The traditionalist
Some facts:
- They have two options: The grey marker called “Design marker” with a chisel nib and a fine nib and the white marker called “Brush marker” with a chisel nib and a brush nib.
- Made in Korea
- 144 colors
- Have a blender
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to the left: Alpha Design marker
and to the right: Alpha brush marker |
The similarity to Mepxy marker is striking. But I guess this is the original since the company existed since the 60´s. If anyone knows more about this, please tell me.
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| Alpha Brush Marker case |
The ink can be a little bit grainy on some paper but normally the marker is a really fine marker. Good blending abilities and beautiful colors. They could have had more light colors though.
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| Drawing made with Alpha markers |
The color system is easy. It has six family colors and three grey scales. The greys become very dark to early. The six last greys are to close in colors and to dark. Also the grey scale is not completely accurate in hue.
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Drawing made with Alpha brush marker
and Faber-Castell color pencils |
Except for numbers they also have names on their markers, names that's are more or less mandatory and very classic like “Crimson” or “Viridian”, or the names are related to each other like “Aqua”, “Fair aqua”, “Aqua sky”, “Pale aqua” and “Dark aqua”. With other words, they do not have imaginative names, but you know what you get.
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| Alpha marker drawing |
901(1) Titanium White
902(2) Lemon Yellow
904(4) Permanent Yellow Deep
917(7) Vermilion
920(9) Carmine
949(10) Permanent Light Green
953(11) Phthalocyanine Green
936(15) Cobalt Blue
938(17) Phthalocyanine Blue
905(5) Yellow Ochre
924(18) Burnt Sienna
999(20) Black
903(3) Permanent Yellow light
906(6) Naples Yellow
916(33) Coral Red
945(23) Midium Magenta
946(28) Emerald Green
954(12)Hooker’s Green
947(29) Bright Aqua Green
932(30) Brilliant Blue
935(16) Ultramarine Deep
943(27) Brilliant Purple
925(19) Burnt Umber
961(35) Gray No.2
