Hey there,
just updated the project run thread with some cool things
But I will continue here with the blue tests as this is where we started discussing it.
I have mixed the Dykem with Edding permanent ink and although the color is absolutely perfect, they are not mising well and the result is blotchy.
The good part is that the edding ink itself works much much better than the markers themselves and I feel that this is a pretty good close result for the color and darkness we are looking for.
as usual, this is extremely hard to photograph and for me, this is not exactly showing what I'm seing in reality as the Dykem with my own eyes is really dark and the purple hue is totally random and how it shows in photos or even to the naked eye, and the edding ink here is a bit "basic blue" and doesn't look as good as it does for real I feel.
so, left: Dykem, center, Edding ink on top, marker under it, right, the mix 50/50 dykem edding that doesn't miw well but has the most perfect color in reality
same here, dykem on the bottom:
another view trying to show the colors better... dykem top right, mix 50/50 top left, edding ink on the bottom right on top of the marker in the bottom left:
here in the same position with flash to see what it does:
and on a different spot of the workshop to see the difference, dykem on the bottom, edding on top
I'm disapointed the two are not mixing well because the color result is just spot on but I feel the edding ink on his own is pretty good! it would work well airbrushed I guess.
now, I want to try one last thing but I'm not sure it will be any good, diluting the dykem a bit with alcohol or acetone.
cheers