Copic

For the community in California, see Copic, California.

The Copic logo.

A Copic marker.

The Copic system including markers and the airbrush.

Copic (コピック, Kopikku) is a brand of marker made in Japan by Too and distributed in the United States and Canada by Imagination International. The markers are available in 358 colors and are refillable. The inks used to refill the markers can be mixed to create new colors, and empty markers are sold for this purpose. There is also an airbrush system available.

Copic markers have two tips to cover a wide range of uses; a chisel-style tip at one end and a brush tip at the other. It may also have a round tip. The markers utilize permanent, non-toxic, alcohol-based ink. The markers are also available in a wide style that will more easily cover large areas.

Types

There are five different types of Copic markers, though all use the same ink.

Original

Copic Original markers are available in 214 different colors. They are shaped like a square and have replaceable nibs and ink. These have one brush side and one broad tip side. The brush side on the Copic original is firmer than the brush side on the Copic Ciao and Copic Sketch.

Sketch

Copic Sketch markers are available in all 346 colors. The marker part is shaped more like an oval. These have a softer brush tip and a broad tip as well. They have replaceable nibs and ink.

Wide

Copic Wide markers are mainly used to color large areas with consistency and without streaking the colors. They are thicker and bigger than the Copic Sketch and Copic Original. These have a calligraphy nib. Copic Wides are only available in 36 colors. Copic Wides have refillable ink and replaceable nibs.

Ciao

Copic Ciao are the skinniest of all the Copic Markers. They are thin tube shapes with replaceable nibs and refillable ink. Copic Ciao markers are available in 180 colors. They are double-ended, with a different nib on each side - a "Super Brush" nib, and a "Medium Broad" nib.

Comic

Copic Comic markers are available in 72 colors. The barrel is oval and is compatible the the Copic Air-brushing system. Copic Comic has a Super Brush nib and a medium round nib instead of a medium broad This marker has replacement ink and nibs, however, the ink colors are not all the same as the colors on Original, Sketch, Wide or Ciao. These markers are sold mostly in Japan

External links

• US Copic site includes a dealer locator page for North America
• Brazil Copic site
• UK Copic site
• Australian Copic site
• Japanese Copic Site
• Copic Colour Charts