture , and the metallics for adding brass bits on muskets , touching up bayonets etc . a must have

i used one to do the black on a half timbered house, easier than a brush.

Yes

No, I use Pigma Micron 005 pens to outline eyes and put in the pupil, and sometimes separating areas of the same or similar colors. Also good for lips.
Wish they made white and flesh, though.

Grelber

Sure do, for road wheels, details and mostly for roundels and markings on 1/300 aircraft.

Some good ideas here for other uses as well.

No, but I'm likely to start, after reading this thread… Cheers!

I have.

Grelber +1

Never thought about doing it but might try it now.

Yeah, works pretty well too like for horse furniture, they need more colors though, as well as white. Be aware, the end product is rather glossy and will need a good dull coat, unless you want glossy.

I use Sharpie and other pens for writing numbers and other text on vehicles and things.

Yes.

Never Sharpie, they will bleed when varnished.

Micron art pens all the time!

What miniMo said. Years ago I followed a paper banner tutorial that finished by blackening the edges with a Sharpie. Turns out lacquer makes it run. E.g. Testors Dullcote. Or the Rustoleum clear gloss lacquer I was using as a first layer.

Never Sharpie, they will bleed when varnished.

Really, gee, I never had that problem. But I use both Sharpies and Pigma Brush Pens, Micron pens work if they don't have a hard tip.

Sometimes.