I'm really loving these. I have used Prismacolors but not Copics before.I like these even better than the Prismacolors. The attached drawing I did was based on a Joanna Baker fashion illustration using the Bianyo markers. I do wish there was a lighter skin tone. I used an eggshell color from a different set (Hobby Colours) to do the base for skin and the Warm grey 0.5 in this set to do very light shading under the chin. The blues on the scarf are a great example of how these alcohol markers blend. The price point makes all the difference for me to use these often and practice lots. I don't want to spend on Copics until I feel more confident with art markers. With these, I was really happy with my first attempt and look forward to using them over and over again without being so inhibited by cost. The color

Bianyo Markers are very cheap for the expensive marker industry and a great alternative for artists who want to experiment with alcohol-based markers that don’t want to spend 8$ per Copic marker. I have won an art show award using these markers (in a school of over 2,000 students), so they have professional use. The only thing I would like from this brand is an option to use a brush tip, but honestly, I’m used to the chisel and the blender makes it easy to get rid of streaks, and I haven’t had much experience with brush tips anyways, so I’m not unable to make-do with the chisel. I would highly recommend these to most artists, especially to those on a budget or that don’t believe the Copics are necessary/worth the money. 9/10 purchase very satisfied I have not yet had any issues. Also, the carrying case is great, very transportable and not bulky, as they all fit just right and zip in, unlike, say, Prismacolor 150 Set, which still only provides a rather disappointing cardboard box with plastic trays. So yeah these are great and even calligraphers may make use of the smaller bullet tip and chisel too. Please try them out! My art classroom got them to try and all the kids loved them.

I’ve been pining for these for years now; as a professional illustrator myself, I’d customarily divvy away from marker usage in favor of Prisma color pencils to achieve my desired look/effect. But I when I originally came across these, I thought they may be a game -changer, but put off buying then due to the expense. But I finally took the leap, and my god, they were better than I thought they’d be. Mind you, I fast-purchased these and didn’t realize that this set does not come with the brush-ended tips like I thought; I didn’t notice until afterwards. But I decided to give it a chance anyways; I really liked the color palette in this set over the one that does come with brush-ended tips in Set B. This set comes with broad-tip, and fine-tip, and I have to say I think that really worked out for me in the end. My work is very detail-oriented, so that makes the process much easier for me than a brush-tip would. I also purchased a smaller set (COPIC Ciao: Skin Tones) from a different vendor, which do come in brush-tips, so I do have variety and exposure to both experiences. Some might find it more difficult to blend with the fine-tips, but I personally found that I feel like I have more control blending with them. Brush-nibs would probably be a better blending tool for larger areas on a sheet of paper, but I find the broad-tips work fine for those situations as well (despite unpopular belief LOL).Definitely a dream-come true to be able to get these; the quality of my art is cleaner, and gets done faster as well! Plus, one of my favorite illustrators (Amanda Olleander) uses this set as well, I came to notice, and that makes my rash decision to get this set all the better to me!

Absolutely love these! I'm sort of a novice- I love to draw, but I had never worked with copics before. They are very smooth, and fill in very well. I've had them for about two months now, and they are the bomb diggity. Excellent for cartooning, awesome for everything. (I was a little worried whether or not I'd be worthy of such an expensive and fantastic marker set, but I've learned that it's okay, making art makes me happy even if the markers are better than my skill! Buy them!!)