Best products from r/BrushCalligraphy
We found 31 comments on r/BrushCalligraphy discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 25 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. Pentel Arts Sign Pen Touch, Fude Brush Tip, 12 Assorted Colors in Marker Stand (SES15CPC12)
- The richly saturated colors are fully blendable with water and other Sign Pen Brush colors
- Tip can be diluted with water to get a full range of values
- Great for a variety of techniques, including feathering, cross hatching, outlining, calligraphy and detailed line work
- Wear-resistant, pressure sensitive, flexible tip
- Will not dry out if left uncapped and can be cleaned with a paper towel
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2. Lettering For Beginners: A Creative Lettering How To Guide With Alphabet Guides, Projects And Practice Pages
3. Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens (2-Pack)
- Contains both the soft and hard tip Fudenosuke Brush Pens
- Features a flexible brush tip for different lettering and drawing techniques
- Create extra fine, fine or medium strokes by a change in brush pressure
- Great for calligraphy and art drawings
- Soft tip and hard tip water based, pigmented black ink
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4. Lettering and Modern Calligraphy: A Beginner's Guide: Learn Hand Lettering and Brush Lettering
Learn to letter and create beautiful designs with this beginner's guide and workbook! Every page is filled with tips, tricks encouragement and practice space to kickstart your lettering journey! Learn 5 different alphabet styles, upper and lower case letters, practice connections and dive into desig...
5. Kuretake Zig FUDEBIYORI 12 Colors Set, AP-Certified, Odourless, Xylene Free, Flexible Hard Brush tip, Effective for Both Details and Larger Spaces, Portable, Professional Quality, Made in Japan
- 12 colors set : Crimson, Vermillion, Red Plum, Ultramarine Blue, Light Blue, Green Rust, Yellow Green, Golden Yellow, Red Ochre, Yellow Ochre, Light Purple, Silver Gray
- Brush Pen
- Water based pigment
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6. Pentel Arts Pocket Brush Refills, Black Ink / Value Set of 12 (With Our Shop Original Product Description)
Permanent pigment ink is both fade and water-resistantRefill cartridges make for an easy, no mess ink replacementPortable, neat and easy-to-use versus traditional paint and brushes
7. Pentel SES15CPC12 Sign Pen Brush Flexible Point Marker, Assorted, 12/Pack
Sold as 12/Pack.The richly saturated colors are fully blendable with water and other Sign Pen Brush colors.Tip can be diluted with water to get a full range of values.Great for a variety of techniques, including feathering, cross hatching, outlining, calligraphy and detailed line work.Wear-resistant...
8. Pentel Felt Tip Sign Pen, Set of 12 Assorted Colors (S520-12)
The original fiber-tipped penPerfect for general writing, drawing, doodling and adding character to any signatureBright & intense water-based ink is perfect for anytime you put ink to paperSnap-fit cap prevents the extra-durable tip from drying out when not in use
9. Copic Marker Sketchbook, 5 by 7-Inch, 50 Sheets
This sketchbook is perfect to keep all your sketches togetherFifty 7x5 inch sheets of 70 pound marker paperBleed resistant, spiral bound
10. Royal & Langnickel Aqualon Watercolor Painting Box Set
The Painting Box Sets by Royal & Langnickel, highlighting their Aqualon brushes, are great for traveling artists, gift giving, or outfitting any student artistThe art set features a flip-up brush organizer to keep brushes in great shape; all supplies are stored in a convenient wooden storage box wit...
11. Fiskars 152490-1004 SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer, 12 Inch
- Quality Tools for Arts and Crafts: From scissors and cutting mats, to rotary and paper cutters, to quilting and scrapbooking supplies, Fiskars crafting tools are designed to help you do what you do best: express yourself.
- Precision for every project: SureCut wire cut-line makes it easy to see where the blade will cut your paper, photo, or scrapbook pages. TripleTrack System interlocks the blade and rail for straight, precise cuts. Scale and grid cutting mat helps ensure cutting accuracy.
