A number of you have been asking for a list of the marker colours that I carry around with me. After months of experimenting, I have settled on this selection of 24 markers.

They are all GoldFaber Aqua Dual Markers by Faber Castell (water-soluble dye-based markers).

The colours are:

104 Light Yellow Glaze *
281 Sand *
116 Apricot
114 Pale Pink
195 Vintage Pink
229 Pink
121 Pale Geranium Lake
227 Alizarin Madder Lake
196 Lavender Light *
139 Light Violet
247 Indanthrene Blue
248 Sea Blue
446 Sky Blue Pastel *
164 Water Blue *
206 Lime
174 Chromium Green Opaque *
267 Pine Green
183 Light Yellow Ochre
186 Terracotta
283 Burnt Siena
199 Black
233 Cold Grey IV
272 Warm Grey III
277 Titanium Violet Light

* These are the colours that I use the most.

Marker Workshop

If you missed it… I recently did a workshop with Faber Castell Australia showing how I use these markers and how I combine them with watercolour.

Watch the replay here

If you want to find out more about my techniques for sketching teacups please check out my comprehensive Teacups course.

For more articles about using GoldFaber Aqua Dual Markers for my everyday sketching and urban sketching click here.