Ohuhu Acrylic Markers Are Not Ohuhu's Alcohol Markers
Ohuhu makes both, and the two behave in opposite ways. Its acrylic markers earn a works verdict on eight of thirteen surfaces; its alcohol markers earn none at all. The catalogue holds 94 Ohuhu alcohol listings against 11 acrylic ones, and none of the acrylic ones carries enough ratings to reach the acrylic shortlist. Same brand, different pen, different answer.
Ohuhu makes acrylic markers and alcohol markers, and the two are not variations on a theme. Acrylic markers earn a works verdict on eight of the thirteen surfaces in this matrix. Alcohol markers earn none at all, on any surface, which is true of no other chemistry here. If you have arrived from a search for Ohuhu acrylic markers expecting the same pen in a different colour range, that is the correction. The type this page sits under is set out at every alcohol marker verdict in one place.
The numbers behind the two phrases are lopsided in the other direction. "Ohuhu markers" as a brand term draws 41,000 searches a month at keyword difficulty 4. "Ohuhu acrylic markers" draws 700 at difficulty 0, up 139% year on year, with 350 more searches attached to one specific set, the 24-colour 48-pack, and 60 more asking for reviews.
Two Shelves, Two Verdict Patterns
| Ohuhu alcohol | Ohuhu acrylic | |
|---|---|---|
| Listings in this catalogue | 94 | 11 |
| Median price of that subset | $42.49 | $27.99 |
| Clearing 4.3 stars and 1,500 ratings | 36 | 4 |
| Works verdicts in the matrix | 0 of 13 | 8 of 13 |
| Worst measured topic | bleed-through, 82% negative | durability, 51% negative |
The right-hand column is the better pen for a hard surface and the left-hand column is the better pen for blending, and no amount of brand loyalty collapses that into one recommendation. Alcohol dye is thin by design so it can dissolve into itself; thin ink soaks into paper and beads off glass. Acrylic is pigment held in a binder that dries to a film, so it covers black card, glass, wood, metal, plastic, stone and cardboard, and blends badly or not at all.
| Marker type | Paper | Whiteboard | Chalkboard | Glass | Wood | Metal | Plastic | Ceramic / mug | Rock / stone | Fabric | Skin | Car window | Cardboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol Alcohol-carried dye. Blends, but soaks and feathers on absorbent stock. | ◐If… 1,820/mo Feathers and bleeds on anything but marker paper. 1,820 searches a month are people looking for the right stock. | ○No 10/mo Stains melamine permanently. Use a dry erase marker. | ○No no measured demand Porous board absorbs the dye and stains. Use a liquid chalk marker. | ◐If… 90/mo Beads on glass and wipes off with alcohol. Not a glass marker. | ◐If… 170/mo Absorbs into bare wood like a stain. Some people want that. | ○No 60/mo Beads and rubs off. Use an oil-based paint marker. | ◐If… 270/mo Streaks on gloss. Works on primed styrene for models. | ○No no measured demand Beads on the glaze. Use a paint or acrylic marker. | ○No 10/mo Soaks in and dulls. Use an acrylic marker. | ◐If… 900/mo Bleeds into the weave and is not wash-fast. | ○No 900/mo Alcohol dye, not cosmetic grade. Use a body marker. | ○No no measured demand Wipes straight off tempered glass. Use a chalk or washable marker. | ◐If… 10/mo Bleeds heavily unless the board is coated. |
The row above is the alcohol row, and it is worth reading as the reason this page exists. Paper is conditional at 1,820 searches a month, fabric conditional at 900, plastic conditional at 270. Metal, glass, ceramic, stone, skin and car glass are all fails. There is no surface an alcohol marker owns outright.
What the Shortlist Shows, and What It Cannot
| Product | Tip | Pack | Rating | Ratings | Price | Per pen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohuhu Ohuhu Alcohol Markers 48 Colors Brush& Chisel for Adults Cozy… | Chisel | 48 | 4.8 | 17,006 | $49.99 | $1.04 |
| Ohuhu Ohuhu Alcohol Markers 40 Colors Chisel Fine AP Certified for… | Chisel | 42 | 4.7 | 15,224 | $25.49 | $0.61 |
| Caliart Caliart Alcohol Markers 41 Colors Fine & Chisel Dual Tip… | Chisel | 41 | 4.7 | 13,893 | $23.99 | $0.59 |
| Shuttle Art Shuttle Art 51 Colors Alcohol Markers, 50 Colors Dual Tip Art… | Mixed | 51 | 4.6 | 13,281 | $25.99 | $0.51 |
| Shuttle Art Shuttle Art 61 Colors Alcohol Markers, 60 Colors Dual Tip Art… | Mixed | 61 | 4.5 | 10,373 | $25.99 | $0.43 |
| Caliart Caliart Alcohol Markers 100 Colors Dual Tip Fine & Chisel Art… | Chisel | 100 | 4.6 | 10,190 | $35.99 | $0.36 |
Ohuhu takes the top two slots on the alcohol shelf: the 48-colour brush and chisel set at 4.8 across 17,006 ratings and $1.04 a pen, and the 40-colour AP-certified set at 4.7 across 15,224 and $0.61. Between them that is 32,230 ratings, and it is why Ohuhu leads this category by buyer volume.
