I can't be the only person who finds watching her use these pens SO relaxing. Its not the sound of the pens, I don't like that sound at all. Its the way she moves the pen so smoothly and with no mistakes along with her calming voice. I can't even write in a card with out doing a ruff draft on another piece of paper. LOL
I watch this particular video for many times so satisfying to have them been compared and watching you write with those pens...you make it look so easy, plus the colour is so pretty!!!
Thanks for such a thorough review! I have used Tombow, Staedtler Mars & Marvy Le Plume II, but not for lettering. I have used these watercolor brush markers for coloring books and pre-printed images. Like you, I have found Tombow to be the highest quality overall. Marvy Le Plume II colors are vivid and super intense, so much so that it can make delicate blending more difficult. Plus the fine point tip is very hard and can easily pill the paper. I rarely used them and don’t use the fine tips that much on any markers. The Staedtler Mars brush markers are very good in terms of beautiful vivid colors and great blendability. The brush end was not as long and maybe not as flexible as Tombow, but that doesnt bother me that much. I had two big problems with SM: As far as I know, you can only purchase sets and there are NO individual marker colors available. This is a big let down and negative in my opinion and virtually guarantees that I won’t be purchasing SMs again. This was particularly annoying as I fell in love with their light blue turquoise and used it a lot and really wanted more of it, but couldn’t get it without buying another entire set. The 2nd negative was that when I stopped using SMs and started using Tombows, I stored the SMs for a good long while in the original plastic storage. When I pulled them out to use again, I found a fuzzy growth around the brush end of most of the markers. I think you mentioned something about this occurring in some markers? You attributed it to some chemical change related to “salts?” I just thought of it as developing mold-like growth because the markers were kept in my basement under the couch. But whatever it is, it seems to be a flaw in SMs color formulations. And all of my other markers are kept in the basement too and have never developed any fuzzy growth. I just wiped off the fuzz and could still use them, but still, this can’t be a good thing. I think you said that this chemical change results in making the colors less vibrant or something? I didn’t really use them again that much to tell the difference. Whew! That’s it. I just wanted to pass on my coloring experience with the brands noted. Thanks again for your helpful reviews!
I have the tombow, and although I really like them, they are crazy expensive, squeak a LOT and they had a bit of a rip in them, even though I did not apply crazy pressure to it.
I also loooove the Staedler colors! So vibrant! I found this brand: Edding. They are SO SO good. Definitely my favorites for practicing. The nib doesn't fray quickly, the're firm but bounce back, super thin lines and perfect thicks. I'm obsessed! I found them at my local art store for just $15 for a pack of 10. Worth it. I also have a ton of Tombows that i try not to use because i'm afraid of fraying them lol. ugh... the struggle is real
The crayola brush pens are really good for lefties. They can be used a ton and don't fray. Lefties tend to fray other pens pretty fast because all the pushing movements to make the same shapes.
A REALLY good watercolor paper you could use for your pens...guaranteed not to fray your tips because it is smooth as butter is the " Fabriano Studio Watercolor" paper. Hot press! It is only 25% cotton so the price point is great! I paid $25 for 50 sheets on Amazon. A tip for you on the pen that had the fine liner tip on one end....take the time to fill the area in completely like you did with the other pens with larger nibs and you will get better movement out of your color. I have the Arteza water based Inkonic 120 set of fine liners...same nib as the pen you didn't like...and I use them for watercolor all the time. Even on regular cardstock. Some pens it's how you lay the medium down on the paper. Hope that helps! Great video! Thanks so much!
Personally I love the Artist's Loft love their lack of noise but found them to fray much faster than the dual brush pens personally prefer the dual brush pens and kuretake's gonna try the staedtlers and extra brands sometime
Tombow Dual Brush Pens are my favourite "broad" brush pens, which the Tombow Fudenosuke Hard and Soft Tip Pens are my favourite "Thin" brush pens. Also, there are also Michaels stores in Canada. 😊
If you don't live in the US, the Artist's Loft ones are pretty much exactly the same as the ones from WHSmith (I live in england not sure if there are whsmiths else ware)
Honestly I've never had a tombow brush pen nib fray but the ink has run out on two so far. To be fair I usually use them for colouring and not handlettering but it's nice to see other experiences.
