Papermania Metallic Pens, Bullet Tip, Metallics, Pack of 8, Ideal Colouring Pens for your Art Supplies, Perfect for Colouring Book and Sketch Book, Bullet Pens Art Markers

I bought both the Bullet and the Brush sets of the pens and all are lovely pens to use, smooth on card and paper. All of the pens can be seen well on black paper. They stand out well, are bright and shimmery. They do not bleed or ghost through 135GSM Black paper. On white, lined 70GSM paper, there is no bleed, but a very slight ghost on to the back of the page - which is better even than I was expecting. They don’t soak into the paper / through it which I am very happy about as even some well known and “decent” branded highlighters I use to colour-code, do. If using for writing, they are smooth and pleasant to use, however if your writing is small or scripted then I have found you do lose some definition in your letters/words - more so with the brush tip, slightly with the bullet tip (see picture). In the picture I’ve posted you can see the difference between the bullet tip and the brush tip nibs. One of the pen lids in the brush tip set closes, but does not “click” shut as the rest do (silver), so I am expecting that pen to possibly dry out first as it’s not as airtight of a close as the rest of them. I haven't had them long, so as of yet I cannot really comment on if they dry out quickly or not, or how long that it may be before they do. I cannot comment on how the nib holds up on different surfaces such as stones etc as I only intend to use them on card or paper. For my intended purpose, I think they are good value and I will definitely use them, mostly for headers / titles or decoration; I am still on the hunt for finer tip metallic pens to write more clearly (for more lengthier writings) within my journal - given my writing is so small and I lose some of the definition and detail in my words. These are marker pens though and so I guess that is to be expected, it is not that there is anything wrong with the pens it is just a “heads up” for anyone wanting to buy them with the intention of writing with smaller, or small scripted handwriting. Overall, I am very pleased with the product and I would definitely recommend.

I originally purchased a pack of these for myself as I am a keen crafter but my daughter needed these kind of pens for an art project. She had been intent on purchasing a more expensive brand but when she saw the peice I decorated she asked to borrow my pens. I gave them to her and later purchased another pack. I have not scored them on longevity as neither myself nor my daughter use these often. I can say I've not noticed any issue with them drying out but I can't rate them on prolonged use as that's not happened. They look particularly effective on a black background as you would expect and they have a smooth ink flow with a more pastel look than many similar products and a pleasing selection of bronze, rainbow and gold shades. I've used them on both paper and card with equally satisfactory results. I attach one of my doodles produced using a combination of these pens and metallic fineliners

Very smooth on black or white cardstock. Colours are amazing, very vibrant colours, ideal for small projects. Very happy with these pens, as they are quick drying, and don't smudge. Will be purchasing these again.

It draws well over most materials that I've tried, barely shows through on a next piece of paper under it. It covers any pencil, pens, liners it goes over so you have to be careful when colouring something small. Things like lineart, pencils, and crayons don't react well when on top but it's not too noticeable. Didn't try any paints yet but I assume it won't stick to the coloured paper. They dry out a bit when you use them on a large surface or use them in continuous long strokes. The pen length is not long but not short as it just fits in my hand. Pen lids fit on the other end so they don't roll away but they do get messy from the ink sometimes when you put them on. Overall, for the price, a good product. The colours are beautiful and metallic. The brush tip is soft but not breakable. Lines are smooth, and don't come up once you put them down.

This is the second set of these pens I have now purchased for my daughter. She loves doing calligraphy and from all the pens we have tried, these are one of the cheapest, and also one of the best. The metallic nature of the pens gives any work done a really good look. They last well (my daughter does A LOT of calligraphy) and the nibs seem to stand up well throughout the life of the pens. The second set we purchased we did find that one of the colours was more silvery than purple, and definitely did not match the colour of the same pen in the first set, but this did not detract from the wonderful work that is possible with these pens. If you are looking for calligraphy / brush marker pens, you hopefully shouldn't be disappointed with these.

I know its quite to find good and affordable calligraphy pens that are not black, but these are actually good. It has a nice flow of ink when you press down and they are smooth and it is easy to transition from thick to thin lines. Also please keep in mind that they will dry metallic matte and not metallic shiny. The problems i did face with these pens were that, the ink that got on to my hands somehow ended up on the pens as you can see in picture 3. I was able to remove the ink with a wet wipe and simply rubbing with a cloth and they looked brand new again like in picture 4. Another issue to point out was that they do squeak when you press down and they do ghost quite bad on regular printer paper but they do not bleed so that was good. Overall i do recommend these pens to anyone who enjoys calligraphy . I bought these for a friend and will pick some up for myself. I ordered them on a Monday night and they arrived on Friday afternoon if anyone was wondering. Hope this was helpful!

I love these pens and am now on my second box which ripped when I opened it. The design is wrong -- it should open on the narrow end. There is a big oval cut out of the side which doesn't show anything useful and weakens the structure. When you open the top only the first pen is visible, so you need to take all of the pens out to see the selection. You can stack them sideways, but the opening is wide, so they tend to fall over or roll out. The perfect design would be to have a pull back flap exposing the ends that also acted as an easel. Back to the pens. The pigment is nice and thick and covers well. Excellent for spot touch up on metallic items and useful in many crafts. Now that I've finished that rant, I'll see if I can cludge together a proper holder from the two boxes.

These are amazing and I use them to make titles in my revision notes or for writing birthday cards and other crafty things. There is a good range of colours and the brush tip allows you to apply different pressures quite easily to come out with some really nice brush calligraphy. I think my favourite one is the silver one followed by the gold one. I would avoid using on textures like the front of exercise books as the pens bleed into the material and don't show up very clearly. Also, they run out very very quickly. I've only used each pen a couple of times and the ink doesn't come out as smoothly anymore as it used to and they're more difficult to control. If these were around £3 I'd probably buy another pack but can't justify spending £6 or £7 again for something that doesn't last very long unless you need them specifically for a specific purpose and won't need them again.