You taught a lesson and you didn't know it. You were satisfied with the drawing you did. You then looked at the audience as though you were going to be judged. You like what you did. THIS IS CRITICAL TO BE A HAPPY ARTIST! Screw everybody else. I must learn to like my own work and drop the critical internal narrative. Thankyou!
You could refill the cartridge using a blunt inking syringe. Dissemble the pen, removing the cartridge, put a couple of ml of your chosen ink into the syringe, then inject this into the cartridge through the open end. Reinsert the cartridge then put the pen back together. This is a trick used by fountain pen fans.
@@harryleasure2077 Brush pens are apparently slightly more prone to clogging than regular fountain pens, but in general, any dye-based ink (most fountain pen inks, especially non-waterproof ones or noodler's, which use a different technique for waterfastness) should be fine. A lot of people report good results with Platinum Carbon Black in the similar Kuretake no 8 and no 13 synthetic brush pens (which are compatible with the Platinum fountain pen converter, though they normally also use disposable cartridges), including this channel I'm pretty sure.
This pen is a game changer for me... I love it... I actually started with Indian ink and paintbrushes, but stopped because of the inconvenience... then I drew with fine liners... then with various fountain pens... then to dip pens... this feels like coming home for me because its how I started.
I just got one of these for a Xmas gift from my wife. It is a great pen and they are very cheap. Very expressive marks can be made. Love the way you say bristle by the way. Makes me smile every time.
Very helpful review! I appreciate you showing all the different uses of the pen and the different brush strokes, as well as the difference that paper texture makes. You showed a lot of techniques to try with brush pens!
I've used these as an illustrator for many years. I'd refill the cartridges with a syringe or eyedropper using laquer-free rapidograph ink or pelikan ink. Thicker inks like Winsor Newton's will clog it up though. Soaking the parts in mineral spirits briefly does a good job at cleaning it.
Do you just unscrew them and fill up? How’s this done? I don’t own this pen yet, but came here to see if they were refillable with in over constantly more purchasing cartridges before purchasing one.
@@janetcolornice Sure, it will work, but fountain pen ink isn't waterproof. For inking drawings, that ain't the best. Some of them are, but I've never tried them with the Pentel brush.
@@BeachMum Indeed, you choose your favorite ink and just keep filling it up. You can't close them back of course, once the ball is fallen in there there's no going back. I'd use a cheap plastic syringe, or an eyedropper above my kitchen sink. It isn't difficult.
What I love about this pen are the sometimes random nature of the strokes. It forces me to not focus too much on my perception of "perfection," to work around them. Of course, I'll probably lose this spontaneity when I get better at handling it.
You can fit the Platinum converter in it, if you remove the metal ring (same as for the Kuretake brush pen). Be warned, it is a very snug fit so you need to give it a good push and twist. Once it is in, you might want to put some silicon grease on the section threads, in order to make it easier to screw on the barrel.
if you put silicon grease on the barrel s threads you can use the Pentel brush as an eye dropper, good flow , great capacity, no syringe, no hassle, no mess great fun
You can store it flat or standing upright with tip downwards. This is to make sure the ink can reach the tip and keep it wet so that you can use it as soon as you uncap it.
The Pentel Pocket Brush Pen is good, and so is the Pentel Color Brush Pen. Or the Kuretake Brush Pens. Basically any brush pens with actual bristle should work fine. Here are some reviews. www.parkablogs.com/content/brush-pens-compared-drawing-purposes
I like your reviews. Thanks for your great work. I bought a couple of these Pentel Brush pens. On one I did not stick the ink cartrige in, But I filled the barrel straight full of deminaralized water instead. Works like a charm with watercolors and watercolor pencils. My two cents. ;-))
@@Potato-v1t Sure you cannot, but you cannot either if you use an ink cartridge (oh, you could , but only after removing the back screw-in part - not practical at all). You can try if it fits you. A costless experiment, anyway ;-))
Got a new one recently. Seems to be working perfectly, hope I'll get a few YEARS worth out of it. Also, Kuretake has LESS ink flow, with less flowing out to the paper.
I have 2 questions: Does Pentel ink dry lighter? and do you know of any permanent ink that comes in a bottle that I can use with my refillable brush pens? I have been looking for ink that is permanent for both water colors and alcohol based markers.