RIVERTHOUGHTS I’ve had my black tombow for over a year. I don’t use it all the time because I have other brush pens I prefer in black, but I definitely have used it a lot. I’ve even used it to color entire pages black. It’s slightly less inky, but still works well, and there’s no noticeable fraying. I would say the ink has lasted on this brush pen more than any other brush pen I’ve used (except Crayola- they last awhile too, but I’m not a huge fan of the nibs.)
I like to use my few waterbased tombow´s like watercolor and not only for artful writing ... I like to create fluffy watercoloreffects and I can mixing the colors what I need on any water-resist place, sometimes is also a combination with a waterbrush on watercolor paper very useful. just for fun > a few dot´s are enough and you can get awesome pretty flowers with a little bit water 😊 I know that not all brushpen´s from other brands are in the same good quality with both tips on each end.
Thanks for putting so much time into this video! :) I think I'll swing by Michael's tomorrow and buy some individual brush pens and find out what I like.
I seem to always find the Marvy Le Plume on sale so they are what I’ve been using as a beginner and it’s so nice to get an honest review about how they differ from the Tombow! I feel like the skinny end of my pens is almost useless (but thank goodness they match! Crazy crayola.) Thanks much!
You can always use a paint brush and water scribble the ink on a smooth surface and use your paint brush to put the inks on watercolor paper and your pens won't get messed up 🎨💜
I just did a sketch using Tombow Dual Brush Pens and I love their colors but they tore into the paper of my bullet journal made with sturdy professional acid free paper, which promises no ghosting or bleeding. Very vibrant sketch however. I love the Arteza fine liners but they are not dual, and they are not brushes. I usually use artists sketchbooks but I just began my bullet journal journey.
Ensign Insights hi, I added some pretty cardstock to the other side of the page today. Seems fixed. I won’t be doing any heavy sketching in that journal again. Just some light strokes for a splash of pastel colors from the Tombow brushes.
Judith Morgan hi, I like Arteza but I bought some Winsor and Newton markers. They are watercolor but I was thinking if no one added water then they’d stay looking like a marker entry in my sketchbook or BuJo.
I love Crayola broadline for beginners or Pentel touch brush pens. Also Kuretake fudebiyori! Those are my top three for beginners. I talk about them in some of my other videos!
My first pack of brush pens, I bought the Marvy Le Plume 2 and they frayed so bad after a couple of uses. I don’t like the nib on those at all. The color in are awesome and easy to control. I’m heavy handed and I love the artist loft because they are more firms than the Tombow. Tombows are more pigmented like you said.
Thank you for this video, I've been debating on trying a dual brush pen for lettering instead of watercolor paints and this helped me decide to wait until a good sale. I prefer to use watercolor or thicker paper since it would primarily be for cards and signs.
Thank you for this review! My sister-in-law had the Crayola dual pens on her wish list. Based on this review, I made the decision to get her the Tombow dual pens instead.
I started on Artists Loft, and then got Tombows. I found that the Tombows fray REALLY quickly, which is a big disappointment because they are really expensive. But the tombows have a much better color range. I have heavily used the artists loft, and they are fraying and running out of ink. (The fraying is so bad it’s almost unusable). So I use the artists loft for just casual lettering and Tombows for nice projects.
Oh man! Thanks for sharing your experience!! That’s what I was thinking. Artist loft has less ink but Tombow frays faster. But they both eventually fray because of how the nib is! Thanks for watching and for your feedback! 👍
@@EnsignInsights You're so welcome! I have been binge watching your channel and I love your content! Thank you for all of the hard work you put into everything!
Thank you for the insightful review! Will definitely be watching more videos on your channel. I want to get some paper and a notebook to practice my calligraphy but I don’t know what kind is best, do you have any recommendations?
There’s also the Zig Clean Color brush markers that seem to be getting more well-known and that I think get high marks. I don’t own any so can’t say, but I think Amazon has some small sets that are pretty affordable.
do you use the Koi brush pens? I like the feel, they aren't dual tipped, and the Arteza brush pens are another good choice. Rhodia paper and the smooth Fabriano paper seem to work, but fraying .... there's got to be an inventive way to fix our many nibs... kind of like a pencil sharpener shape with fuzz remover adjustable 'blades' ... that would be a very worthwhile invention... not a tombow fan, with the exception of their monotwin dual point marker, and fudenosuke brush pens... more practice would help, but i love the pentel brush pens, they're easier to work with. And the Sakura, faber castell, and artist loft brush pens are great for more art-y coloring than writing...like the colors and varieties, sort of like different ink pads for art jouralling, varieties in color palettes and water- vs alcohol- vs india ink vs whatever offer more layering options, and shading, but not great (imho) for lettering.
