Which marker should I choose?

At Creativ Company, we have markers for every activity – and our guide helps you find the right ones. We have textile markers, writing markers and markers for glass and porcelain – all designed for specific surfaces and materials. So use our guide to find the markers that are perfect for you and your project.

Markers for drawing and colouring on paper and in colouring books

For children who want to draw and paint with a pen, we recommend a pen of CE-marked quality. For example a water-based type with a fixed felt tip, which is available in both thick and thin tips and in a wide range of colours. Choose between a wide variety of types (including ones with glitter), all of them perfect for use on white paper, thin card and cardboard. For younger children down to 2 years we recommend a marker that is particularly easy to wash off both skin and clothing should accidents happen.

Good quality

Perfect for kids - can be washed from clothes

Perfect for kids - can be washed from clothes

Good quality


Markers for projects that require fully opaque colour

Do you want to add details, patterns or text to a painting, or perhaps you want to try painting on stones? If so then the best results are obtained with a marker filled with paint rather than liquid paint and a brush, which is much more demanding to apply. These markers are just as easy to use as ordinary markers. The paint in the marker is a water-based acrylic paint and is available in several qualities, from fully opaque to transparent with glitter, as well as many different line thicknesses.

Silk matt when dry

Matt when dry


Markers for decorating glass and porcelain

Our marker for glass and porcelain has the added advantage that, once heat fixed in a conventional oven, the decorated item is then safe to be washed in the dishwasher. Glass and porcelain markers are available in semi-opaque colours with and without glitter, in fully opaque colours and as contour markers. We recommend fully opaque colours for painting on dark objects. You can also choose between a conventional fixed felt tip and pumpaction felt tip, where the paint flows to the tip when the pen is shaken/pressed up and down. If younger children are decorating something, marker pens with a fixed felt tip are the easiest for them to control, because there is no risk of the paint running. Otherwise, you can actually slow down the effect of running colours in a design if you colour in the lines of the design first, for example in black with a contour marker, and then leave to dry.

Semi-opaque + Not dishwasher safe

Semi-opaque + Not dishwasher safe

Fully opaque + Dishwasher safe

Fully opaque + Dishwasher safe

Transparent + Dishwasher safe


Markers for decorating textiles

Markers for textile decoration have a special feature: When the decoration is dry - often after ironing - it retains its brightness after the textile piece has been washed. Textile markers are available with both a conventional fixed felt tip in several thicknesses and with a pump-action felt tip. For younger children, we recommend a conventional marker with a fixed felt tip, as these types don't tend to run. First and foremost however you should choose a marker according to the colour of the surface you intend to write on. For light textiles you can use semi-opaque colours, while you get the best results on dark textiles with a fully opaque textile marker.

Washable at 60° C

Washable at 30° C

Washable at 30° C

Washable at 40° C

Washable at 30° C


Markers for writing with

We supply a variety of markers that are designed to be used for writing, from art markers to calligraphy, for example, to the office's most important writing pen. We also have markers for making illustrations on flipchart paper or for use on whiteboards. If children are writing with a pen, we recommend a water-based quality rather than a permanent/alcohol-based one, which is water-resistant and covers almost all materials. This type is often used, for example, to write names on lunchboxes etc.

Water-based

Water-based

For light and dark surfaces

Permanent

Alcohol-based

Good quality

Permanent

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