Posca Paint Markers

Posted: August 22, 2018

Possibly one of the most versatile water-based paint marker pens?

Posca Pens are great permanent paint markers that come in many different sizes, shapes and colours.

They are great for many art practices, from sketching to more specific surfaces like glass, rocks or fabrics.

Read more to find out what else they are capable of!

How to use Posca Pens:

The Posca Paint markers contain opaque, fluid paint that is quite similar to acrylic paint. Even light colours can be painted on darker shades without loosing their effect. Colours can also be blended, with your fingers or with brushes. For a watercolour effect, work with wet brushes.

The markers all have water based ink, that’s non-toxic, therefore you can use them on your skin if you prefer, as well as suitable for children’s use.

The paint dries very quickly, but required a few minutes on less porous surfaces. They are also permanent, or can be made permanent on all surfaces.

Available sizes and tips

The Posca Pens are not refillable, but it’s possible to change the tips. PC-1M, PC-3M, PC-5M, PC-8K and PC-17K have replaceable tips, but generally they all can be reversed.
If the tip dries, it can be simply taken out by pulling and rinsed with water.

On rocks, helmets, surf boards, guitars, skateboards, shoes, polymer clay, T-shirts, skin, asphalt,

Pavement art

T-shirts and textiles

Walls

Mugs, ceramics

Making Posca Permanent:

Instructions for making Posca pens permanent on different surfaces:

Paper/Card: No action needed – Posca pigment will be absorbed into the fibres, making it permanent.
Terracotta: Bake in the oven at 220°C for 45 minutes, then spray with clear varnish.
Textiles: Iron on the reverse side.
Porcelain: Bake in oven at 160°C for 45 minutes, optionally spray with clear varnish.
Metal: Spray with clear varnish.
Glass: Bake in oven at 160°C for 45 minutes, then spray with clear varnish.
Wood: Spray with clear varnish.
Plastic: Spray with clear varnish.