I know why you don’t like Tombows because you’re holding the brush pen wrong, you can’t use brush pen with you’re hand close to the tip , it will fray your brush pen quickly, because you press to hard on the tip, that’s why your tombows brush pen frays quickly , personally I love tombow more than any brush pens. It breaks my heart if you hold a brush pen like that. When I first try lettering , I hold a brush pen like that , but now I don’t want to use it like that ever again😊 . First if you try to hold it not close to the tip is hard , but if you practice it’s more easier than when you try lettering with your hand close to the tip. (This is only a tip that I got from other professional lettering people) 💖💕😊☺️
I use artist’s loft and I love them! From all the videos I’ve watched, tombows look and act exactly like artist’s loft. I use artist’s loft because they are cheaper and from what I see, ( being eleven, I don’t have a lot of money! ) they are the same as tombows. I think I’m going to look for tombows on Amazon now though!
The Artist's Loft is a great option for sure! You can find packs of tombow on amazon for cheaper than at Michaels so that's definitely something to look into :) Thanks for watching!
I personally swear by my tombow markers. I had a set of 24 artist loft brush markers and they frayed really quickly and started to lose their ink vitality really quickly as well. I make sure that I use marker paper (specifically the canson marker paper pads that have very little to no tooth to the paper). Other papers, even simple notebook and printer paper, will tear and shred the brush nibs of markers. I learned first by doing fake calligraphy and then got the artist loft markers. I moved up to tombow after my artist loft markers frayed and were worn out. I slowly built my collection and now have all of the packs of tombow’s you can get (except the newest one I think) along with a few miscellaneous ones I got individually at michaels. I absolutely love my tombow dual brush pens and use them for both lettering and water coloring. I don’t use them straight on watercolor paper but color a big section on an acrylic stamping block and then using a water brush to pick up the color. I use them along with a watercolor palette I have. I personally prefer my tombow’s. The fudenosuke brush pens are great too (soft tips are my personal favorite) and work just like the pentel fude brush pens. I enjoy using them both but again, use them on marker paper the majority of the time
Hello there Sarah, such a nice go through of all pens now, I consider buying Tombow though the price is a lot since I'm in India !😊 And I'm so sorry if there is a mistake in the spelling of your name!
I’m surprised you said the Staedtler were expensive! I just bought a pack at Michael’s because they were cheaper than all of the other brands! Maybe Hobby Lobby just marks them up a lot? I also used a 50% off coupon which Hobby Lobby doesn’t usually offer like Michael’s
Yes that’s true! I mean, they were cheap where I bought them at Ross which is probably all I’d spend on them. I definitely wouldn’t spend full price. Nice job using the coupon! 👍
Hey with all respect, your Tombow pens are fraying because you are using a paper that's not smooth. I know you may be using your nice HP PREMIUM 32 PAPER, but I recommend using a paper such as Bristol paper, which in this case is THE BEST for calligraphy, so you can enjoy the REAL BEAUTY of the Tombow pens😁. RHODIA paper is also a reaaally smooth paper GREAT for calligraphy and comes in a lot of styles (grid, dotted, blank, lines...) Just a quick tip because Tombows are the best brush pens for calligraphy and you do not want to fray them. 🙂🙂🙂
so i have the staedler brush pens and i would definitely recommend for beginners like me because your review wasnt the best. the tip is very firm when you buy them but after you do many down strokes, the tip becomes more flexible and very good. the tips do fray like the tombows but otherwise i definitely recommend for the price
lol am i the only one who uses tombows for actual drawings? like i use them for the base sometimes, mostly for portraits, and then add prismacolor colored pencils over it for detail
You would probably prefer a smaller hard nib. That was how I practiced when I was beginning, and my lettering was much nicer. The long and soft nibs can be harder to control.
You have a the most calm quiet voice like you're telling a story to me for bedtime heheh
Oh thank you! I’m glad it’s calming 😊
But the pen doesn’t
@@starqazinqq_ hahahaha😂
@@starqazinqq_ lol
@@starqazinqq_ hahhhhahahahh
tombow all the way! they are the best in my opinion
I can't be the only person who finds watching her use these pens SO relaxing. Its not the sound of the pens, I don't like that sound at all. Its the way she moves the pen so smoothly and with no mistakes along with her calming voice. I can't even write in a card with out doing a ruff draft on another piece of paper. LOL
it seems like everyone recommends tombow dual brush pens for beginners but i disagree and i'm glad you feel the same way!!