Thanks for the clarity on the review. I’ve learnt a lot from your videos, this 5 years. I try to fill my waterbrush with inks like black and sepia since I didn’t work on inks a lot. Can you please let me know the difference in strokes between this brush pen and the above process? Thanks
There's definitely a much higher learning curve compared to a typical pen. It takes time to get used to drawing with this, and the versatility it provides.
+Pfione Ramos Perhaps you can try the Rotring cleaning fluid. Or just get a new brush pen. www.parkablogs.com/content/review-rotring-cleaning-fluid-technical-pens
Teoh Yi Chie thank you for responding. Will normal fountain pen ink like parker ink flow normally with brush pens? Or will it also clog after a few refills?
Care to explain why india ink isn't recommended? Just wondering, because most places I checked about refilling them specifically mentioned that they use india ink. I ask because I was going to order the pen soon along with ink to manually refill it, and I don't want to buy something that doesn't work right.
TXF I saw another video on these pens that said not to use India ink because it will clog the pen. The guy recommended fountain pen ink. I was trying to find the video again but not sure which one I watched because I watched several on these pens. Hope this helps.
Paris D Black Ah. I keep seeing so many different suggestions. Some say India Ink is good, some don't. Some say it's specifically the India Ink with shellac that causes problems, but someone else said as long as you keep the pen's lid on, it's fine. You'd think, with as popular as this pen is, there'd be a more definite answer. Thanks for the help. I'll check out some fountain pen ink. I just really don't wanna pay the prices for the actual refills givin the amount I plan to use it.
I believe india ink with non-clogging formulae is OK such as ones for technical pens..I am using the Black Star Dr. PH martins india ink with a brush pen, it's been fine.
I hope you don’t mind a quick question. So I have a sketch book with pages that are I believe 7x10 inches. How many pages of drawing do you think I could fill in one cartridge? Or I guess an easier question is how often do you change cartridges?
I never actually keep track. Anyway, to save money you can refill this with blunt needle and syringe and Rotring ink. Or get the Pentel Colour Brush Pen (the bigger version of this) and that can last for much longer.
Have you tried using the Zig Cocoiro fine brush pens? They're very fun to draw with when you have lots of small details, but still give good line variation.
Do you know of any reason you couldn't use the kuratake sable hair brush pens as plain water brushes? Would loading them with plain water damage them in any way? It would be nice to have a sable water brush. Thanks for your input 😄
+Shena Hicks Two reasons. I'm not sure how you can store water and control its flow with the ink converter. The bristles are too short (I prefer longer bristles, at least a size 6).
Hi. I bought the wrong color cartridges for my new Pentel Brush Pen. Brown (sepia)... can I clean the brush and put the new black ink? Or it will be forever staind with brown?
+Teoh Yi Chie Thanks. I am trying with 220gsm acid free paper but if u keep the brish pen little too long at one point during strokes it spreads a bit.
Hey Teoh, nice video :) I would like to ask you something: have you experienced a problem with this pocket brush that causes the ink to flow a bit too much? I have had my pen for about four years and lately I am noticing that the brush is over loaded with ink, so, when I make a stroke on the paper, it's impossible to do a thin line unless I do a bunch of preliminary marks somewhere else. There is so much ink in the bristle sometimes that it almost creates a little drop of liquid!
I actually have the opposite experience. I always find my brush too dry. It could be the way you store your pen. If you can store it sideways, perhaps the ink won't rush to the tip that much. I always store this brush pen with tip downwards because mine is too dry.
do these cartridges last long if you are not an extreme user? (like using just to do lines mainly, not filling pages with ink.) Might buy one soon and try to learn drawing+inking with it, but if it uses too much I'll buy extra cartridges.
