How to Use Posca Pens?

Shake the marker energetically up and down with the cap on. You will hear the ball inside clicking announcing that the paint colour inside the POSCA marker is being mixed. Press the tip several times on a spare piece of paper until the tip is filled with paint.

How long do you have to shake a Posca pen?

The best way of doing this is to shake the pen well for at least 10 seconds with the lid on, making sure you can hear the mixing balls inside the pen rattle as it mixes the liquid with the pigment as sometimes the pigment can separate and settle in the pen.

Why don't my Posca pens work?

Extra tip: if your marker no longer works, it doesn't mean it's empty. Moisten the tip (see My tip is dry, what do I do? , then re-initiate. Indeed, a tip that is too dry can prevent paint flow . ... POSCA paint is permanent on porous surfaces and erasable on smooth surfaces.