ArrtxTop Valve Action Acrylic Marker Pen, 24 Colors Simptap Acrylic Paint Pens, Extra Brush Tip, Water Based Paint Markers for Stone, Glass, Easter Egg and Fabric Painting-Arts and Crafts for Adults

Brought these off a recommendation and they great,Really not what I expected if I'm honest, no rattle ball, no pumping for paint flow...Brush tipped and great range of colours and reasonably priced for good quality paint pens.Really great on paper/card but not so much on canvas, paint seams a bit thin on canvas.Will definitely buy again

I got my hands on these while I was working on an october art prompt list. Immediately swatched them all. I did have some trouble with the pale colours and the black where the pump was a little stiff on some and didn't flood the chamber, and the black practically exploded. I spoke to customer services and they were super lovely and helpful, I was advised it can be to do with air pressure in the pens and even altitude. I also found that even with heavy use, the colours separated and would bleed yellow into the tip, meaning the colour would be thin and not at all what it was supposed to be.That said, you can fix this by shaking up the pen, pumping the end once and then scribbling it over some scrap paper until the colour mixes again. It can be time consuming but it's fine.The range of colours is fantastic, and the quality overall is insane. These were my first introduction to acrylic markers and I think they'll be the medium i most click with from here on out. They're an opaque medium, too, so fantastic if you use alcohol markers and then touch up and add extra colour with these. It lets you correct any mistakes super easily.Value for money is good too, like I said, I have been using them really heavily for weeks now and they're still going strong. If you get them on hard surfaces they're easy to clean with water. For porous surfaces I'd say follow the usual rules of cleaning acyrlic paint, maybe a cleaning agent, hot water and try to get it while it's wet.They're super effective pens, and you won't regret it. ARRTX is a well loved brand among artists nowadays. I am a big fan! That said, if any of the above puts you off, or you maybe have issues with strength/weak thumbs, or any dexterity based disabilities, opt for thr ARRTX white barrel acrylic markers. I own their 30 set and 60 set and I have found them so useful as an alternative and they have none of the issues I mentioned above. You just open them and use. No need to shake or pump and the colours are just as gorgeous.

I like to use these pens on paper, I’ve yet to try them on a canvas but I’m sure they’d be really handy for a painter. I love how smooth they write on the page and you get a really nice selection of colours! They dry really quickly as well as long as you don’t put too much down on the page. I’m kind of tempted to buy more of them.

I totally recommend it for the price. I love them so much Ive already ran out in a few colours after just a week. My only issue is in the pack the lids can be misleading sometimes and the shades of brown compared to the blues and purple is a little disappointing.

Havnt actually used them yet just swatched them. Colours are nice but did find some of them very hard to get going. The pump button on the end is incredibly stiff and I ended up pressing it against a table to pump the paint as I could not do it by hand. A lot of the covers on the pump end are very loose and were rattling around in the bottom of the box. A couple of the nibs were very floppy but apart from that they were nice to use. Very expensive for what they are though, paying for the novelty of the pump maybe. It's a good idea but I'm not sure how long it takes for the pump to be supple enough to be operated by thumb. A couple did seem to struggle with ink flow to the nib, then it came through in a huge blob (which isn't very impressive) so would recommend pumping away from anything being worked on. Not refillable but generally nice pens but not sure I would buy again as apart from the pump there is very little difference between them and a lot of other cheaper brands . Very much like posca, expensive, effective, nice to use, once used thrown away, cheaper brand brought next time.

I have arthritis in my fingers and found these difficult to get the paint flowing as I couldn’t squeeze hard enough.

These pens are great quality, and really do match what a Posca can do, I might even say they are slightly better.However, the biggest drawback for me and those with painful hands is they do take some priming to get started and the valve at the top is not an easy press. I watched some YouTube videos that made it look really easy, give the pens a shake, press the valve and use.... No, Shake, shake and shake some more and press the valve umpteen times or just keep it pressed. Unless I had old pens that had been lying around I found these really hard to get going and it hurt my hands and fingers which are slightly arthritic.So good pens but hard work.

Pens are prone to leaking from the other end