Paint Markers on Almost Anything Never Fade Quick Dry and Permanent, Bright and Vivid Assorted Oil-based Fine Tip Paint Pen Set, Strong Covering Force [12 Color]

To follow up my previous review, I’d like to emphasize that these paint pens are an awesome deal. Despite what other reviewers have said, they definitely work as well as brand name paint pens (eg sharpie). They are exactly what I expect out of a paint pen—definitely not perfection, definitely fun times.I’m also changing my rating to 5 stars cuz they’re so worth it.Some suggestions for those who feel otherwise:All really wonderful things are inherently problematic. To achieve great heights requires compromise, and paint pens are no exception.Paint is thicker than ink-especially oil paint. Whoever invented paint certainly didn’t intend for it to dispense directly from a pen, and there are totally valid reasons why. Despite the inherently problematic nature of the oil based paint pen, they’re still a popular tool for artists, crafters, mechanics and many others. They are so versatile—they write on everything and once dry the paint is permanent—it will scrape off non porous surfaces but otherwise good luck removing it. The paint won’t smear or smudge. They make sharp lines with vibrant, glossy, even dimensional paint, and you don’t even have to clean any brushes when you’re done.Most of the problems with paint pens can be adequately addressed with a little extra effort. To make the paint flow through the felt tip it has be thinned quite a bit, making it soupy and less opaque than paint applied with a brush. To achieve a strong, opaque color the felt tip has to be thoroughly saturated and multiple coats applied.Keeping the tip saturated requires regular depressing to dispense more paint while in use. Depressing the tip too often or for too long causes puddles and drips. To avoid this issue I recommend having a couple pieces of scrap paper within reach. When you need more paint, depress the tip on the scrap paper so if too much comes out it will not make a mess on your work. If you make a puddle on the scrap paper, before it starts to thicken and dry you can dip into it , which adds paint directly to the tip of the felt for thicker, more opaque lines.Overlapping colors will cause bleeding into the tips, resulting in messy bicolor lines. The only way I know to fix this is by using your scrap paper to sort of gently coax the other color out, lightly (so as to avoid further mixing in the wrong color) doodling and scribbling (avoid overlapping doodle lines—it will compound the problem), rolling the pen around to ensure sure all sides of the tip contact the paper, while occasionally dispensing small amounts of paint. The other color will gradually transfer from felt to paper so that even if it’s a dark color that got on a light colored tip the fresh color you’re dispensing from the pen will eventually prevail. Continue this process till you’re satisfied with the color. I posted a pic of an example of my paint pen “doodling” on an envelope, with the (disorganized) lines going from blue-orange to orange, and on top of it you can see a cheese slice divider paper that I used to get black out of yellow.Hope that helps!Original review:Love these paint pens, but I had to take off a star after the felt tip flew out the red while I was shaking it.As with all paint pens, initially the paint takes about 30-45 seconds to saturate the felt tip, but I noticed the instructions make it sound like this happens much faster. This seems like a bad idea on the manufacturers part as it could lead to complaints from people without previous experience with paint pens.As expected, as long as you shake them well before each use the paint comes out semi-opaque, and becomes more opaque with a thicker application/more coats. With average pressure, new pens make lines approx. 2mm thick, becoming thicker as the felt gets used/abused.The red and orange paints are too similar in my opinion—the red should be slightly darker and the orange brighter.

Easy to use.

Love everything about these markers. Perfect for my project.

These paint pens are OK... you get what you pay for.The paint itself does not cover quite as well as the more expensive paint pens (it looks sort of watery), but if you allow the first marking to dry, then go over it again, coverage is solid.Something to watch out for: when first "priming" these paint pens (that is, shaking then pressing the tip), do not shake them with the cover removed or the tip will fly out. If this happens, paint does NOT leak out... you just risk losing the tip.After the pen has been primed, the tip stays seated and will no longer fall out.In summary: Bang for the buck: two thumbs up. Compared to more expensive brands: one thumb up.

I haven't used all the colors yet, but so far all but the yellow have been great. Goes on smoothly and very pigmented.I read someone else had an issue with the yellow paint pens as well. Unless you are using it on a white or very light colored background, it hardly shows.

Three price was great. None are dry. But a couple of the tips came out while I was shaking them, so keep the cap on. Also a couple of them let out a puddle of paint initially, so use a piece of paper when starting. Perfect for painting rocks

They all work great except the white. It gets see thru and doesnt saturate. But i like them very much. Best deal ive found the case came ripped but i just put them in a makeup bag

These are great for rock painting. They keep mess to a minimum and make detailed painting possible. I purchased a bag of landscape rocks from the local tool store to use with these markers for summer-long activities. We made garden markers with some of the rocks & they have not faded with the sun & rain. The colors are bright and a nice variety.