Yes! Hey definitely take a lot of practice to get used to!
*They 😂
Me too!
What do you guys recommend for beginners then? :) thanks in advance!
Amanda Williamson agree with u
"I have too many pens... Said no one ever"
Me: You're wrong...
*has 1,000,000,000 pens missing*
Mom: I need a pen. Leah. Go find one of those pens that have been missing for who knows how long.
my tombows never make that squeaking noise, i think you might be pressing too hard while lettering
New ones sometimes do and also depending on your grip.
Hannah Blidy my tombows make a bit of a squeaky noise but not nearly as much as hers
ASMR lol
Same she presses so hard
Same
This is really one of the best calligraphy/hand lettering channels ever
Oh thank you so much for saying that!! Thank you for being here! 💕
All I can is that tombow will always by my favorite
I watch this particular video for many times so satisfying to have them been compared and watching you write with those pens...you make it look so easy, plus the colour is so pretty!!!
Glad you like them!
Thanks for such a thorough review! I have used Tombow, Staedtler Mars & Marvy Le Plume II, but not for lettering. I have used these watercolor brush markers for coloring books and pre-printed images. Like you, I have found Tombow to be the highest quality overall. Marvy Le Plume II colors are vivid and super intense, so much so that it can make delicate blending more difficult. Plus the fine point tip is very hard and can easily pill the paper. I rarely used them and don’t use the fine tips that much on any markers. The Staedtler Mars brush markers are very good in terms of beautiful vivid colors and great blendability. The brush end was not as long and maybe not as flexible as Tombow, but that doesnt bother me that much. I had two big problems with SM: As far as I know, you can only purchase sets and there are NO individual marker colors available. This is a big let down and negative in my opinion and virtually guarantees that I won’t be purchasing SMs again. This was particularly annoying as I fell in love with their light blue turquoise and used it a lot and really wanted more of it, but couldn’t get it without buying another entire set. The 2nd negative was that when I stopped using SMs and started using Tombows, I stored the SMs for a good long while in the original plastic storage. When I pulled them out to use again, I found a fuzzy growth around the brush end of most of the markers. I think you mentioned something about this occurring in some markers? You attributed it to some chemical change related to “salts?” I just thought of it as developing mold-like growth because the markers were kept in my basement under the couch. But whatever it is, it seems to be a flaw in SMs color formulations. And all of my other markers are kept in the basement too and have never developed any fuzzy growth. I just wiped off the fuzz and could still use them, but still, this can’t be a good thing. I think you said that this chemical change results in making the colors less vibrant or something? I didn’t really use them again that much to tell the difference. Whew! That’s it. I just wanted to pass on my coloring experience with the brands noted. Thanks again for your helpful reviews!
Your voice is very calming and this review was very helpful and informative, wish all reviews were straight to the point and helpful like this :)
My thoughts exactly! 🙌🏼
I personally think she pushes just the right amount.
You're hand lettering is so gorgeous BTW 😍
Same
I have the tombow, and although I really like them, they are crazy expensive, squeak a LOT and they had a bit of a rip in them, even though I did not apply crazy pressure to it.
Yes! They definitely fray quickly which makes it hard to get nice thin upstrokes!
Its not expensive tho
um it 2 to 3 bucks a marker
BTS
@@tsukishimakeisglasses4334some markers are like 30 cents per marker.
personally, my tombows have never frayed and I've had them for a couple years and use then super often
The sounds on tombow proves that nothing is perfect even if it performs well
That’s a good point! Thanks for watching!
I also loooove the Staedler colors! So vibrant! I found this brand: Edding. They are SO SO good. Definitely my favorites for practicing. The nib doesn't fray quickly, the're firm but bounce back, super thin lines and perfect thicks. I'm obsessed! I found them at my local art store for just $15 for a pack of 10. Worth it. I also have a ton of Tombows that i try not to use because i'm afraid of fraying them lol. ugh... the struggle is real
Haha yes the struggle is real! 😂 I haven’t heard of Edding! Thank you! I’ll have to look those up!
