Customer Reviews

(23 customer reviews)

4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful

  This is a follow-up to..., September 20, 2011

By ebe...

This is a follow-up to my review on August 12th. I have used this pen daily for weeks now, and it's become my favorite inking pen. However, it did act up on me once. The ink flow stuttered when I drew fine horizontal lines or when beginning a stroke. I fidgeted a bit and I found that there is a pad of some sort of fiber directly under the steel nib. If that fiber pad gets a little dried out, you'll have ink flow problems. I think this is why they recommend you not leave the pen unused for more than two weeks. (The ink dries very quickly, which is good when you're drawing, but problematic for pen storage.)

If you're getting spotty ink flow, another reviewer suggested that you give the nib a quick rinse in warm water, which works well to rehydrate the ink pad. However, it does dilute the ink, so you need to scribble a bit to get full strength ink flowing again. What I do instead is put a drop of black ink (I use black technical pen ink, but you could use a drop of any black fountain pen ink) onto the little air hole on the nib, and let it soak in for a few seconds. This restores the ink flow perfectly without dilution, and the pen is ready to draw. No skips or stutters.

And a final note about the ink: this stuff is as black as anything I've ever used, including black India ink in dip pens. It dries very quickly, even on shiny surfaces like bristol board. And it is -very- waterproof. I use watercolors with my pen drawing, and I don't have any problems with ink running or smearing.

4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful

  I have been using this..., August 12, 2011

By ebe...

I have been using this pen for about three weeks now, and I am really enjoying it. The ink flow is wonderful, and the slight flexibility of the nib brings subtle expressiveness on the lines. I have used it on a variety of papers, and it's been particularly nice on smooth Bristol and hot press watercolor. I draw with a light hand and rarely notice any scratchiness.

2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful

  I love this pen. I have..., April 26, 2011

By endlsdremr

I love this pen. I have bought Copic fountain pens, Multiliners, Multiliner SPs, Sailor ink-bars, Lamy fp and more.. (yes i am addicted to pens. and yes there are worse things to be addicted to.)

This pen was bought for me by a dear freind. He also bought himself 1 to try. He has had some problems with his pen, and warned me that it takes some time to get flowing nicely. As soon as i put pen to paper, it flowed beautifully in controlled, even lines. No problems at all. NOT ONE! why? Because i hold my hand at a 30 degree writing angle and he doesnt. When he tries to use my fountain pens they become scratchy for him due to his angle of the pen. If this pen doesnt write for you, try angling your pen differently. I love this pen, and would hate for anyone to get the wrong impression about it.

I am a social worker and have found that the only way i can get clients to stop stealing my pens is to write with a fp! This one is my all around fav go to pen.

1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful

  I've been searching for..., August 1, 2011

By wrand

I've been searching for a relatively inexpensive fountain pen to use in place of a dip pen for drawing when away from my drawing table. I decided to try out this pen based on the great reviews but the pen I received just didn't measure up. I installed the ink cartridge as recommended but the ink would not flow very well. I found the nib to be very inflexible and broke after just a few uses.

1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful

  Purchased both the fine..., October 13, 2009

By keylynn.boc

Purchased both the fine and extra fine back in September so that I didn't have to carry a pot of ink and dip pen with me when I went out; worked fine for about a week or two before the extra fine stopped writing. The tip is not bent and changing the cartridge did nothing for it. I've just had a similar incident with the fine pen after nearly completing a sketch. Both do not write at all and have new cartridges with no damage to either one of them. I do not recommend these pens for the frustration they've caused.

  This pen almost gets..., May 5, 2012

By crewchief227

This pen almost gets a perfect score and I will tell you why. The flow is great and I have not had any problems with clogging but alas it does have one flaw worth telling people about well actually it had two things. First is minor and that is that the pen cap barely is large enough to keep posted on the end and the other is ink splatter. When I say ink splatter I am talking about using the pen on paper with a little rougher then a medium tooth the nib will skip and sometimes splatter small ink droplets onto your work. This happens when applying more pressure to get a broader line. This is however not a deal breaker as I love this pen when i'm on the go where using a bottle of ink is not practical. I use this pen in combination with my brush pen for comic drawing in my sketchbook on the fly. Thank you jet pens I will be ordering again soon.

  I received this pen and..., March 31, 2012

By trollingandcherries

I received this pen and was just amazed. At first, there was stuttering ink flow, but it stopped as the pad of fiber moistened up to the ink. I recommend this pen for anyone who wants to draw manga or anime, or even just beginner artists.

  I just received this..., February 29, 2012

By mdlark

I just received this pen earlier today. When installing the ink cartridge, the part on which the cartridge is inserted snapped off completely, and stayed wedged into the cartridge. I can't tell if this is a part that can be replaced, but my attempts at a temporary solution - super glue - didn't do anything.

That said, I did manage to get some ink flowing through the pen, and I'm fairly pleased with the quality of both the ink and the nib. I suppose that I will include another of these in my next order, but I'm disappointed in both the quality of parts and in Jetpens' return policy (they "stand behind" their products, but will only accept unopened, unused returns - how are we supposed to know the quality of an item if we don't open it and use it?).

  Terrible pen altogether...., February 22, 2012

By Nickthehutt

Terrible pen altogether. Very scratchy, poor ink flow and after a while it just stopped working.

Very bad quality from a so called "world famous pen."

Frustrating,

Avoid...

  This is a good beginner..., January 21, 2012

By stephan

This is a good beginner comic manga pen for me right now its ok but when my true gpen comes in ill probably not use it anymore but for right now it is great

  This pen isnt bad, but..., December 10, 2011

By ivan_mello7

This pen isnt bad, but isnt good either. I liked the nib, but the ink really sucks. If you reallt want to draw manga, buy the actual g pen and a bottle of ink (in my case i bought the kuretake manga ink, it is really good, but dont work with copics). if you really want to buy it, get to know that the ink sucks, but if you refill it with another ink i think its gonna be ok.

  Great pen. I can't really..., November 26, 2011

By applejaksenpai

Great pen. I can't really complain, writes smoothly and very portable. Great for beginners (I expect). It can get a little stiff, but not often. Though I recommend actual g pen, this works very well and is very portable.