I have bought both the Warm and Cool grey sets of Copic markers and I really couldn't be more happy with them. If you are looking to produce beautiful tonal drawings, these will get the job done and then some. Your only limitations will really be your own abilities which I guarantee will grow if you stick with the Copics.That being said I just wanted to say a few words on the price and the markers themselves. It's easy to look at a set of Copic markers and think to yourself "Why would I pay so much for something I'm going to throw out in just a few months?" And with any other brand of marker, you'd be correct in feeling a little ripped off. But Copics are different; and not just because they are quality markers, because in all honesty so are Prismacolors or most ... MoreI have bought both the Warm and Cool grey sets of Copic markers and I really couldn't be more happy with them. If you are looking to produce beautiful tonal drawings, these will get the job done and then some. Your only limitations will really be your own abilities which I guarantee will grow if you stick with the Copics.That being said I just wanted to say a few words on the price and the markers themselves. It's easy to look at a set of Copic markers and think to yourself "Why would I pay so much for something I'm going to throw out in just a few months?" And with any other brand of marker, you'd be correct in feeling a little ripped off. But Copics are different; and not just because they are quality markers, because in all honesty so are Prismacolors or most other high end brand of markers. But the difference is that any Copic marker you buy can be refilled once it goes dry and all the nibs and brush heads can be replaced once they are worn out. Because of this, buying a set of Copic markers is more like buying a set of paint brushes rather than a set of pencils, pastels or markers for that matter.If you do decide to buy a set, you are looking at a high up front cost, not only for the markers but also the refill ink for each marker. However, once you've made the investment it's pretty cheap to keep your markers going. Each refill bottle will fill a Copic marker 7-10 times, making it somewhere between 50 cents to a dollar per refill. So, in the long term it becomes well worth the initial price, especially when you consider one Prismacolor marker costs somewhere between 4-6 dollars to replace.These Copic martkers really are an investment; not just as far as money goes but in yourself as well. So, if you can't see yourself using them regularly a couple years down the road then they might not be a good fit for you. On the other hand, if you are an artist who is looking for a set of tools that are going to last and produce quality work, I can tell that your money is being well spent.

I buy Copic markers in 9 tones of grey and use them to plan the values in a quilt, without committing to specific colors. They bring the drafted picture to life. The grey tones work great showing where dark, medium and light tones are needed to articulate the shapes, and create variations. The markers don't stink and still work perfectly even if they've been inactive for 2 years or more.

This is known to be the better of the three copic alcohol markers so I may have placed my expectations too high first off. They're good markers but it all really depends what paper you use them on! Don't forget to consider that 'cause silly me I did! It proves to be a lighter and more of a digital art touch look to it if used on the thick smooth white paper (so it doesn't bleed through very much-> ex: I'm using what's called Pen paper by Pentalic- which is not ideal but just me testing it out- ideally, get the paper pads meant for copic markers). Another paper is the smooth white side of watercolor Canson paper that blends much better in keep the color shade or tint be one color rather than being able to see each and every individual stroke of the marker tip. ... MoreThis is known to be the better of the three copic alcohol markers so I may have placed my expectations too high first off. They're good markers but it all really depends what paper you use them on! Don't forget to consider that 'cause silly me I did! It proves to be a lighter and more of a digital art touch look to it if used on the thick smooth white paper (so it doesn't bleed through very much-> ex: I'm using what's called Pen paper by Pentalic- which is not ideal but just me testing it out- ideally, get the paper pads meant for copic markers). Another paper is the smooth white side of watercolor Canson paper that blends much better in keep the color shade or tint be one color rather than being able to see each and every individual stroke of the marker tip. However, the colors come out looking darker. There's much more to experiment! Good luck with whatever you choose! Also, cool feature of the product is that the darker tip side of the marker indicates the fine tip side.Furthermore, Dickblick has been awesome with shippings. I'm excited to get my stuff pretty fast within only a few days. Also, I ordered 120 of these individual original copic markers and they got all the colors right-luckily without a mix-up so I wouldn't have to bother with returns.