Edding makes my favorite pen! I believe it's a German company... can't remember
I read the word “Tombow,” on the thumbnail as “tampon.” 🤦🏾♀️😂
Jisoo
The crayola brush pens are really good for lefties. They can be used a ton and don't fray. Lefties tend to fray other pens pretty fast because all the pushing movements to make the same shapes.
A REALLY good watercolor paper you could use for your pens...guaranteed not to fray your tips because it is smooth as butter is the " Fabriano Studio Watercolor" paper. Hot press! It is only 25% cotton so the price point is great! I paid $25 for 50 sheets on Amazon. A tip for you on the pen that had the fine liner tip on one end....take the time to fill the area in completely like you did with the other pens with larger nibs and you will get better movement out of your color. I have the Arteza water based Inkonic 120 set of fine liners...same nib as the pen you didn't like...and I use them for watercolor all the time. Even on regular cardstock. Some pens it's how you lay the medium down on the paper. Hope that helps! Great video! Thanks so much!
FINALLY SOMEONE REVIEWS ARTIST'S LOFT! YAY. Thank You!
Going from the tombow squeak to artists loft was insane😅
Owen 99 I have no idea why it’s so different! 😂
Artist's Loft, in Brazil, has the name CIS
I use Tombow,Artists Loft,Tanmit,Crayola brush,Crayola Supertips,Pentel Fude Touch,Marvy,and Sakura
Personally I love the Artist's Loft love their lack of noise but found them to fray much faster than the dual brush pens personally prefer the dual brush pens and kuretake's gonna try the staedtlers and extra brands sometime
The Wandering Writs Yes! Thank you for sharing your experience! A lot of it is definitely a personal preference 👍
Tombow Dual Brush Pens are my favourite "broad" brush pens, which the Tombow Fudenosuke Hard and Soft Tip Pens are my favourite "Thin" brush pens.
Also, there are also Michaels stores in Canada. 😊
Oh good to know! I’m glad Michaels is also in Canada!
şaî :ļ My Michaels has them... maybe it’s different in Canada or they were out of stock 🤷♀️
My Tombow Dual Brushpen never squick
I'm planning on buying Tombow , is it good?? do u recommend it???
If you don't live in the US, the Artist's Loft ones are pretty much exactly the same as the ones from WHSmith (I live in england not sure if there are whsmiths else ware)
I’ve never heard of that but hopefully that will help someone reading the comments. Thank you! 👍
Thanks! It really helps as I'm going out today and I can maybe pop into whsmith.
Oh thanks! I'm in Hampshire, uk and will pop to smiths to grab some! X
Yes!! I absolutely love the WHSmith brush pens! Would 100% recommend these pens to anyone who lives in the UK!!
Why her voice is so relaxing its like an asmr but pro, and for me expectually i dont really like asmrs but her voice makes me feel so nice
I like tombow because of their bounce love it💕 ❤️
Honestly I've never had a tombow brush pen nib fray but the ink has run out on two so far. To be fair I usually use them for colouring and not handlettering but it's nice to see other experiences.
Iris Raccoon how long did it take until it ran out of ink?
RIVERTHOUGHTS I’ve had my black tombow for over a year. I don’t use it all the time because I have other brush pens I prefer in black, but I definitely have used it a lot. I’ve even used it to color entire pages black. It’s slightly less inky, but still works well, and there’s no noticeable fraying.
I would say the ink has lasted on this brush pen more than any other brush pen I’ve used (except Crayola- they last awhile too, but I’m not a huge fan of the nibs.)
I th8nk they mAde very iNterEStInG NOiseS
I like to use my few waterbased tombow´s like watercolor and not only for artful writing ...
I like to create fluffy watercoloreffects and I can mixing the colors what I need on any water-resist place, sometimes is also a combination with a waterbrush on watercolor paper very useful.
just for fun > a few dot´s are enough and you can get awesome pretty flowers with a little bit water 😊
I know that not all brushpen´s from other brands are in the same good quality with both tips on each end.
Thanks for putting so much time into this video! :) I think I'll swing by Michael's tomorrow and buy some individual brush pens and find out what I like.
Yes!! Michaels has even more individual pens than they used to! I think that’s such a great way to decide what kind you want to get 👍
Why do I found the squeaky sound of the pens satisfying?
