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Hello friends! I am SO EXCITED to share that my friends over at OLO Marker have been cooking up something truly wonderful over the last several months. To date, my single complaint about my OLO Markers is that the nibs are a wee bit hefty for some of the super fine detail work that I like to do with no-line coloring on my stamped images. I know I was not alone in that sentiment!! Well…. OLO has listened to our pleas, and I am so thrilled to let you know that they are putting OLO Fine Nibs into production! I was sent some prototypes of the new fine nib markers to share my thoughts with you all, and let me tell you, they are TRULY a game changer for the delicate images with which we card makers work!
Now, you have even more options to customize your markers, depending on your coloring style and the types of images with which you work. The bold Chisel Nib is great for big backgrounds and large, solid images. The Brush Nib works perfectly for the medium-sized images that need that juicy color saturation. And now, the Fine Nib has been added to the lineup to complete the trifecta of coloring options, making coloring delicate images much easier!
I have put together a short introductory video/reel to show what they can do, and I plan to do a video this week putting these fabulous markers to use in longer format.
My initial thoughts?
~The blends are exquisite; buttery smooth, as we’ve come to expect from these exceptional markers.
~The Fine Nibs are a bit sturdier than the brush nibs, and while the brush nibs work beautifully for larger images, the fine nibs make it possible to maneuver and blend the colors without having too much saturation on the cardstock, which is a must for those tiny images.
~The sturdy construction of the Fine Nibs make them ideal for doing tip-to-tip color blending, creating even smoother blends without oversaturation on your cardstock! (I demonstrate this technique in the video above.)
~The Fine Nibs are absolutely perfect for the small, detailed images with which cardmakers particularly create. The super smooth blends with this sturdy, fine nib within the small confines of stamped images really are going to be a game-changer.
I used a combination of the Brush and Fine Nib markers to create this image in the video, and I am gobsmacked at how perfectly they colored these tiny, delicate images from my new Blooms of Encouragement stamp set. (Side note: I used only two of each color for these images above, and it is incredible to me the depth that you can achieve with merely two shades!)
How to purchase:
This release is a bit different than others; rather than having all of the markers in production already, the folks at OLO are working on kind of a kickstarter campaign, meaning that once the preorders have reached a certain level, the production will officially begin.
To entice you further, the folks at OLO are offering discounts for those who place their preorder during the launch campaign. You can receive 20% off for the full 256 set, 15% off for the 128 color set, or 10% off of the 64 color set. These discounts will be available until the goal has been reached, so be sure to take advantage!
You can peruse the Fine Nib page on the OLO Website HERE.
OLO has created a page to answer your Frequently Asked Questions, which you can check out HERE.
Preorder your set HERE!!
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or to OLO if you have any questions. These markers are going to be such an incredible addition to my craft room, and I’m so excited to see them put into production!
Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!
