Review on ADAXI Double-Ended Sketch Markers - 30 Blue Tone Colors For Art Creation And Illustration by Alejandro Dabney

These are really good alternatives for copic markers and they are a heck of a lot cheaper. I liked the hues of the gray shades (blue, green, warm and cool which is more neutral that cool) but the blue gray markers are more cool and cool markers more neutral. That’s not a big issue but they could’ve switched the labels to match the tone and color better. One issue I did have was, since these markers are Chinese made and mass manufactured, the quality control issue comes into play. What I mean is, on the 8 and 9 shades like the darker shades the 8 is darker than the 9 which caused me to have to switch the caps on the markers. I did that for color consistency however, I don’t think real artists tested these and they did beta testing for their product they just made them. That’s a big issue especially if you just start a project (like with copic markers where you can TRUST that they’ve been tested for the highest output and best quality so you can just grab and draw.) and think this is the darker color by the cap on the marker. I didn’t think it was a huge issue because only 4 of the 30 markers were affected with this issue but still; that’s a nuisance. Overall, I would give a B+ grade to the markers and they come in just below a copic because of quality issues.