Speedball Assorted Tips Elegant Writer, Set of 4, Black

I bought these pens not to write with (although I do calligraphy) but to draw with as people were recommending them for use with water brushes/paint brushes. When you apply water to the ink from these pens you get wonderful pink and turquoise shades so you can have all sorts of great effects with them!

Great to use on holiday as one only needs this ,a brush, pad of good cartridge paper and a bottle of water to produce interesting line and wash paintings

Let's make this clear - don't buy these pens hoping to use them as-is for writing, as they are terrible when you try. They're not pleasant to write with, and can be scratchy to use - I cut the tip of one to make it a chisel nib, which made it a little better, but not by much. No, the reason you want these pens is because of the ink they use. Normally, it would be nothing special, but adding water separates it into beautiful blues, greens, and purples, meaning you can get really beautiful effects with ink and wash pieces. You can scribble the pen onto plastic, metal etc and add water, but you'll get better effects if you apply the pen straight to the paper and then brush with water afterwards. The effects can be pretty unpredictable, but are always beautiful. High recommended as an art tool, but not as a writing implement.

Very good pen set. Good selection of nibs with sharp definition. Ink is not water fast but I like this as I sometimes use the pens to draw with and can create a wash effect with water and brush.

Great, they colours spread beautifully. I saw someone else give a bad report on this and I wondered if it's because she didn't know they were to be used differently to other pens? Once you know they are used first and then blended with water and a paint brush, all becomes clear :)

Love these pens with water soluble ink - it changes colour when you add a little water to it - purples and blues. Great for arty projects.

I use them for artwork rather than calligraphy and brush on water for a water wash look. Unless used flat (to be fair as a calligraphy pen, which is how they're supposed to be used), ink flow is scratchy and intermittent.

Love these pens - the ink spreads beautifully when touched with a waterbrush. Good seller - have bought loads from them & never had any sort of problem.

Nice pens. Exactly as described.

I used it for art classes. It's just too expensive. More students would want to get it but can't afford it.

Diese Stifte sind wirklich was Besonderes. Dass der Preis alle paar Tage wechselt, ist etwas seltsam. Ich habe sie noch für 12,29 im Oktober gekauft, inzwischen wurden sie immer teurer. Ich kenne allerdings nichts Vergleichbares, was die Farbeffekte betrifft, wenn man die Stifte mit Wasser anlöst. Das funktioniert am besten auf grundiertem, also nicht saugendem Papier. Die Farbe explodiert förmlich unter dem Wasserpinsel in grünlich bis zart lilafarben. Kontrollieren kann man das erst mit recht viel Erfahrung, ansonsten muss man sich einfach überraschen lassen, was ja auch Spaß macht. Ich habe die Stifte gleich dreimal bestellt und bin jetzt angesichts der Preissteigerung von 25% ganz froh darüber. In vielen Rezensionen wird berichtet, dass die Stifte zum Teil eingetrocknet ankamen. Das kann ich nicht bestätigen. Meine waren alle korrekt aktiv und mit guten, festen Spitzen, die man sicherlich auch für Kalligraphie gut gebrauchen kann.

Adquirí los plumones para una clase de caligrafía para principiantes y han sido de bastante utilidad para mejorar mis trazos. Además, el precio fue bastante accesible.

The felt tips were all dried up. Don't know how old was the product.