- Portable and Powerful: High-profile blade carriage is ergonomically designed and easier to grip than other paper trimmers to help you make accurate cuts quickly; Lightweight design with rubberized feet to provide stability.
- Versatile paper trimmer: Cut lightweight materials like photos and cardstock or thick materials like balsa and corkboard when doing arts and crafts for adults or kids. Great addition to your scrapbooking supplies and stationary projects!
- Includes 1 Fiskars 12” SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer with wide 6 ¼” base. Self-leveling swing-out arm extends measuring deck to over 15". Works with high or low profile TripleTrack blades, style I. Backed by a full lifetime warranty.
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12. Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens - Brush Lettering - 4 Jewel Toned Colors
- JEWEL TONED LETTERING SET - Perfect for calligraphy and hand lettering beginners! This Jewel Tones Colors set includes: Crimson, Green Gold, Dark Phthalo Green and Cobalt Turquoise.
- HIGH QUALITY INK - Features 4 vibrant India Ink pens that are archival, waterproof, permanent, acid-free, lightfast and odorless. India Ink allows images in most colors to last in excess of 25 years!
- PREMIUM BRUSH NIBS - PITT Artist Pens work like a paintbrush - offering a thin line or a wide brush stroke on your Lettering experience. The brush nib easily bounces back into shape when bent for broad strokes.
- WORKS ON A VARIETY OF SURFACES - Premium India Ink will not bleed through your pages and the colors can be layered on paper, canvas, books, bibles, or journals.
- FABER-CASTELL QUALITY ART MATERIALS - See your artwork come to life with the absolute best quality art materials. Faber-Castell been a creator of quality art materials since 1761.
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13. Kuretake FUDEGOKOCHI Brush pens, Flexible Brush tip, AP-Certified, for Details and Larger Spaces, Made in Japan (Black 3 Set)
- Super wide angle 70 degree apparent field of view---for that immersed in space feeling and available in 1.25" 15mm formats to cover a wide range of magnifications and true fields of view .
- Super sharp --with five elements fully-coated high-index glass, to give you excellent aberration correction and extremely high resolution rivaling higher-priced eyepieces. Blackened lens edges, anti-reflection threads for maximum contrast
- Sleek black barrel with safety undercut to reduce the possibility of the eyepiece slipping out of the focuser or diagonal
- Fold-down rubber eyecups, rubber grip rings for comfort and safety. Light in weight for their size, making for easier scope balancing.
- 30 days money back warranty. 5 years limited warranty.
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14. Zebra Fude Sign Brush Pen, Super Fine, Fine, Medium, Gray Ink, 4-pack,Sticky Notes Value Set
- Set contains 1 x Zebra Fude Sign Brush Pen, Super Fine + 1 x Medium + 1 x Gray Ink + 1 x Compact 5-color Sticky Notes.
- Zebra Fude Sign Brush Pen, Super Fine, Fine, Medium, Gray Ink.
- Stationery JP Compact 5-color Sticky Notes 100 Pieces Ecology Type, NBM02454. It's convenient to carry them with you.
- When the ink dries it will not flow with water, It's can use it for a postcard and a card of the ink-jet.
- It's can write beautiful sentences with the feeling of a sign pen.
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15. Tombow 56429 Fudenosuke Colors Brush Pens, 10-Pack. Hard Tip Fudenosuke Brush Pens in Assorted Colors for Calligraphy and Art Drawings
Fudenosuke Brush Pens with flexible brush tips allow easy transition from thick to thin lines by changing pen pressureWater-based pigment allows rich vibrant colors that won't bleed through most papersGreat for beginner brush calligraphy, hand lettering and illustrationContains 10 hard tip Fudenosuk...
16. PENTEL Color Brush Pen, Black (GFLBP101)
Water based and brightly colored ink flows easily, dries quickly, and produces transparent watercolor effectsInk filled nylon brush tip is ideal for painting and sketching on locationA portable alternative to traditional brushes and inkRefillable with Pentel FR-101 refill
17. Water Brush Pen for Watercolor Painting & Lettering - Assorted Durable Nylon Tips (Pack of 3 Brushes - Fine/Medium/Broad) Arts Aquash Water Brush Assorted Tips
WATER BRUSH PEN SET - Set includes 1 x fine, 1 medium and 1 broad tip self-moistening, portable water brush pensDURABLE NYLON BRUS TIPS - Durable nylon brush tips hold its point and provides sensitive response for delicate lines or pools of colors and withstand wear and usageEASY TO SQUEEZE BARREL -...
