Kuretake Sumi Brush Pen Blister -No8

This is a fantastic pen. If wielded the right way, the artist can accomplish lines as fine as any a fountain pen might produce, and without the annoying hassle of leakages and frequently broken nibs. The pluses are: - You can draw on two sides of a sheet of paper, and the ink dries instantly, not flooding or causing paper to warp. I have done such on thin, low quality paper. - Versatile. I used this on high, artist quality paper, which is rather porous, but regardless this is always like writing with silk upon silk. - I highly recommend artist quality paper, as the tones and indentations will add definition and pizazz to your works, but as there is no bleeding this is not mandatory at all. I would say, try traditional rice paper, but only if this is specific to an effect you wish to produce. There is no requirement to use paper that is thick, as the ink is of such a type that bleeding does not ever occur. - Attractive design. This is obviously not an expensive pen, but is aesthetically pleasing, the parts being joined with brass rings rather than plastic. It is the length and girth of a traditional Tsume (meaning claw) pen. I recommend that you buy a refillable cartridge, though the disposable Kuretake cartridges are hardly excessively priced compared to - ahem! - the OTHER brand, yes Pentel, we mean you.

Gosh this is just my most FAVOURITE pen. The lines it makes are so nice and smooth and the point is so fine that you can make such tiny details. Only down side is the pen cartridges. The cartridges are not waterproof, at all, They will bleed like crazy when even a speck of water hits it. Plus, it ruins the ink on the paper as it gives this weird blue halo affect as well as the ink getting muted and just generally looks bad. I'm a watercolour artist, so I replaced the ink with platinum Carbon ink cartridges. It's the same size and have the little ball in the cartridges as well, just that they're waterproof this time. Besides that, fantastic pen, Absolutely adore it. Would recommend it to anyone who wants to try using brush pens for inking.

This wasn't exactly what I was expecting, which to be fair isn't the fault of the product or the seller. I assumed the pen would have a relatively rigid nib with a certain amount of flexibility to achieve some flowing detail when sketching. I'm not sure why, now. Essentially it's a paint brush attached to a cartridge pen. It's actually pretty cool, but requires more skilled hands than mine to make the most of it. On the upside, it came from Japan surprisingly quickly and I was blown away by the low cost. It also feels like a quality item, and in lots of ways I'm very pleased to have it. Addendum: I don't actually suck as much as I thought. I've figured out how to use it, or at least a way that I can use it, and I have to say it gives brilliant results. Bumping up to 5 stars!

Maybe brush pens are old hat but I'm new to them and really impressed by this one. The brush comes to a beautiful point, easily as good as my sable brushes, allowing hair like lines. The ink flows beautifully. I'm sold! Incidentally, anyone who thinks a sable version would be better, I'm not sure I'd bother. Sable out-performs artificial in a normal brush not because the point is better, which it is not always, but because they hold so much more ink for their size. A brush pen solves this problem neatly with the added benefit of being humane.

I am a professional Artist; I use this brush pen for my artwork. The brush holds its shape, with a smooth ink flow, enabling detailed work to be achieved; great for comic artwork and illustration. The brush pen is lightweight, feeling like working with an ordinary paint bush, having a paint brush length. The ink, which comes with the brush pen is not as black as I required. But it was easily remedied by acquiring 'Platinum Carbon Ink Cartridges,' which fit this pen.

Pros: ++ Tip is a touch finer and more consistent than Pentel and other similar-price equivalents. + Generally a high-quality feel, seems very well made. + Included ink dries very quickly. Cons: -- Included ink (and presumably refill cartridges) is very slightly brown compared to other brush pens I use (let alone liners). - Tip is slightly more rigid than other brush pens, so it doesn't feel as though it flows as well. (Of course some people may prefer the extra resistance.) Overall, good but not perfect. If you don't use multiple pens on the same piece then you'll likely be fine with the ink colour, in which case this pen is pretty unbeatable at this price. Unfortunately, I do use multiple pens on the same page, so the ink colour stands out; if the ink was more properly black it would be my new standard brush pen.

It's the only brush pen I've ever used, so I cannot do a comparison, but I find absolutely nothing to complain about: - the ink flows well but not too well - the brush is flexible and allows for quick, expressive strokes - the brush tip is pointy and allows for thin hairlines

I used this pen for a while and after only a month or so of using it, it began to leak onto my fingers. I began using it to fill in stuff but I couldn't hold it properly because of the leaking. The brush nib then began to leak out a bit to much ink which is not good. I am really disappointed as I was looking forward to keeping it and using it for my line art but I have just had to bite the bullet and throw it out. Perhaps I was unlucky and got a damaged one but this has never happened to me with a brush pen. I may buy another one at some point as I have a few refills lefts.. but honestly the price is a bit to much.. we will see.

I really like using brush pens with waterproof inks in my watercolor paintings so I got different models from different brands. Out all 6-7 brush pens that I own from different brands, I like this the most. They have a very good built (The body is made of metal and has a sleek design), The brush tip is very pointy and you can use platinum ink converter to refill it with any ink you like (I use Sketchink by Rohrer & Klingner with them which are awesome too) Anyhow, I definitely recommend it specially over the Pantel brush pens.

Schrijft fijn en afgelijnd. Ink vloeit goed, is niet watervast maar wel geschikt om te 'wassen'.

I have several brush pens, but keep coming back to this one which is the cheapest of them all. It fits my hand perfect, it is light, you can refill the ink cartridges yourself with other inks (after washing the cartridge, just use a syringe to refill), and the tip is neither too soft nor too hard. Due to the low price, I am not afraid of losing it when sketching outdoors. Perhaps the only drawback (for me) is the length, as it is longer than a standard pen, and therefore does not fit most standard pen cases or it sticks out on my sketching bag. But I “fixed” mine by cutting an inch off the back, lol! I did not notice any difference in pen balance after cutting a piece off. I normally take 2 of these along, one with black ink and another with gray ink, which is a quick way to apply shade/shadow to urban sketches. And if you chose to go monochrome, you could prepare more shades and fill different pens with each. You can also buy a converter for this pen and fill it without a syringe, but the converter will cost more than the pen! I chose to use the cartridges that it came with, although I empty it and refill with waterproof ink. There is nothing wrong with the ink that comes with the pen, but it is not waterproof, and for my purpose, where most of the time I watercolor my sketches, the ink needs to be waterproof! The water based ink that comes with the pen (and other water based inks too) can achieve interesting effects as you can do your sketch and then use a water brush pen or a wet paint brush to “smear” the dark portions of the sketch to make your shades and shadows. So you might want to have some fun with the ink included before emptying the cartridge to replace the ink! So much sketching to do, but so little time, lol!

De très bonne qualité, j'en est acheter plusieurs et je doit dire qu'il m'ont toujours donner satisfaction le pinceau et souple tout en gardant une pointe net et précise, très pratique pour la calligraphie.

Ottimo prodotto, arrivato in perfetto stato, impacchettato benissimo e persino in netto anticipo sulla data prevista. La punta è ben tenuta e morbida, l'inchiostro nero è coprente e dosato perfettamente senza eccedere, l'ho utilizzato per diversi disegni e calligrafie e sembra durare molto, a differenza di altri prodotti similari che si sono "scaricati" subito. Consigliatissimo! Perfetto per calligrafie, schizzi veloci o anche per campiture piene. Piccola nota aggiuntiva: il messaggio di cortesia del fornitore all'interno del pacco è stata cosa molto gradita. :)