Thanks for such a great review. I ordered this pen about two weeks ago, so it should arrive any time now. I'm not an artistic person at all though, and my handwriting is horrible so I think this pen will challenge me. But I'm still looking forward to writing kana with it, as it's so boring with a pencil or something simmilar.
hi there teo, I am using both pentel brush pen and the kuretake zig brush pen no 22. I am just wondering can I fill this pens' catridges with either sumi ink or the kuretake black ink? you know just to save some money. thanks
+Dendy Gan Sumi ink will clog. I'm not sure about Kuretake black ink. I normally use Rotring ink. I've just created a video for that at ruclips.net/video/VNh_sZT8mkI/видео.html
Oh okay teoh thanks a lot for the info but it would be nice if the kuretake 22 brush can be refilled the same way cause their ink cartridges were far more expensive than the pentel
hello!!! thank you very much for the review it was really helpful!! i was considering getting this pen but i saw that he ink is water based tho i wanted to ask if using it with watercolors makes it run or if it stays the same o: sorry for the bother and thank you for the review!!
Hey teoh, thanks for this review! I have a question though: what ink would you recommend to fill empty cartridges with? (preferably lightfast and waterproof). Cheers, A.
Liked a lot your video!Im planning on getting one of these but I have one question,how often u need to change the ink? Like is one enough for 3-4 drawings where u use it more like fineliner?
Should last more pages. But seriously depends on how much ink you are using, and the size of your page. If use a lot of ink, obviously the ink will be used up fast. Get a blunt needle to refill with your own ink. I recommend De Atramentis Archive, or Sailor KiwaGuro
Okay, so I'm interested in buying a brush pen. Is the pilot pen refillable/replaceable ink cartridge? And do these pens work with copics? Will it smear? Any information would be great! I'd like to know price as well..
Which pilot pen? The Pilot Pocket Brush Pen? www.parkablogs.com/picture/review-pilot-pocket-brush-pen Those smear quite easily and take a while to dry.
How do you control the flow of the ink with this one¿ Because with the standard Pentel Brush you can press the soft body of the brush pen for ink to flow to the tip¿ How do you do with this one¿ Thanks.
+brian magbojos I recommend the Niji or Kuretake waterbrushes. Pentel ones are good too. Check out these comparison reviews: www.parkablogs.com/content/waterbrush-comparison-which-best ruclips.net/video/Mnr9AaeQh4I/видео.html
Hi! Anyone could recommend me what brush pen to buy? I've used tombow for a long time but I need to spend less money ^-^" and I'm learning kanji so I'd like to keep using a brush pen but maybe a rechargable one with a "generic refill"? Sorry for my English, is not my first language ^-^" Thankk you!
Thank you my dearest Theo for all your reviews and your patience explanation. Whenever I want to buy a pen I always look at your adivise firts. Take care hope you and your family are well, and healty it now being 2021.... 💞
+perdm91 I did not manage to find a size that fits. I use a syringe to refill the ink. I use the syringe in this video ruclips.net/video/H-Go2m85jkI/видео.html
SuperLegoChannel if you live in the usa , I have gotten them at Michael's before. never seen the pocket brush at hobby lobby though, only the big ones with no cartridges
Thanks for sharing, as always a very informative video. You are so detailed with your product reviews, it's great but, you are making me SPEND too much money! I purchased TWO Lamy Joy pens and a Preppy. I purchased different nibs for the Lamy pens. Too much spending, make some painting videos now. LOL
+Red Gemini Arts Spending too much money is a common complaint I receive from time to time. LOL. The product review videos are easier to make than painting videos. LOL. Yeah, I've to get back to putting out more sketching videos.
I just got one of these for my birthday yesterday and I was just wondering how you get the ink to start flow out as at the moment the bristles at the end are white. I know it's probably a stupid question :/
You taught a lesson and you didn't know it. You were satisfied with the drawing you did. You then looked at the audience as though you were going to be judged. You like what you did. THIS IS CRITICAL TO BE A HAPPY ARTIST! Screw everybody else. I must learn to like my own work and drop the critical internal narrative. Thankyou!
instablaster...
You could refill the cartridge using a blunt inking syringe. Dissemble the pen, removing the cartridge, put a couple of ml of your chosen ink into the syringe, then inject this into the cartridge through the open end. Reinsert the cartridge then put the pen back together.
This is a trick used by fountain pen fans.
That's what I do but I just go to the pharmacy and buy a pack of insulin syringes cause it's way cheaper.
Can you use regular fountain pen ink?