18. Crayola Brush & Detail Dual Tip Markers, Kids At Home Activities, 32 Colors, 16 Count, Multicolor
BRUSH MARKERS & DECORATIVE TIN: Includes 16 dual-tip brush markers with ultra-fine tip for a total of 32 complementary colorsTHICK & THIN: These Dual-Ended markers feature a brush tip & Ultra-fine tip for thick and thin linesAT HOME CRAFTS & INDOOR ACTIVITIES: Keep spirits high with creative art sup...
19. Faber-Castel PITT Artist Brush Pens, Basic, 6-Pack
- PITT artist pens contain pigmented India ink that is both archival and acid free
- Perfect for drawing on the go
- Convenient wallet keeps all your drawing tools together
- Pigmented India ink that is both acid free and pH Neutral
- Smudgeproof and waterproof when dry
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20. Pentel Arts Pocket Brush Pen, Includes 2 Black Ink Refills (GFKP3BPA)
- Portable, neat and easy-to-use versus traditional paint and brushes: Ideal for painting on Location
- Permanent pigment ink is both fade- and water-resistant
- Durable, Premium bristles help create fine to broad lines in a single Brush stroke
- Refill cartridges make for an easy, no mess ink Replacement
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A little late to the game, but I have a couple of cents on this topic as well. I own Tombows, the Faber Castell's mentioned below, as well as Pentel Sign Touch Pens, and Kuretake Fudes. I think a lot of the commenters hit the nail on the head re: Tombows. They can be tough to use and hard to control transitions from thick to thin lines. In my experience, this has less to do with the flexibility of the nib and more about the type of head the pen uses. Tombows have a pretty large fiber brush head, and it's not as "springy" as some other pens. This means when you let back on the pressure, you have to really gauge how much pressure you need to reduce to get a thinner line. A lot of pens with a smaller head, especially felt tipped pens, will be a lot more forgiving in terms of pressure variation.
If you do want to get some smaller pens, the FC are decent. They have fantastic color transfer, but I feel like they're scratchier than some of the other options that I have, and also a tad bit more expensive. I really like the Pentel Fude Touch Sign Pens. The head is a tiny bit smaller than the FC pens, so you won't be able to get quite as thick of a downstroke. If you want something more comparable in size to the FCs, Kuretake Fudebiyoris are pretty similar and also writes a bit smoother.
That said, I think it also depends on what you're going for. If you want consistent lettering early on, a felt tip pen with a smaller nib is your best bet. However, because they're so much easier to control, I find that if I use those exclusively for a while, the quality of my lettering deteriorates. Tombows force you to really learn to control your pressure. If your goal is to perfect lettering with all types of pens (felt, brush, watercolor, etc) and with all sorts of nib sizes, I think using Tombows to practice with is the best option.
That’s a really good question! I’m gonna admit I’m not too familiar with the Brush Pen. I did just take a crash course and this is what I’ve found out.
Amazon has a Prime listing for 12 cartridges for about $9
JetPens sells a pack of 4 for about $5. I read the reviews and everyone loves the ink but someone did say this: “If you get a syringe you can refill the cartridges when they are empty with any ink that will flow into the sponge reservoir in the pen, but I've never been able to adequately match the ink in these lil dudes, there's some magic ingredient that makes it amazing so refill packs it is.” I will be making an order to JetPens really soon but it looks like a very solid reputable site to buy from and possibly even ask what ink would work well with this pen. I’ve been browsing r/fountainpens here recently so I know it’s possible to refill cartridges. I just don’t know if fountain pen ink would work. If it does that would be great as it comes in millions of colors.