I seem to always find the Marvy Le Plume on sale so they are what I’ve been using as a beginner and it’s so nice to get an honest review about how they differ from the Tombow! I feel like the skinny end of my pens is almost useless (but thank goodness they match! Crazy crayola.) Thanks much!
You can always use a paint brush and water scribble the ink on a smooth surface and use your paint brush to put the inks on watercolor paper and your pens won't get messed up 🎨💜
Omg this skeaky sound gives me chills 😬😜
I just did a sketch using Tombow Dual Brush Pens and I love their colors but they tore into the paper of my bullet journal made with sturdy professional acid free paper, which promises no ghosting or bleeding. Very vibrant sketch however. I love the Arteza fine liners but they are not dual, and they are not brushes. I usually use artists sketchbooks but I just began my bullet journal journey.
Oh no! That’s so frustrating! Maybe they had so much ink and the paper couldn’t handle it? But that doesn’t seem right!
Ensign Insights hi, I added some pretty cardstock to the other side of the page today. Seems fixed. I won’t be doing any heavy sketching in that journal again. Just some light strokes for a splash of pastel colors from the Tombow brushes.
get the arteza brush pens... they're good. i found some helpful yt videos before purchasing.
Judith Morgan hi, I like Arteza but I bought some Winsor and Newton markers. They are watercolor but I was thinking if no one added water then they’d stay looking like a marker entry in my sketchbook or BuJo.
Judith Morgan I just found my Arteza water based ink fine liner pens. And, I have their watercolors. You are saying they have a brush pen too, right?
You're so underrated! Your channel is amazing and the video is high quality. I hope you gain more recognition soon!
Aww thank you for saying that! Thanks for being here! 💕
I was almost 😴😅🤣🤣🤣
She's underrated , we should give her 100k 🤍🤍🤍🤍
Quick question, which brand would you suggest for beginners? I’m just starting out and I’d really appreciate it. I love your hand lettering so much!!
I love Crayola broadline for beginners or Pentel touch brush pens. Also Kuretake fudebiyori! Those are my top three for beginners. I talk about them in some of my other videos!
Ensign Insights Thank you so much!!
Ensign Insights Thank you so much!!
This is so satisfying, even her voice is so calm...😍❤️
PastelxBloom Oh thank you! You are so kind! 💕
Ensign Insights you’re welcome!❤️💖😍
I actually bought Le plume II markers before tombows and I really like them. I like both a lot and I love the colors of both
My first pack of brush pens, I bought the Marvy Le Plume 2 and they frayed so bad after a couple of uses. I don’t like the nib on those at all. The color in are awesome and easy to control. I’m heavy handed and I love the artist loft because they are more firms than the Tombow. Tombows are more pigmented like you said.
Yes I’m glad you agree about the Artist Loft and Tombow!
Tombow shouldnt be a beginner brush pen
😂😂😂😂
The expensive price doesnt suit beginner
yep
I am enjoying watching you form letters! Just so relaxing! Great channel and beautiful penmanship!
The Tombow actually do run out of ink pretty fast, and I would go with Artist Loft
Ooooh the squeakage 😱. That would drive me bananas. Guess I'll try the Artist's Loft. Thank you for sharing this
Haha yep! I had to give a little clip of the squeaks so everyone knows how loud they are! 😂
@@EnsignInsights thanks for the reply! Your lettering is beautiful.
Wonderful and very helpful information Sarah, thanks for taking the time to do this for us! I love your courses too 🤩
Daniela Parra Hi Daniela! You are so kind!! I’m so grateful for your constant support and encouragement! 💕
Great Video.
I have enjoyed it very much.
Thumbs up. Stay connected
Please continue to produce more.
I am looking forward to your next video.
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Thank you for your honest comparison
Just love your tutorials and tour voice .. best one of all .. keep up the good work .. 😘
My fav is Sakura pens which I use all the time but I want to try Tombow pens
I’m glad you know what you like! It would be interesting to compare them!
@@EnsignInsights omgggg you replied ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for this video, I've been debating on trying a dual brush pen for lettering instead of watercolor paints and this helped me decide to wait until a good sale. I prefer to use watercolor or thicker paper since it would primarily be for cards and signs.
Nicely explained ! Thank you
Thank you for this review! My sister-in-law had the Crayola dual pens on her wish list. Based on this review, I made the decision to get her the Tombow dual pens instead.
Yes! That’s a good choice! I thought I was going to love the Crayola ones, but not so much!
