POSCA paint markers are the perfect festive pressie for an arty friend. Whether you are buying for an established artists, a budding novice, an arty little one or a creative crafter, POSCA is for everybody. And we’ve got a choice of four amazing POSCA gifts for Christmas.
POSCA pens are available in a range different nib sizes and are an excellent multi-surface, creative pen. This makes the paint markers great for all abilities, styles and activities. That is why POSCA coloured pens are fantastic value as just one pen has a multitude of uses. The paint marker contains water-based pigment ink which is lightfast, water resistant and will write on almost any surface.
POSCA are amazing for so many artistic activities. Which means they make brilliant gifts for Christmas. The pens are permanent and bleed-proof on paper and card (as it absorbs into the fibres), and can be made permanent on the following:
- – Terracotta – bake at 220°C for 45 minutes, then spray with clear varnish
- – Porcelain – bake at 160°C for 45 minutes, then spray with clear varnish
- – Glass – bake at 160°C for 45 minutes then spray with clear varnish
- – Textiles – iron on reverse
- – Metal, stone, leather, plastic and wood – spray with clear varnish
But what to gift? Here’s four fabulous POSCA gifts for Christmas.
1 Go large with POSCA MOP’R
POSCA MOP’R is a bold and brilliant new addition to the POSCA paint marker range. They are designed with the graffiti artist in mind but they are ideal for any artist who likes to go large!
Available in eight vibrant colours, the POSCA MOP’R PCM-22 has a 19mm round foam rubber pad encased in a grip-able, squeezable bottle.
We think this is a great option for POSCA gifts for Christmas. The POSCA MOP’R gives artists the power to create large drawings horizontally or vertically and have an endless variety of painterly styles at your finger tips.
Unlike other ‘mop’ squeezable paint markers on the market the POSCA is water-based so you can dilute, blend while wet and work it with your other POSCA markers.
It’s the ideal gift for a creative mark maker looking to expand their practice and make expressive marks, drips and lines. With POSCA MOP’R, artists can dare to create large drawings and colour-fills, controlled drippings and other numerous effects; from the simplest lines and dots to the most complex blends. You can really take up space with POSCA MOP’R.
And remember, just like your POSCA paint markers, the POSCA MOP’R is lightfast and will write on almost any surface.
2 Tag and draw with POSCA tins
Looking for a gift for an arty young one or creative kid? Know a budding artist who yearns to unleash their inner graffiti tagger? Or want to get a gift for an arty novice who wants get to know the insider tricks of graffiti or street art -style illustration? Then treat them to a new POSCA tin.
Featuring exclusive designs created by artist SPZero, one tin contains everything you need to create perfect graffiti style lettering or master graffiti style illustrations. Both tins in contain 20 different coloured POSCA paint markers in 5m, 3m and 1m sizes. They also include colour step by step guides plus practice sheets. They are an absolutely essential gift pack for any budding artist or hand-lettering fan.
3 Wonderful POSCA gift sets
Do you really want to treat someone to a very special POSCA pen treat? This is one our favourite ideas for POSCA gifts for Christmas.
How about giving a wonderful POSCA paint marker gift set – with a collection of your favourite paint markers in a branded case.
You can opt for a large or more compact case. To really wow on Christmas morning you can go for a 54-piece set that features five POSCA nib sizes (1MR, 3M, 5M, 7M and 8K). Or for a still impressive but smaller set you can choose an assorted set of 24 POSCA markers in a POSCA case.This set contains three POSCA marker sizes (1M, 3M, 5M).
4 Create a creative bundle
Put together an arty gift bundle for an arty loved one by teaming a pack of POSCAs with something to work on. You could add a pack of POSCAs to some plain trainers to customise. Or get am ArtGecko Sketch book – one that’s designed for use with POSCAs. Or wrap up your POSCAs with some canvases. It would be a much appreciated gift for both a developing artists and accomplished creator.
You can make fantastic canvas artworks with POSCA pens. And you can work large or small. POSCA is paint in a pen so the water-based paint markers can be used to create all manner of eye-catching artworks.
Take a look at what artist Danny Chiverton has done with this tiger canvas, made using POSCAs. Danny not only used tried and tested methods with POSCA such as blending and overlaying. He also used a dragging technique with a dry and wet brush. He build tone and texture by working on diluting the paint with water to create subtle colour grading.
