I was interested in trying yet another white gel pen and the Uni-ball One Gel Pen 3-Pen Set (White & Metallic, 0.5 mm, $7.50) was a great opportunity to try both the white gel pen in the Uni-Ball One series as well as the metallic gold and silver options.
Often metallic and white gel pens have only been available in larger tip sizes so finding a 0.5mm option is exciting.
The One Series gel pens are white overall and a wider barrel than most gel pens on the market.The clips are metal wires making them easy to clip onto a notebook cover though the likelihood of carrying these pens are a daily carry seem unlikely. This set of pens match the rest of the Uni-Ball One Series so I guess its okay.
On white or light colored paper, the gold and silver work well and have lots of shimmer. The white pen is obviously useless on light paper. On Kraft paper, the white was visible but the gold and silver are not as usable. The silver is more usable on the Kraft sticky notes but both are more visible when angled back and forth in the light. I wouldn’t recommend the metallic pens on medium toned paper overall though.
On black paper or very dark paper, all three pens are excellent. I do really like the white gel pen. It was smooth and opaque. The gold and silver showed the most shimmery-ness on the black paper.
If you’re looking for a good white gel pen for highlights, dark paper and other uses, I would definitely recommend the Uni-Ball One white gel. The 0.5mm makes it great for adding highlights and eyelights to sketches. The gold and silver will be fun for adding a little sparkle.
The set is quite reasonably priced so it’s definitely a good way to try a few of these more unusual Uni-Ball One specialty gel pens.
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