@@harryleasure2077 Brush pens are apparently slightly more prone to clogging than regular fountain pens, but in general, any dye-based ink (most fountain pen inks, especially non-waterproof ones or noodler's, which use a different technique for waterfastness) should be fine. A lot of people report good results with Platinum Carbon Black in the similar Kuretake no 8 and no 13 synthetic brush pens (which are compatible with the Platinum fountain pen converter, though they normally also use disposable cartridges), including this channel I'm pretty sure.
This pen is a game changer for me... I love it... I actually started with Indian ink and paintbrushes, but stopped because of the inconvenience... then I drew with fine liners... then with various fountain pens... then to dip pens... this feels like coming home for me because its how I started.
I just got one of these for a Xmas gift from my wife. It is a great pen and they are very cheap. Very expressive marks can be made. Love the way you say bristle by the way. Makes me smile every time.
+Bartholo Clumpdink Thanks! :-)
i watch alot of videos everyday but if i want to know the facts I come and watch you. youre the best.
Leeanne Vavra same here!
same!
Very helpful review! I appreciate you showing all the different uses of the pen and the different brush strokes, as well as the difference that paper texture makes. You showed a lot of techniques to try with brush pens!
+Jessica M Thanks 😀
I've used these as an illustrator for many years. I'd refill the cartridges with a syringe or eyedropper using laquer-free rapidograph ink or pelikan ink. Thicker inks like Winsor Newton's will clog it up though. Soaking the parts in mineral spirits briefly does a good job at cleaning it.
Wonderful..I have a thought too..with using pigment ink bottle like Holbein..big bottle with about less than USD10
Wonder..fountain ink works better than pigment ink in this case?
Do you just unscrew them and fill up? How’s this done? I don’t own this pen yet, but came here to see if they were refillable with in over constantly more purchasing cartridges before purchasing one.
@@janetcolornice Sure, it will work, but fountain pen ink isn't waterproof. For inking drawings, that ain't the best. Some of them are, but I've never tried them with the Pentel brush.
@@BeachMum Indeed, you choose your favorite ink and just keep filling it up. You can't close them back of course, once the ball is fallen in there there's no going back. I'd use a cheap plastic syringe, or an eyedropper above my kitchen sink. It isn't difficult.
What I love about this pen are the sometimes random nature of the strokes. It forces me to not focus too much on my perception of "perfection," to work around them.
Of course, I'll probably lose this spontaneity when I get better at handling it.
I got this pen for christmas and I'm making a manga with it, your tutorial helped a lot
You can fit the Platinum converter in it, if you remove the metal ring (same as for the Kuretake brush pen). Be warned, it is a very snug fit so you need to give it a good push and twist. Once it is in, you might want to put some silicon grease on the section threads, in order to make it easier to screw on the barrel.
This is the best brush pen I've ever used. It takes time to get used to that pen but it's definitely worth it! I like to use it to draw a hair.
You deserve more subs! I think your content is very informative and your information is always trustable! Keep doing what you're doing!
+TheyCallMe Silver Thanks. Getting subs is a slow process 😂
if you put silicon grease on the barrel s threads you can use the Pentel brush as an eye dropper, good flow , great capacity, no syringe, no hassle, no mess great fun
Wow! These pens are heavenly 😍
the brisstullssss
what is the best way to store this pen? standing upright or flat...I just got one this week
thanks,Heather
You can store it flat or standing upright with tip downwards. This is to make sure the ink can reach the tip and keep it wet so that you can use it as soon as you uncap it.
thankyou! so many different pens so many rules lol have a good week 😊
do you know any brush pens that work well for Chinese calligraphy?
The Pentel Pocket Brush Pen is good, and so is the Pentel Color Brush Pen. Or the Kuretake Brush Pens. Basically any brush pens with actual bristle should work fine. Here are some reviews. www.parkablogs.com/content/brush-pens-compared-drawing-purposes
I like your reviews. Thanks for your great work. I bought a couple of these Pentel Brush pens. On one I did not stick the ink cartrige in, But I filled the barrel straight full of deminaralized water instead. Works like a charm with watercolors and watercolor pencils. My two cents. ;-))
I guess you can do that but there's no way to control the flow.
Thanks for sharing - good idea!
