Review: Copic Acrea paint markers

The Copic Acrea is a paint marker that produces 0.8 - 1.2mm lines. These are very different from the usual Copic alcohol markers since these use opaque waterproof paint.

I can't remember how much I paid for the box set but on Blick Art Materials, each marker is USD3.50.The various box sets are USD 20 each.

Shown above are the 24 colours available.

I've always liked the clean and simple design of Copic markers, and these are no exception. The body is almost cylindrical and there are extruded parts on the cap to prevent the marker from rolling around.

Colour name is printed on the marker but there's no information of the pigment used to create the colour. As such it's best to test the colours for lightfastness if you intent to use them to create art for display purposes.

Make sure to have the cap on before you shake the marker.

There's unfortunately no way to check how much ink is left in each marker, so if you use the markers often, it would be good to always have a backup. I don't see Copic sell any refills for this markers at time of review.

The tips are hollow plastic tips with slits for paint to flow. These plastic tips should be more durable than felt tips.

Copic markers are still more expensive compared to other paint markers such as those from Molotow, Posca, Ohuhu and Arrtx.

The Copic Acrea paint markers can produce lines with 0.8-1.2mm depending on how the marker is used. Lines with consistent width can be drawn easily.

Ink flow or paint flow from what I can see is good, smooth with no streaking. The markers can work on many types of surfaces, including glass and rock.

Colours are vibrant, opaque and dry fast.

I'm not sure whether these paint markers will clog since I've only had them for a short while. I'll update this review in the future when I have more findings.

When dry, the paint is matte and has no gloss.

Here's a comparison with other paint markers I've mentioned above. Some of the paint markers such as Posca, Molotow have dried tips and require depressing the tip to get more ink out. The Ohuhu paint markers are still wet and have good ink flow even though I don't use them often.

These Copic Acrea paint markers perform well. The colours look vibrant. The paint is very opaque and waterproof. These will work well for mixed media art.

I'm not sure if USD 3.50 per marker is considered expensive or not but it's best to compare prices before buying.

Availability

The Copic Acrea paint markers are available from Dick Blick Art Materials, Shopee SG and Lazada SG.