I have reviewed a few sets of the Pentel Sign Brush Pen ($250 each) over the last couple years including the Fluorescent and the 2020 Special Color Set. What I’ve never ‘fessed up to publicly is that I have slowly been adding individual markers to my collection until I essentially have almost every color.
I love the firm, fiber-based, brush tips on these pens. They are perfect for adding headers to my planner or in my notes. The tips are firm enough while having a fine point that I can use them in a wide variety of ways. With a light touch, I can add a small sub-header. With a firmer touch, I can create thicks and thins for a fun title. With full pressure, I can make broad strokes, color in an area or block out an area on my page.
The colors available for the Pentel Sign Brush Pen offer both traditional colors, fluorescent colors and more unusual, subtle or complex colors. My favorites are the Olive Green, Grey and Violet. I probably use them the most. The Emerald Green and Turquoise Green are new to my collection and I think I’ll use them a lot in the coming year.
I love to color coordinate on my inks and pens to my monthly planner theme and picking one or two Pentel Sign Brush Pens it perfect as an alternative to my finer fountain pens or gel pens.
There have been a couple pens with colors too light for regular writing for me: Pale Blue and Light Grey. I usually have a high tolerance for lighter colors but I’ve found that these are difficult to use for writing. I think I just threw the Pale Blue pen away because it was too light to be useful. If your goal is to color or highlight text, they may work better.
I’ve been using some of these pens for months and months so I like they are quite durable and the inks have not dried out.
The dry time is a bit longer than I expect so be aware that the Pentel Sign Brush Pens may take longer to dry on paper like Tomoe River or lightly coated stocks (I smudge on envelopes ALL the time).
Upon posting this review, I added four more pens to my cart: Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Brown and Black. I think that will complete the set for me. I don’t need EVERY color but I do like having a range of options for my rainbow year.
So, the reason I love these pens is the price, the color options and the sturdy-yet-fexible tips. And they are sparkly on the outside so that’s the BONUS.
If you haven’t tried the Pentel Sign Brush Pens, I can’t recommend them enough. If you have used them, do you love them as much as I do? If not, is there a brush pen you prefer?
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