I was dying to try that but at 1000rs ddnt kniw if i could , but can u squeeze the barrel for the waterflow ?
@@Potato-v1t Sure you cannot, but you cannot either if you use an ink cartridge (oh, you could , but only after removing the back screw-in part - not practical at all). You can try if it fits you. A costless experiment, anyway ;-))
Daniele. Pianciola heeyy thanks for the prompt & clear reply 🙂 take care 💐
Pentel Color Brush Pens use self-filling mechanism and Pentel Pocket Brush Pens use eyedropper conversion.
3:51 Wow, the chinese stroke order for the character 法 is different from the japanese way??
Got a new one recently. Seems to be working perfectly, hope I'll get a few YEARS worth out of it.
Also, Kuretake has LESS ink flow, with less flowing out to the paper.
+NotOrdinaryInGames Even if the bristles wear out, you can get the replacement bristles which is not too expensive.
+Teoh Yi Chie I was afraid they don't work at all, which is really sad when I thought I found a perfect way to ink pictures.
I have 2 questions:
Does Pentel ink dry lighter?
and do you know of any permanent ink that comes in a bottle that I can use with my refillable brush pens? I have been looking for ink that is permanent for both water colors and alcohol based markers.
heidigfx hi I don't know it's too late but it doesn't dry lighter I have the pentel pocket brush pen and it is a very very saturated black!
thank you :D and not too late!
It's said to be good for alcohol based marker-art as well!!
thank you!
Yay! When i saw you had reviewed this brush pen, i was so happy! I trust your opinions and experience! :3
+CityKanin Thanks 😁
Thanks for the clarity on the review. I’ve learnt a lot from your videos, this 5 years.
I try to fill my waterbrush with inks like black and sepia since I didn’t work on inks a lot. Can you please let me know the difference in strokes between this brush pen and the above process? Thanks
just ordered mine, now the wait... haha. great review!
I can smell ink while watching this video ??
Are these pens waterproof? Can they be used with watercolour?
2:43 *_Kanji calligraphists show your moves_*
i love your art style sooo much!! so jealous of this pen i need to get one.
oh also do these pens loose their shapes and get less pointy over time? i find other brush pens do and i was curuous if these do before i buy one.
The brush tips will get worn out over time. But it's not expensive to get a new pen if they do.
Are they compatibile with converter?
This brush pen has no compatible convertor. get a blunt needle and syringe to refill amzn.to/2Q80vv7
How much is the brushpen easy to control?
I’m not a beginner but I’m thinking of getting another brushpen along with my tombow fudenosuke lol
There's definitely a much higher learning curve compared to a typical pen. It takes time to get used to drawing with this, and the versatility it provides.
i just got myself one yesterday!
this was so helpful thank you!! i want to buy this pen even more now
i saw these selling at tokyu hands but i am not sure of the price
0:00 best face ever :) lol
hi Teoh. Thanks for your vidéo.
do you knopw the difference in GFKP and XGFKP pentel brush pen ?
I feel it's about one of the best products I found.
Can you please make a video about unclogging brush pens, specifically this because mine clogged and I don't know how to fix it.
+Pfione Ramos Perhaps you can try the Rotring cleaning fluid. Or just get a new brush pen. www.parkablogs.com/content/review-rotring-cleaning-fluid-technical-pens
Teoh Yi Chie thank you for responding. Will normal fountain pen ink like parker ink flow normally with brush pens? Or will it also clog after a few refills?
Normal fountain pens are dyed based inks. They will flow much better, or maybe flow too good even.
Teoh Yi Chie will sumi inks clog the pen?
Pfione Ramos Probably, yes. These are inks grounded from ink sticks.
Teoh you use a syringe to refill the ink cartridges with the ink of your choice but India ink is not recommended. Thanks for the review!
+Paris D Black Thanks. I will try.
Care to explain why india ink isn't recommended? Just wondering, because most places I checked about refilling them specifically mentioned that they use india ink. I ask because I was going to order the pen soon along with ink to manually refill it, and I don't want to buy something that doesn't work right.
TXF I saw another video on these pens that said not to use India ink because it will clog the pen. The guy recommended fountain pen ink. I was trying to find the video again but not sure which one I watched because I watched several on these pens. Hope this helps.
