Marvy 4300 LePen Porous Point Marker Pen - Fine Point - Pink

writes beautifully, pen a little on thin and hard to hold

These pens draw wonderfully, the price is great, and they are a lot of fun to work with. However, when I was going back through a sketchbook recently, I found that the lines I had drawn with the LePens had started discoloring the back sides of pages, and fading on the fronts. It is a fairly standard sketchbook, in which I have used any number of other pens and markers with good results, and the drawings in question were less than three months old. They claim the ink is acid free, but it was most certainly having some sort of a reaction with this paper. Perhaps these would be good for quick, just for fun drawings, but I am now hesitant to use it on anything I mean to archive or sell.

I love this pen. Super minimal design lays down a nice black line , and the tip is very durable. The ink lasts a long time. That being said the ink fades badly over time, turns from black to a dark brown. I enjoy sketching with this pen, but if I do not use it for important work because it fades. This pen is in my pocket more of the time than any other.

I love how smoothly these pens write! Unlike some felt tip pens like sharpies or stabilos, these have almost no drag and the tips don't fray or wear down even after heavy use so the line stays thin and precise. The barrel designs are very pretty and I feel classy and cute writing with them but they don't offer many pretty colors like stabilo. They are all rather dark and professional which is counter intuitive to their chic design.

Writes very smoothly and comes in great, vibrant colors! I love how thin it is, but the ink comes out a bit darker than it shows on the photo.