Thank you for this great video! It gives exactly the informat needed! 😊👍💜
Greetings from Germany 🌈
Tina lie Hello to Germany! I’m so glad this video is helpful! Thanks for watching 😊
Is it bad that i like the squeaky noise of the tombow brush pens?
I started on Artists Loft, and then got Tombows. I found that the Tombows fray REALLY quickly, which is a big disappointment because they are really expensive. But the tombows have a much better color range. I have heavily used the artists loft, and they are fraying and running out of ink. (The fraying is so bad it’s almost unusable). So I use the artists loft for just casual lettering and Tombows for nice projects.
Oh man! Thanks for sharing your experience!! That’s what I was thinking. Artist loft has less ink but Tombow frays faster. But they both eventually fray because of how the nib is! Thanks for watching and for your feedback! 👍
You have the voice of an angel omg you should do ASMR videos too! 😂😍 Excellent video, great comparisons. I love my Tombows!
Oh thank you for saying that! You’re too kind! Thanks for watching 🥰
@@EnsignInsights You're so welcome! I have been binge watching your channel and I love your content! Thank you for all of the hard work you put into everything!
Thank you for the insightful review! Will definitely be watching more videos on your channel. I want to get some paper and a notebook to practice my calligraphy but I don’t know what kind is best, do you have any recommendations?
There’s also the Zig Clean Color brush markers that seem to be getting more well-known and that I think get high marks. I don’t own any so can’t say, but I think Amazon has some small sets that are pretty affordable.
My tombow began to fray too and I just got them 🤷♀️
Pretty sure I had a stroke when I heard the first squeak it caught me off guard 😅
Great video.
Such a calming voice in amongst all the "HI GUYS! WELCOME TO MY CHANNEL, LOOK AT MEEEE brigade!
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That is kind of you to say! Thank you for being here!
Tyty I needed this video so much ❤️❤️
I’m so glad it was helpful!! Thanks for watching! 💕
Ohh I LOVE TOMBOW I have them they are AWESOME!!🥳🤩🤩🥳
do you use the Koi brush pens? I like the feel, they aren't dual tipped, and the Arteza brush pens are another good choice. Rhodia paper and the smooth Fabriano paper seem to work, but fraying .... there's got to be an inventive way to fix our many nibs... kind of like a pencil sharpener shape with fuzz remover adjustable 'blades' ... that would be a very worthwhile invention... not a tombow fan, with the exception of their monotwin dual point marker, and fudenosuke brush pens... more practice would help, but i love the pentel brush pens, they're easier to work with. And the Sakura, faber castell, and artist loft brush pens are great for more art-y coloring than writing...like the colors and varieties, sort of like different ink pads for art jouralling, varieties in color palettes and water- vs alcohol- vs india ink vs whatever offer more layering options, and shading, but not great (imho) for lettering.
Seriously! Whoever invents that is going to be everyone’s hero!! 😂
In my opinion Tombow Brush Markers are the best👌👍
I just got the galaxy tombow brush pens and only the pink one makes that sound 😅
Yes! Isn't that so interesting that different colors have different sounds??
I love the crayola brush pens because some are expensive
this was really helpful!🤩
i bought two tombow brush pens individually just to try it, now i really like it... im earning money to buy the 10 pack 😀
I got a pack of Artist's loft for $8 for 6 using the coupon. I like the AL better tha. the Tombow I have.
*shudders in just bought tombow pens yesterday full price with no experience of brush pens*
Oof. I have them in my Amazon cart right now but I wanted to see some reviews before I finalized my order!
Well now you can experience them! Have fun practicing! 😊
Amazon is normally the best price for a pack of them so that is a good way to go if you decide you want them!
I had tombow but i had sakura too.The sakura can last long only in 2 months but the tombow can last a year.
Thank you for your helpful video
when you get new packs, it always squeaks so much!!
I have had my to bows for over a year and they didn't fray at all. Try holding it at more at an angle. Also if it squeaks try pressing less
Ther is one more, almost similar! I have them and they are ZIG something like that.
Great video! I have a hard time controlling the artist loft brush markers.
I know why you don’t like Tombows because you’re holding the brush pen wrong, you can’t use brush pen with you’re hand close to the tip , it will fray your brush pen quickly, because you press to hard on the tip, that’s why your tombows brush pen frays quickly , personally I love tombow more than any brush pens. It breaks my heart if you hold a brush pen like that. When I first try lettering , I hold a brush pen like that , but now I don’t want to use it like that ever again😊 . First if you try to hold it not close to the tip is hard , but if you practice it’s more easier than when you try lettering with your hand close to the tip.
