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Technical Details, Zig Posterman 15mm Tip Details

You have never seen a Zig Posterman Big and Bold 15mm tip marker?  You have missed out on the power and grace of placing a big, bold mark on any smooth surface that has smaller dry erase markers hiding out on the tray!  We will zoom in and take a close look at the Zig Posterman 15mm tip details.  The marker is not simply 15mm it can make lines of three different widths and is ready to fill in the larger spaces.

Cohas engineering systems reviews the Zig Posterman 15mm Big and Bold Waterproof marker tip.  If you have, or are interested in a Wet-Wipe or Zig Illumigraph marker, the tips will be the same.  The difference is that those markers come off with a damp cloth, while the Waterproof marker needs Windex, Whiteboard or Zig Posterman cleaner.

Looking at the side of a Zig Posterman 15mm Tip Details with a loaded red tip

The face is a full 15mm wide, just a bit over 5/8 of an inch and is flat.

First, lets look at the face of the marker. Used to make big bold lines, the surface is what you will use most often; after all, a wide marker is what you were looking for.  The tip is made of a hard dense fiber that will hold it’s shape even on rough surfaces.  Some of our customers use their marker to create designs on grip tape for artistic skateboards.

The ink, actually a pigment based paint, fills the tip when the valve is pressed down.  Our training video on how to “Load Your Zig” provides details on this process.

Looking at the edge of a Zig Posterman 15mm Tip Details with a loaded red tip

The side is about 9mm wide, just a bit under 3/8 of an inch and is slightly rounded.

The side of the marker has a bit of a rounded or beveled profile as seen in this image.  It can be used to create thinner lines of about 9mm in width if used full on the side, or 2-5mm in width if used on the corner. How hard you press the marker will control how large your line gets when you use the corner of the 15mm Big and Bold.

If you need wider lines, Zig Posterman also come in 30mm and 50mm widths.  In 2016 the factory discontinued many of the colors available in the 30mm width marker.  Cohas Chalkboard Systems added 20, 30 and 40 mm width markers in all the available colors as a custom product.  This is modified right here in America for any project you may have.

Tip from the lab: If you need a special width or shape for some reason, cut the fiber tip with a razor knife, utility blade or Exacto knife.  Zig Posterman 15mm tip details; It is less messy if you do this before you load the tip!  Did you know, you can create a schroll brush by cutting a grove in the tip.  This will lay down two lines when your draw.

Quick review of Zig Posterman ink types

  • The ink is pigmented paint in all markers.
  • Waterproof used on any non-porous surface will not come off with rubbing or water; you must use Windex or a cleaner with a high alkaline content.
  • Wet-Wipe used on any smooth surface will not come off with rubbing unless you rub very hard.
  • Wet-Wipe will only come off with a damp cloth or with water.  Indoor use is recommended.
  • Zig Illumigraph markers are Wet-Wipe markers in extremely bright colors for application on dark surfaces.
  • Like Wet-Wipe, they only come off with a damp cloth and are recommended for indoor use.
  • Waterproof Florescent colors give the look of Zig Illumigraph but they are semi-permanent.
  • All markers are odor free and have no VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds) and conform to ASTM D4236.
  • All markers are permanent on porous surfaces. Use your Zig Posterman Markers with care!

If you need help with your applications please use our contact page to work with our lab technicians on testing your specific needs.

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How to put Paint Marker Color Overlay

The amazing skill of John Wren Sign Board Artist creates chalk board art, with paint marker color overlay. The Zig Posterman Marker is great for complex designs like this since once dry you can write over the marks without damaging the work you have already done.

Ever write over a dry erase marker and find it destroys the mark? That won’t happen with these unique markers available in many sizes, colors and finishes!  The opaque matte finish Zig Posterman Calk Marker allows the artist to put color on color in any display.

How to Create Paint Marker Color Overlay

To start the artist letters in “Meals from around the world” using a 15 millimeter Zig Posterman Marker.  That’s 5/8 inch for us yanks’ he then adds a brown drop shadow. Finishing with 6mm chisel tip white highlights and brown with some neon drop shadow. This is a technique anyone could use, just watch the video and give it a try yourself.

Notice the guidelines in light chalk on this board.  Those can be removed when done, with an eraser, your Zig Posterman marks will not smudge or smear.

John then uses a Zig 15mm marker to create a green oval shape looking a lot like a football here in the United States. Watch carefully as this part is in fast motion, he creates the outside of the oval with the green. He then switches to the white 15mm marker to create a gradient and a 3d affect.

Editors Note:

I could not help but notice the frame that John Wren is using, the saw marks can be seen on this clearly recycled wood that come from a vertical saw. Likely from a time before neon and LED full motion signs.  In the United Kingdom and here in the United States these distinctive saw marks date the wood between 1700 and 1860.  How quaint that the sign artist is able to use old wood on an old school chalkart sign.

Then after the oval has dried in this video he uses a clear acrylic varnish to “fix” the paint so it will have no chance of running with the future layers he plans to ad.  Depending on your design you may not need this method for paint marker color overlay.  The reason for this is Zig Posterman semi-permanent markers can be drawn over when dry.  Test your design to determine the best option for your application.  If the marker does not dry fast enough you can use heat to cure it.

 

Detail Time After the Color Overlay

Following the shape of the oval a pop-out 3d affect is created, this is a plan ahead project, you don’t want to run out of room for your letters. Silver and black highlights or in the case of black more appropriately shadows are added by John to give even more of a perspective.  Layering the Zig Posterman marker on top of an existing mark is no problem.  In this video he could have completely recovered the white “World” text, but instead highlights the center.