Did find YouTube link describing how to refill cartridges for that pen. He uses a waterproof ink.
So basically it’s a matter of preference. If you really love the ink it comes with you may want to stick with cartridges which can be found cheaper than what you’re currently using. If any ink will do and an entire bottle of ink doesn’t scare you it looks like all you need is a syringe and a steady hand.
Hope that helps and let us know what works!
Edit: all this info is for the Pocket Brush pen not the color brush pen. Not sure which one you have.
Edit 2: comment got stuck hung up somewhere in invisibility idk
The set you linked isn't exclusively their sign pens (that would be something like these) but there is a sign pen in there. That particular set is meant more for experimentation. Each of them is a very different tip from the others, so it could be a good way to get a feel for what you like. I'm a fan of the Jetpens samplers for the same reason, like this one here, which spans several different brands and styles.
Hi! I can’t speak for the quality of those specific pens but I think Pentel is a good brand. I can say that their sign brush pens are very nice quality. I got mine from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EN0HCH6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_sXXUDbPVEZ6T6
These are different than the felt markers because these are basically smaller brush pens.
Copic has a marker paper that’s pretty useful (no-bleed), kinda thick, cardstock-like. They aren’t gridded or anything though. But very travel friendly.
here ya go!
I know you said you can’t be trusted with scissors, BUT... if you’re going to be doing a lot of smaller sized work, you might be pleasantly surprised at how user friendly paper trimmers have gotten to be. Fiskars makes a really nice one that cuts paper up to 12”x12”, has a self-sharpening blade, measuring grid (premarked for 4x6 and 5x7’s) and a groovy mechanism that ensures a completely straight cut. It sells on Amazon for $21. It will cut up to 5 sheets of regular paper at a time but can also handle stuff like card stock.
Fiskars 152490-1004 SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer, 12 Inch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0038F1A0S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_bP.CDb5F34YYF
These are the FC’s I bought and I actually found a FC black brush pen in my box - didn’t know I had it - supposedly the same tip as the lettering pens BUT it’s actually a bit harder of a tip. These lettering pens are my new obsession and the colors in the Brights package are REALLY pretty!!
Edit: here’s a comparison I did between the two - I still like the Tombows but I find the FC’s easier to maneuver.
I’ve been practicing for a few months. Appreciate the comment!
Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen 2 Pens Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M71S9DU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_w14hAbPZVA0ND
And white pentel gel pen.
Happy stroking ! 😉 (always thin up and thick down)
Thank you! I used this book- Lettering For Beginners: A Creative Lettering How To Guide With Alphabet Guides, Projects And Practice Pages https://www.amazon.com/dp/1546947299/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qpcyCbJ57DMH3
I purchased the hard tips on amazon.
Fudenosuke Color Brush Pen, 10-Pack. Hard Tip Fudenosuke Brush Pens in Assorted Colors
I have these too, and love them. They’re softer tipped
Pentel Arts Sign Pen Touch, Fude Brush Tip, 12 Assorted Colors
Clarify please. Are you talking about the Pentel Aquash brushes? Or the Pentel Color brushes? Or neither?
Thanks! I used the Pentel Fude Touch Brush Pen in Gold.
https://www.amazon.com/Pentel-Assorted-Colors-Marker-SES15CPC12/dp/B01EN0HCH6
Something like this?
Crayola Pens
I love these but even they may be too thick. Pentel Arts Sign Pen Touch, Fude Brush Tip, 12 Assorted Colors in Marker Stand (SES15CPC12) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EN0HCH6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_OTQ4Db4YCE4BH
Ooh! The other one might be the Tombow small brush pen Tombow 62038 Fudenosuke Brush Pen, 2-Pack. Soft and Hard Tip Fudenosuke Brush Pens for Calligraphy and Art Drawings https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M71S9DU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_bVQ4Db1ATYN59. This one is probably more likely to give you what you want.
Are these the FC ones you have, or similar? I think I’d like to give them a try.
Oh sorry I meant the pentel brush pen, I thought it would be easy to know by the name, anyways This One
I'm adding the link to the main post.
Sorry again.