Paris D Black Ah. I keep seeing so many different suggestions. Some say India Ink is good, some don't. Some say it's specifically the India Ink with shellac that causes problems, but someone else said as long as you keep the pen's lid on, it's fine. You'd think, with as popular as this pen is, there'd be a more definite answer.
Thanks for the help. I'll check out some fountain pen ink. I just really don't wanna pay the prices for the actual refills givin the amount I plan to use it.
I believe india ink with non-clogging formulae is OK such as ones for technical pens..I am using the Black Star Dr. PH martins india ink with a brush pen, it's been fine.
the quality on your video when zoomed in on that brush nib is amazing! May I ask what camera you use please?
Panasonic GH4 with Olympus 12-50 lens (has macro mode).
I hope you don’t mind a quick question. So I have a sketch book with pages that are I believe 7x10 inches. How many pages of drawing do you think I could fill in one cartridge? Or I guess an easier question is how often do you change cartridges?
I never actually keep track. Anyway, to save money you can refill this with blunt needle and syringe and Rotring ink. Or get the Pentel Colour Brush Pen (the bigger version of this) and that can last for much longer.
I got mine today,,I have been needing a good Liner Brush pen.I do not have 20 bucks per pen so I got this one..Love it!!!!
+kym rhymer That's great. Have fun 😀
Have you tried using the Zig Cocoiro fine brush pens? They're very fun to draw with when you have lots of small details, but still give good line variation.
I've not tried them before. Maybe in the future.
Hello Teo, the tip of the brush pen is a little damaged, what do you recommend to restore it to its sharp point?
If bristle is bent, it can't be straight again.
Do you know of any reason you couldn't use the kuratake sable hair brush pens as plain water brushes? Would loading them with plain water damage them in any way? It would be nice to have a sable water brush. Thanks for your input 😄
+Shena Hicks Two reasons. I'm not sure how you can store water and control its flow with the ink converter. The bristles are too short (I prefer longer bristles, at least a size 6).
Hi. I bought the wrong color cartridges for my new Pentel Brush Pen. Brown (sepia)... can I clean the brush and put the new black ink? Or it will be forever staind with brown?
You can wash it out. The first few strokes may have a mix of brown and black before it becomes black completely.
Great video, you really helped me so now i will be able to use this pen to its full potential, thanks!
How do you fix the tip when the fiber hairs start splitting?
Not sure about that. It's difficult to fix. So probably time to get a new brush pen
Could you tell me the best paper to use (in gsm) for pentel pocket brush pen. Thanks.
Probably anything above 90gsm.
+Teoh Yi Chie Thanks. I am trying with 220gsm acid free paper but if u keep the brish pen little too long at one point during strokes it spreads a bit.
I find the ink flow not that good so for solid lines, you may have to draw more slowly.
Ive just followed u on instagram...thanks
Hey Teoh, nice video :) I would like to ask you something: have you experienced a problem with this pocket brush that causes the ink to flow a bit too much? I have had my pen for about four years and lately I am noticing that the brush is over loaded with ink, so, when I make a stroke on the paper, it's impossible to do a thin line unless I do a bunch of preliminary marks somewhere else. There is so much ink in the bristle sometimes that it almost creates a little drop of liquid!
I actually have the opposite experience. I always find my brush too dry. It could be the way you store your pen. If you can store it sideways, perhaps the ink won't rush to the tip that much. I always store this brush pen with tip downwards because mine is too dry.
+Teoh Yi Chie we should exchange them! Ahah, thanks for the reply ;)
do these cartridges last long if you are not an extreme user? (like using just to do lines mainly, not filling pages with ink.) Might buy one soon and try to learn drawing+inking with it, but if it uses too much I'll buy extra cartridges.
Cartridges get used up fast as brush pens use lots of ink. It's best to buy a blunt needle and syringe to refill the cartridges
Thanks for such a great review. I ordered this pen about two weeks ago, so it should arrive any time now.
I'm not an artistic person at all though, and my handwriting is horrible so I think this pen will challenge me. But I'm still looking forward to writing kana with it, as it's so boring with a pencil or something simmilar.
Ah, yes, this is definitely a more expressive pen, but a bit challenging to control, but fun to learn.