(This is only a tip that I got from other professional lettering people) 💖💕😊☺️
I use artist’s loft and I love them! From all the videos I’ve watched, tombows look and act exactly like artist’s loft. I use artist’s loft because they are cheaper and from what I see, ( being eleven, I don’t have a lot of money! ) they are the same as tombows. I think I’m going to look for tombows on Amazon now though!
The Artist's Loft is a great option for sure! You can find packs of tombow on amazon for cheaper than at Michaels so that's definitely something to look into :) Thanks for watching!
I like the Scholar brush pens.
I have buyed tombow dual brush pend pastle set😍😍😍
I personally swear by my tombow markers. I had a set of 24 artist loft brush markers and they frayed really quickly and started to lose their ink vitality really quickly as well. I make sure that I use marker paper (specifically the canson marker paper pads that have very little to no tooth to the paper). Other papers, even simple notebook and printer paper, will tear and shred the brush nibs of markers. I learned first by doing fake calligraphy and then got the artist loft markers. I moved up to tombow after my artist loft markers frayed and were worn out. I slowly built my collection and now have all of the packs of tombow’s you can get (except the newest one I think) along with a few miscellaneous ones I got individually at michaels. I absolutely love my tombow dual brush pens and use them for both lettering and water coloring. I don’t use them straight on watercolor paper but color a big section on an acrylic stamping block and then using a water brush to pick up the color. I use them along with a watercolor palette I have. I personally prefer my tombow’s. The fudenosuke brush pens are great too (soft tips are my personal favorite) and work just like the pentel fude brush pens. I enjoy using them both but again, use them on marker paper the majority of the time
Hello there Sarah,
such a nice go through of all pens now, I consider buying Tombow though the price is a lot since I'm in India !😊
And I'm so sorry if there is a mistake in the spelling of your name!
I’m surprised you said the Staedtler were expensive! I just bought a pack at Michael’s because they were cheaper than all of the other brands! Maybe Hobby Lobby just marks them up a lot? I also used a 50% off coupon which Hobby Lobby doesn’t usually offer like Michael’s
Yes that’s true! I mean, they were cheap where I bought them at Ross which is probably all I’d spend on them. I definitely wouldn’t spend full price. Nice job using the coupon! 👍
We also have Michaels in Canada…..go figure,eh ? Lol
Hey with all respect, your Tombow pens are fraying because you are using a paper that's not smooth. I know you may be using your nice HP PREMIUM 32 PAPER, but I recommend using a paper such as Bristol paper, which in this case is THE BEST for calligraphy, so you can enjoy the REAL BEAUTY of the Tombow pens😁. RHODIA paper is also a reaaally smooth paper GREAT for calligraphy and comes in a lot of styles (grid, dotted, blank, lines...) Just a quick tip because Tombows are the best brush pens for calligraphy and you do not want to fray them. 🙂🙂🙂
so i have the staedler brush pens and i would definitely recommend for beginners like me because your review wasnt the best. the tip is very firm when you buy them but after you do many down strokes, the tip becomes more flexible and very good. the tips do fray like the tombows but otherwise i definitely recommend for the price
lol am i the only one who uses tombows for actual drawings? like i use them for the base sometimes, mostly for portraits, and then add prismacolor colored pencils over it for detail
You’re not the only one! It’s just that my audience is mostly letterers. I’m sure they work great in drawings!
Ensign Insights omgggg ty sm for replying I just found this acc and I already love itttt
I use Koi brush pen. They are much cheaper but they frayed, a lotttt
Thank you! It's help me a lot!😁😁
For Crayola you should use the supertip pack
I've used the crayola ang artist's loft. They were both really smooth. I'm not really that good at calligraphy yet so it was a bit hard to control.
You would probably prefer a smaller hard nib. That was how I practiced when I was beginning, and my lettering was much nicer. The long and soft nibs can be harder to control.
What a lovely voice I almost sleep.
Which water soluble brush pens don't fray or ball paper up on journal pages?
Always wanna use this brush pen over my Conventional Roind Brushes but my Ears just sensitive to the scratchy sound.
You didnt tell me this was gonna be ASMR 🥺😭🌹