No Ohuhu acrylic marker appears anywhere on the acrylic shortlist, and the reason is arithmetic rather than quality. That shortlist ranks by rating count. The largest Ohuhu acrylic listing carries 1,756 ratings at 4.5, which clears this site's floor of 4.3 stars and 1,500 ratings, and the POSCA set at the top of the acrylic table carries 25,107. Four Ohuhu acrylic products clear the floor and none of them survives the ranking. That is a statement about how much evidence exists, not a verdict against the pen.
The Complaint That Follows Ohuhu Alcohol Sets
Drying out draws 1,514 reports across 20 alcohol products, 1,106 of them negative, a 73% rate, and it lands hardest on big sets. One buyer counted the damage: "swatching there are 18 out of the 120 markers of mine that are completely dried out and 3 that will barely release ink and i did not get a blender." Another named the mechanism they believed responsible: "These from Amazon seem to dry out quickly, and from my research a lot of people say it's gotta be due to how they're stored at the Amazon facility."
Bleed-through — 1,207 reports, 82% negative, across 17 products
Unfortunately, the markers bleed through the paper, which it specifically states on the paper it is not supposed to do. Very disappointed
Copic Markers PMPADA4 PM Pad A4, 50 Sheets
My daughter who is 13 thought these were great. They do bleed through and are hard to blend because they do dry inconsistently, but for a new artist
Ohuhu Alcohol Markers - AP Certificated 80-color Dual…
4 more verbatim reports
First time using these. Won't buy again. They bleed and there's nothing to indicate what the colors are and don't know which one is the blender
Shuttle Art 61 Colors Alcohol Markers, 60 Colors Dual Tip…
First time using these. Won't buy again. They bleed and there's nothing to indicate what the colors are and don't know which one is the blender
Shuttle Art 101 Colors Alcohol Markers, 100 Colors Dual…
First time using these. Won't buy again. They bleed and there's nothing to indicate what the colors are and don't know which one is the blender
Shuttle Art 30 Colors Skin Tone&Hair Art Markers, Dual…
First time using these. Won't buy again. They bleed and there's nothing to indicate what the colors are and don't know which one is the blender
Shuttle Art 26 Colors Skin Tone&Hair Art Markers, Dual…
Ink drying — 353 reports, 80% negative, across 10 products
Some were dried out. Returned for new set, same thing. Gave up
Copic Sketch 12-Color Set, Refillable Blendable Dual-Tip…
Some were dried out. Returned for new set, same thing. Gave up
Copic Sketch, Alcohol markers, 12pc set Warm Gray (New…
4 more verbatim reports
the initial and replacement from Amazon did not write and were completely dried out
Copic Marker, Copic Drawing Pen F01 Black
swatching there are 18 out of the 120 markers of mine that are completely dried out and 3 that will barely release ink and i did not get a blender
Ohuhu Alcohol Markers Brush Tip -Double Tipped Art Marker…
Great use none were dry which was awesome, I've had them a while and they all still color great I loved the color cards that went with them
Ohuhu Alcohol Markers 216 Colors Brush& Chisel for Adults…
I ordered these for my granddaughters birthday and half of them were dried out when she went to use them. For the price, this is very disappointing
ARTEZA Alcohol Markers – Set of 36 Portrait & Skin Tone…
Bleed — 1,747 reports, 79% negative, across 23 products
excited to use this marker but it's much darker than I expected and it BLEEDS
Copic Ciao Markers, Dark Brown
Prefer these to my Spectrum Noir markers. Yes , they bleed but so do Spectrum Noir and they are twice as expensive. Will definitely order again
Caliart Alcohol Markers 100 Colors Dual Tip Fine & Chisel…
4 more verbatim reports
While they do bleed through the paper, it isnt all that bad
Shuttle Art 121 Colors Alcohol Markers, 120 Colors Dual…
So many colors that are unusable. They do bleed, a lot, but that’s alcohol markers for you. I wish I would have put the $60 towards Ohuhu markers
Caliart 121 Colors Alcohol Markers Dual Tip Art Marker…
They do bleed through pages! We have to stick heavy duty card stock under the sheet of paper they are trying to color on
cloudriver 120 Colors Alcohol Markers, Dual Tip Permanent…
While they do bleed through the paper, it isnt all that bad
Shuttle Art Pastel Alcohol Markers Brush tip, Dual Tip…
Drying out — 1,514 reports, 73% negative, across 20 products
The majority of the markers were leaking and dried out. There’s only about 15-20 markers that are semi-usable
Caliart Alcohol Markers 100 Colors Dual Tip Fine & Chisel…
Some markers were dry and this is an item that has to be boxed and labeled at home
Caliart 121 Colors Alcohol Markers Dual Tip Art Marker…
4 more verbatim reports
Some were dried out. Thought colors would be vibrant like alcohol ink paints
Dual Tip Alcohol Based Art Markers, Lineon 30 Colors…
These would be fantastic markers if they weren’t dried out. Almost half of them are already dried out or I only got one coloring out of them
Shuttle Art 61 Colors Alcohol Markers, 60 Colors Dual Tip…
These would be fantastic markers if they weren’t dried out. Almost half of them are already dried out or I only got one coloring out of them
Shuttle Art 101 Colors Alcohol Markers, 100 Colors Dual…
The only problem was 2 of the markers exploded in the lids and completely dried out. All the tips were smooth and worked good
belleza suprema 101 Colors Alcohol Markers Dual Tips…
Counts are Amazon “Customers say” topic summaries aggregated across every alcohol marker in the corpus. Quotes are printed exactly as buyers wrote them, including typos.