I thought you were dead.
Do you wash the brush after each use like a paintbrush or just cap it?
Just cap it
Very nice demo, review. Thanks!
hi there teo, I am using both pentel brush pen and the kuretake zig brush pen no 22. I am just wondering can I fill this pens' catridges with either sumi ink or the kuretake black ink? you know just to save some money. thanks
+Dendy Gan Sumi ink will clog. I'm not sure about Kuretake black ink. I normally use Rotring ink. I've just created a video for that at ruclips.net/video/VNh_sZT8mkI/видео.html
Oh okay teoh thanks a lot for the info but it would be nice if the kuretake 22 brush can be refilled the same way cause their ink cartridges were far more expensive than the pentel
hello!!! thank you very much for the review it was really helpful!! i was considering getting this pen but i saw that he ink is water based tho i wanted to ask if using it with watercolors makes it run or if it stays the same o: sorry for the bother and thank you for the review!!
oh wait i just saw your blog and it already answered my question haha anyway thank you!!
Hey teoh, thanks for this review! I have a question though: what ink would you recommend to fill empty cartridges with? (preferably lightfast and waterproof). Cheers, A.
De Atramentis, Sailor KiwaGuro, Platinum Carbon
Thanks!@@teohyc
Would this pen transfer onto an alcohol ink artwork on yupo paper (photo paper)
Liked a lot your video!Im planning on getting one of these but I have one question,how often u need to change the ink? Like is one enough for 3-4 drawings where u use it more like fineliner?
Should last more pages. But seriously depends on how much ink you are using, and the size of your page. If use a lot of ink, obviously the ink will be used up fast. Get a blunt needle to refill with your own ink. I recommend De Atramentis Archive, or Sailor KiwaGuro
This pen only comes in 1 size which is the medium, right? No any other sizes for the brush tip?
There's only one size. If you want a bigger one, consider Pentel colour brush pen.
Thanks for the reply! (this is my other account)
Okay, so I'm interested in buying a brush pen. Is the pilot pen refillable/replaceable ink cartridge? And do these pens work with copics? Will it smear? Any information would be great! I'd like to know price as well..
Which pilot pen? The Pilot Pocket Brush Pen?
www.parkablogs.com/picture/review-pilot-pocket-brush-pen
Those smear quite easily and take a while to dry.
How do you control the flow of the ink with this one¿ Because with the standard Pentel Brush you can press the soft body of the brush pen for ink to flow to the tip¿ How do you do with this one¿ Thanks.
There's no way to force ink out. To get more ink, you have to go slow.
@@teohyc Thanks!
what is the best ink to use with this pental brush pen ? The ink cartridges that come with it is pretty nice. Is the same ink available in bottles ?
I use Rotring Ink. I've read that people use Dr Ph Martin but I've no experience with them with brush pens.
Mine is completely waterproof which makes it better than others, i wish they sold pots of the ink.
do the results differ much between using a brushpen and a waterbrush filled with ink?
I've not tried ink inside waterbrush before. My only concern is whether the waterbrush will leak.
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS.. YOUR STYLE AND INFO IS WONDERFUL
Hi Teoh have u tried filing the barrel with in and using it as an eye dropper
+Pas Sommese I'm not sure what you mean. If I want to refill this, I would use a syringe instead.
What is your recommendation for a completely waterproof brush pen? I would love to get the Pentel but I keep seeing that it bleeds when wet
If you let it dry completely, the ink is waterproof
Do we need to clean the brush after using it ? And if so how thanks 🙏🏻
There's no need to clean it
On the packaging it says the brush can dry out if you don't use it for a long time. If that happens you can wash it with warm water.
Can I just dip the pentel brush pen in ink to use it ? (Instead of using the ink packs )
You can
Thanks for the review. How do you feel the pentel brush pen differs from the pocket version?
You mean the colour brush pen vs pocket brush pen? Not much difference except for size.
what brand of water brush can you suggest? im planning to have pentel aquash ? what do you think sir?
