Alpha Design marker

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Alpha marker drawing