The counter-report matters as much, and it is about a set twice the size: "Great use none were dry which was awesome, I've had them a while and they all still color great I loved the color cards that went with them." Both are Ohuhu, both are large sets, and the difference is stock age rather than model. Open the box and swatch every pen while the return window is live.
On bleed the reports are resigned rather than surprised. "My daughter who is 13 thought these were great. They do bleed through and are hard to blend because they do dry inconsistently, but for a new artist" is the honest shape of a beginner's experience with any alcohol set at this price.
Which One to Buy
If the work is on paper and the point is blending, buy the alcohol set and buy marker stock to go under it. If the work is on glass, wood, a rock, a mug or black card, the alcohol pen will not do it and the acrylic one will, whoever makes it. Ohuhu holds 146 products across this catalogue at a median price of $33.99 and a median rating of 4.7, so the brand is expensive and well rated in both aisles; the aisle is the decision, not the badge.
Nearby Pages
- ohuhu acrylic markers 24 colors 48 pack — 350 searches a month, the set most of this demand names.
- ohuhu markers 320 — 600 searches a month, the largest set.
- acrylic markers vs alcohol markers — the comparison without a brand attached.
- drying time: what 46,577 buyers reported — the ink-life evidence in full.
How This Page Was Built
Brand subsets are counted across every matching listing in a 4,486-product catalogue, and shortlist thresholds are fixed before the data is read. Buyer counts come from 17,314 topic summaries with verbatim quotes, reproduced exactly. Where a product clears the floor but not the ranking, this page says so. The method is at how we review.
Frequently Asked
What is the difference between Ohuhu acrylic and Ohuhu alcohol markers?
The carrier. Alcohol dye is thin so it blends, and it soaks through paper and beads off hard surfaces. Acrylic is pigment with a binder that dries to an opaque film. In this matrix acrylic earns eight works verdicts and alcohol earns none.
Are Ohuhu acrylic markers any good?
The catalogue holds 11 of them at a median price of $27.99, and four clear this site's 4.3-star and 1,500-rating floor, topping out at 4.5 across 1,756 ratings. None reaches the acrylic shortlist, which is ranked by rating count and led by a POSCA set at 25,107.
Which Ohuhu markers are on the shortlist here?
Two alcohol sets. The 48-colour brush and chisel set at 4.8 across 17,006 ratings and $1.04 a pen, and the 40-colour AP-certified set at 4.7 across 15,224 ratings and $0.61 a pen. Ohuhu takes the top two slots on the alcohol shelf.
Do Ohuhu markers bleed through paper?
The alcohol ones do. Bleed-through on the alcohol shelf draws 1,207 reports across 17 products at 82% negative, and one Ohuhu buyer wrote that they bleed through and are hard to blend. Acrylic markers rate works on paper at 570 searches a month instead.
How expensive is Ohuhu?
Ohuhu holds 146 products in this catalogue at a median price of $33.99, the second highest brand median here behind Arrtx at $39.99, against a site-wide median of $13.99. Its median rating of 4.7 is above the site median of 4.6.
Why do Ohuhu markers arrive dried out?
Large sets sit in storage longer. Drying out on the alcohol shelf draws 1,514 reports across 20 products at 73% negative, and one buyer of a 120-marker set counted 18 completely dry and 3 barely releasing ink. Another blamed warehouse storage directly.