Using the guidelines text is added to the blackboard. “Try a different dish every week” in this case the text is gone over twice for that nice bright white on the blackboard. Even if think you can not letter that well give it a try! The Zig 6mm chisel tip markers give a nice look to hand written text, almost a calligraphy marker look.

In the end making sure with a tape measure our artist adds “This Week and Next Week” with a nice simple parchment box framing what will soon be the specials on this restaurant board.

Here’s a tip on Paint Marker Color Overlay!

Now that you have your board done, you can add your specials to the menu board and change it every week!  Use the Zig Posterman Wet-Wipe markers so you can wipe the board clean with a damp cloth.  Your menu board design will not come off because you need Windex to make that happen.  Why not try the over 23 different colors of the Zig Posterman waterpoof Marker? Or test the Wet-Wipe marker for indoor applications with 27 colors and three tip sizes.

Another Zig tip, chalk board artist John Wren offers on demand downloadable DVD videos on how to create artwork like this be sure to visit his website and tell him, “Cohas Chalkobard Systems sent you!”

These Markers were used in this project.

White 6mm used for fine lines and text touch-up

 

White 15mm used to make the larger text and highlight larger text

 

Green 15mm, this marker made the football shaped object

Yellow 6mm used for highlights, 2 coats provided extra bright color

We did not include the black 6mm John used to put the website on the back of his hand.

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IdeaPaint Chalk Markers make Unconventional Art

The call came in like many do, “We need IdeaPaint Chalk Markers will your markers work on IdeaPaint?” We have reports from many customers one as far away as Australia using them so “Sure they will work for you.” An easy answer, but our recommendation became a bit cautious for a few reasons.

Explaining the best product for IdeaPaint is the Zig Illumigraph marker we started to review the darker colors like violet, red and blue. Noah Lydiard of PJA Advertising and Marketing started asking if we had any lighter colors. He then explained that this was a clear IdeaPaint wall over a green painted wall. This key lime green wall would make an outstanding palette for all the ZigPosterman Colors.

Noah was looking for wide bold markers, something that would be highly opaque and have wide tips. The advantage with Illumigrpaph is that they can be removed with a damp cloth or even wiped off of IdeaPaint with a soft rag. A nice option in the office or home, plus they come as wide as 2 inches.

A Violet 50mm Zig Illumigrpah marker drawing a driping line on a IdeaPaint Wall, IdeaPaint Chalk Markers

PJA also wanted some dark colors, though not available in the Illumigraph they are available in the Zig-Posterman Wet-Wipe marker. He opted to add Black Blue and Brown in 15mm to all the 50 and 15mm Illumigraph colors offered.

Flourescent Zig Illumigrpah paint on a lime green idea paint wall the design is drippingPausing for a moment in our conversation on his project… Even taking a deep breath when the next statement came up. “We just painted the wall today, (Thursday) the artists set up to come in at the beginning of the next week.” It is recommended by the manufacture of IdeaPaint that the wall dry for three days.  The cure should be a bit longer with ZigPosterman markers.  This is important since the water based Wet-Wipes are removed with a damp cloth.  The fluid can soak into the drywall if it is not sealed and has dried well.

Willing to take the chance Noah at PAJ and Steve Young here at Cohas Chalkboard Systems put together the order. Out it went Friday night UPS ground for delivery to the PJA Advertising and Marketing firm in Cambridge Monday.

Starting with a blank green wall coated with IdeaPaint Clear, artists Josh Falk and Matthew Zaremba create IdeaPaint chalk markers bold radiating lines with the Zig Illumigraph 50mm marker in violet. Surprising us the next color laid down was Yellow while watching the video for the first time. A technician in the lab screamed, “wait, wait, wait” when the artist was pressing down on the marker causing it to drip and run. While not a normal use we just waited for the video to run and the art to develop.

Artists remove Zig Illumigraph paint marker cleanly from a IdeaPaint wallBlending with a water spray and paper towel the next step was to mask of sections of the design. Then the magic of Zigs and IdeaPaint came out. Josh and Matthew cleaned the marker off the IdeaPaint coated wall with a damp cloth. Some of the marker paint was thick from layers in the design. In the end it was 100% clean with no ghosting or marks.  After that the cleaned area received a solid coating of red Zig Illumigraph marker with a Biggie 50 2 inch marker.

Then a surprise came, after coating the large solid triangles in the design they let the Zig Illumigrpaph marker paint dry. Using an eraser on the end of a pencil the Illumigraph marks were selectively removed to inscribe the message “Nurture the Things that Interest You…”

 

Wall art on IdeaPaint whiteboard surface, Masked with Painters tape, coated with Red Zig Illumigraph, words etched with eraserI wonder if we should let PJA know that the Zig Illumigraph marker is Ultra Fluorescent under blacklight?

Listen now to “The Unconventinals” a pja radio production, in this show Mike O’Toole talks with Morgen Newman VP, International Sales and and Jeff Avallon, VP, Business Development of IdeaPaint. Based in Ashland, MA and founded in 2002.  IdeaPaint gives people the opportunity to unleash their creative potential through innovative tools that re-imagine the spaces where they work, learn and play. A dry erase paint, IdeaPaint turns virtually any surface into an erasable canvas.  This provides its customers the space they need to collaborate, interact and fully explore their creativity.

Join Cohas on facebook he “Liked” The Unconventionals we know you will too!

Zig Illumigraph Markers used laying on a painters cloth with tape and rags. Violet, yellow and RedLike to learn more about IdeaPaint? Visit the IdeaPaint website for work school and home!

Order Zig Markers

The markers ordered for this project are available here in our online store.  Just click the type, then select color and size you are interested in for same day shipping.

All in stock orders ship in 12 hours or less!

Illumigraph 5 sizes

Wet-Wipe 4 sizes

Waterproof 9 sizes

 

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