Customer Reviews

I suspect this pen is really more suited for calligraphy rather than drawing applications. I had hoped it could be a decent pen for drawing caricatures and cartoons quickly thanks to its wider nib. Unfortunately the ink flow is rather slow, so the thick lines tend streak when drawing long strokes at faster speeds. Good trait for making Kanji characters in a controlled manner, but rather disappointing performance as a drawing tool.

To me it was an amazing pen, but sadly I didn't get must time with it! For some reason the brush won't write anymore and the ink is spilling out like crazy. I have ordered another one to see if the problem will be the same or if it was something I did that caused it to do that.

Overall, I fine that it is an amazing pen to write with and I got a lot out of it from that short period that I used it. Glad that I took the chance on it! :) And I highly recommend it for people to try. All my friends have tried it and absolutely adored it! -_- That may be the reason it's not working... I haven't the heart to throw it out though!

The perfect Kuretake for me, and I've tried them all.

This tip is softer than the xtra-fine, and shows good variation for small written Chinese calligraphy. It's also perfect for putting pine needles on pine trees with my ink paintings. Wide enough to show the right kinds of variation for the needles, but thin enough to keep every needle sharp. I can watercolor right over it and there's no smearing or bleed thru. It's perfect for what I'd hoped to use it for.

I suspect this will also be quite good for the thicker outline lines for manga-style drawing as well.

One of my favorite brush pens.

I've bought a few of these Kuretake brushpens and have had exactly the same problem as g_girl_648; alot of leaking especially. So I've given up and stick with the Zebra brushpens.

I always tuck one of these into my jetpens cart, can't get enough of it! 8) I can mash the stiff tip as much as I want and still get thin as well as thicker lines. Unlike other reviewers, I don't mind the dryness when you make a long/fast stroke. It adds interest/texture to the line.

It's waterproof and can stand up to copic markers (if you're into that thing).

When KC Green did a sketch for me using this pen over three years ago, I asked him what kind of pen it was and where he bought it. He pointed me here, and ever since, it's the only pen I've inked with on a regular basis. I've tried plenty of other disposable brush pens, and while this pen isn't perfect, it's as close as I've found. The one and only weakness is that if you draw too much too quickly, it will get a bit dry and won't leave a clean line. Aside from that, it's a beautiful stiff tip that doesn't require anywhere near as light a touch as most other brands. If you usually use Wacom tablets and want to find a brush pen for when you're not at the computer, this is the pen for you. I never go anywhere without three of these in my pencil case.

Really wonderful to draw with. The tip isn't super sensitive to pressure, so it's easy to get a super thin line, especially for someone with a heavy hand like me. And it's still easy to get a nice line variation when you want. Unlike most brush pens, you can make nice quality fast lines with this. Love it through and through.

For drawing, I find this pen a little too lacking variation (for a brush pen, that is) and a little too dry on long strokes.

But for comic lettering, this is my current go-to pen, with just the right variation for Roman letters.

Very nice =] I love using this for drawings and it's sort of Copic-proof too ("sort of" because.. it smeared on one part, but I'm not sure why since it didn't for the rest of the picture, which had no problems). The only thing that bugs me is that if you draw quick stroke, it feels dry (you can see it on the underline of "Jetpens" in the picture). I love it and would definitely buy more.

The tip was harder than I expected, but it's still very responsive and does do very, very well for laying down ink lines on drawings. The extra fine is very nice and fine with a light hand, and does widen just a bit with pressure. For shading and fine detail line work this is excellent.