Customer Reviews

(27 customer reviews)

2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful

  Awesome pen,real Japanese..., May 30, 2011

By adriano.janezic

Awesome pen,real Japanese style of broken brush line.l could not use it for some more rigid,fine,bold black comic-like drawing but for more expressive style it is just phenomenal!..l like the poetry of a hand movement it follows so beautifully,giving a hairy-thin line at the tip and that lovely,broken line when you freely increase the pressure from time to time.Feels like some sort of a Zen meditation,it really kinda dances in a hand.Best soft tipped brush pen l've used so far and l could hardly believe that it could be beaten out someday.

2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful

  I really enjoy the spring..., August 18, 2010

By sckraps

I really enjoy the spring and snap of this pen. Although the ink can be cumbersome under the "wait until it's dry" circumstance of adding watercolor, or running my hand across my image (lefty here), the lines I can get from this pen are always what I want. From hairline thin to thick, wet strokes.

I always carry this in my bag with my sketching items and the ink lines are gorgeous on a nice sketch paper.

I'll always own one of these until I'm pushing up daisies. They're just worth it.

2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful

  Don't hesitate, just..., January 28, 2010

By pwndj00

Don't hesitate, just buy this pen! Feels like a real brush and restores manhood.

1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful

  I absolutely love this..., January 11, 2012

By kristi.mcc

I absolutely love this pen. I've been using it for years and years and it's always served me well. It springs back well, and takes all my abuse. It's worth it- it will be a very faithful companion.

1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful

  This is the best brush..., August 25, 2011

By aou...

This is the best brush pen I have come across so far.

I have tried out several after and before this one, and I must say, this really, to me, is the best. I think comparing it with felt-tip brush pens isn't necessary at this point, felt-tips just feel totally different than "hair" tips. The feeling of authenticity can only really be conveyed via 'hair' tip brush pens I think.

Recently, I bought the Pentel Standard Brush Pen (tsumi tip - a little thicker than the pocket brush pen) to have another hair/nylon tip to compare the pocket brush pen with. I wrote a little review on it as well. This one still remains my favourite.
Both drawings and writing kanji works smoothly and beautifully, the ink is rich and deeply black, it's waterproof (when I use a waterbrush on the writings, the ink would run and a slightly pink background colour would appear with the Standard Brush Pen, however with the Pocket Brush pen, nothing would happen apart from the thin paper rippling)

All in all, I absolutely recommend this brush pen. I'm sure it will make you happy.

  This pen is awesome...., July 8, 2011

By patricia.brooks

This pen is awesome. I've tried some "brush pens"- that is, felt-tipped pens trying to be brush-shaped- before, and they just don't compare. The range of line width that one can get with this pen is amazing, from hairline thin to big, wet lines. I find that if I try to do long, fast strokes, I get some skipping, but then again, that's not really a problem for me since I tend not to draw in long strokes and was only doing that to test the pen out. Others might be a little disappointed with that, though. That's the only con this pen has; the tip is incredibly responsive, the ink is nice and dark, and the variation in line width is wonderful.

That, and it's kind of cool to watch the ink seep into the brush when you put in the first ink cartridge :D

  I won this in a contest..., August 18, 2010

By NenonaFirestarDragonstrgteg1

I won this in a contest a while back, and I do love it for making varied thick and thin, smooth lines--the ink cartridge lasts quite a while, I'm still on the first one!
The brush is the perfect size, not too thin, not too thick, and the fact that you can cap it up and use it to draw anywhere doesn't hurt either!

  When I opened the pack..., August 6, 2010

By austinkw

When I opened the pack and first saw the brush tip I was a little skeptical. however, after using this pen for a few days to practice writing Kanji, Katakana, and Hiragana, I was surprised by the quality of the brush tip and the ink. The flow of the ink is very smooth and is smear proof within a second or two. It is truly one of the most enjoyable writing instruments I have ever used. I am still on the first ink cartridge so I can't speak to the longevity but so far I am very happy with this pen.

  I love this pen. It's..., August 1, 2010

By April.hurtado

I love this pen.
It's good to have since I can't carry a brush, ink and water with me all over. It's waterproof, so great for watercolor washes. I like how it looks pretty classy, so I'm not ashamed to bring it out and goof off, and I also liked how the sturdy barrel can't be squeeze, so no scare of squishing the ink out.

And my brother who studies japanese loved it too, I ordered him one and he likes to show off the beautiful lines he gets for his calligraphy.

  This pen is absolutely..., June 29, 2010

By foxinthestars

This pen is absolutely wonderful! A sythetic hair brush tip with good spring, it gives graceful, dramatic line variation from tiny hair strokes to bold flourishes. I've never had problems with the ink overflowing or drying out; I've even left the pen unused for weeks at a time and it's still ready to go the instant I pick it up again. All this, and the ink, a nice rich black, is waterproof. I still want to explore other brush pens too, but this is my favorite drawing tool.

  If you want something..., May 5, 2010

By reaver82

If you want something for calligraphy this is the pen you should get.

This is most likely the best pocket sized brush pen on the the market. Great brush tip, sturdy construction and refillable huge cartridges.

This is part of where I knocked off one star, you have to use cartridges, their is no converter to allow you to use other inks. This is mostly a environmental concern because the Pentel ink cartridge is huge, it is about 80% the length of the barrel.

  it restored my manho..., March 24, 2010

By osopunkore

it restored my manhood.