+brian magbojos I recommend the Niji or Kuretake waterbrushes. Pentel ones are good too. Check out these comparison reviews:
www.parkablogs.com/content/waterbrush-comparison-which-best
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would you please review this pen.....Kuretake No. 8 Fountain Brush Pen
For Kuretake brush pens, you can get the Platinum ink converter to refill you own inks. That's one of the major differences.
wich ink is best for refilling pentel pocket brush pen?
Maybe Noodlers Bulletproof Black ink
thank you!! any other inks that would work with this brush pen?
For waterproof inks, you can try de Atramentis Document, Sailor KiwaGuro. For non-waterproof inks, all fountain pen inks are suitable.
Hi! Anyone could recommend me what brush pen to buy? I've used tombow for a long time but I need to spend less money ^-^" and I'm learning kanji so I'd like to keep using a brush pen but maybe a rechargable one with a "generic refill"? Sorry for my English, is not my first language ^-^"
Thankk you!
Can you convert it to an eye dropper pen?
can u pls tell me the cost of this pental parkar brush pens?
according to the Indian currency
You can find the price on eBay, Amazon India
Are you from Sihgapore? If you are, where did you buy these pens 😂 did you get them online?
+Carmen Leong Some I bought from Amazon, some are bought from eBay.
This is a pen is on my "need" list!
+Crafty Chick Go get it :-)
Do u think I can get it from pretty much any book store
Not sure about that. But it's a rather popular brush pen.
@@teohyc oh ok thank u great video
Wait... That is the pen I bought last summer.. dangit! And here I was thinking I need to buy a new pen. :P
how should i store these pens? horizontally or vertically?
+kokoya15 Either horizontal or vertical with the tip downwards.
Thank you my dearest Theo for all your reviews and your patience explanation. Whenever I want to buy a pen I always look at your adivise firts. Take care hope you and your family are well, and healty it now being 2021.... 💞
I’m going to buy one now because it has the best looking
It’s so cool
What is the best ink for Pental Brush pens ?
You can try Rotring ink
I got one of these for my birthday, I ran out of ink so I think I’m gonna wash it out and use it for watercolor
Will a ink converter fit this brush pen?
None that I know of. You got to use a blunt tip syringe to refill it.
Thank you for the great review. Very helpful.
Thanks :-)
What is the flattest darkest ink you know off?
+Martin Yales Sailor KiwaGuro, Platinum Carbon Black, Rotring ink.
this review helped me alot now i know im not wasting my money:-)
now I know what Im gonna waste mine on
lol same here Jacob, needed a brush pen to cover big areas with ink, this one looks great for it and even fine detail work :)
Does it fit standard international
Not sure about the standard. I use a blunt syringe to refill.
Thanks for good review.
can you put a converter in it?
+perdm91 I did not manage to find a size that fits. I use a syringe to refill the ink. I use the syringe in this video ruclips.net/video/H-Go2m85jkI/видео.html
What kind of ink flow is that one?
+KRAZYkKID12345 Mine is dry but I've many friends who said theirs flows quite well.
Cool, that's actually the one i'm looking. Did you buy yours from the pentel site or somewhere else for cheap?
I think I bought on Amazon. I've bought a few and it's always not as wet as I want it to be. Strange. Maybe it's my expectation.
what's the market prize of this brush
Check Amazon.com
bom vídeo.. ajudou muito ,obrigado.
Where can I buy it?
SuperLegoChannel if you live in the usa , I have gotten them at Michael's before. never seen the pocket brush at hobby lobby though, only the big ones with no cartridges
Too bad it costs almost 20 dollars in Brazil ...
Before this there was a toothbrush ad...
RUclips algorithm is so smart 🤣😂
Thanks for sharing, as always a very informative video. You are so detailed with your product reviews, it's great but, you are making me SPEND too much money! I purchased TWO Lamy Joy pens and a Preppy. I purchased different nibs for the Lamy pens. Too much spending, make some painting videos now. LOL
+Red Gemini Arts Spending too much money is a common complaint I receive from time to time. LOL. The product review videos are easier to make than painting videos. LOL. Yeah, I've to get back to putting out more sketching videos.
I just got one of these for my birthday yesterday and I was just wondering how you get the ink to start flow out as at the moment the bristles at the end are white. I know it's probably a stupid question :/
After you fill it, just put the brush pen with brush tip pointing downwards for a few minutes
Ok thank you :)