Marker Question!

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Hi! I had a question about markers.... I am going to be going to a meet and greet with some celebs and most of the photos I am bringing are dark...... I wanted to know what is the best silver marker to buy? I was thinking about a silver Sharpie but I have not heard good things about them? Is there a different company? I went to the store today and I honestly only found silver sharpie's ( Staples) is there another store that might have silver markers by a different company?
I also noticed when I wrote with the silver sharpie's on the photo, there was not a whole lot of ink and even on sorta dark photo's it did not look as good as I hoped, my photo's are dark but not super dark! I do have one that is black but the rest have the dark gray backounds
Rebekah

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Are you printing out your own photos? (silver sharpies don't dry well and will rub off) or are they professionally printed photos (silver sharpies work well, but Sharpie also sells a silver paint pen that is even bolder)

If you print your own I would suggest using lighter images so a blue or black sharpie will be seen, and they are permanent.

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Well I actual have them printed through Kodak which is an online printing service... most are matte or glossy....
Would the silver sharpie be okay? Or should I try a paint marker( which I am a little nervous about) have you ever used one?

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Yes, the silver sharpie's work great (but they need to stored upside down or they will dry up) here's what my example looks like:

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm47 ... 0photo.jpg

and here is what the paint pen looks like by comparison:

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm47 ... neyPal.jpg