Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen - Hard Type & Soft Type Earh 3 Pens Total 6 Pens Arts Value set.

I guess these pens are marketed for Japanese school children to practice writing kanji, but I love them for inking comics- I bought one in a random store and I used it up in a month because it was just so GOOD. The price is amazing- I would avoid sellers that mark them up beyond a few dollars per pen. This set was a very reasonable price. If you're not a professional artist, and want to take line-art to a higher level, these pens are exactly what you need. They make my shoddy drawings much better! I love how intricately thin they can be, and suddenly become thick just with the right pressure. Brush pen lines are very forgiving ;) I have not used every brush-type pen on the market, but I do have a few to compare. There is also the BIG Tombow, but since I don't use a very large canvas, I don't feel like I utilize that size very well. I also really like the Faber Castell in SB (soft brush), but they do not sell it in value packs (It came in a variety pack of other pens that I don't use as much) AND that is slightly more expensive. I also own a Copic Multiliner SP set: the BS pen is gorgeous-BUT IT WAS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE and I bought it overseas. On the plus side, the Copics are refillable, but thinking how much I spent on them makes me SHAKE when I ink with them!! So all in all, I am a big fan of these pens. The difference between hard and soft is not really as dramatic as I expected, so it's not a waste to get a set with both. Since the price is good, you can feel good sharing them with artsy friends, or young artists as well. They would probably make fine gifts as well (since the pen label is all in Japanese, maybe you can impress someone??) The only negatives I can think of would be that brush-type pens can dry out quickly, so I prefer to save them for art-type things and not just notes like grocery lists or homework.

After purchasing 3 times and going through more pens than that I think I prefer the soft nib to the hard nib. While most calligraphers seem to prefer the hard nib, I prefer the flexibility of the soft nib. I'm sure it's different for everyone but this is a great set ESPECIALLY for the Price to get to know in the ins and puts of each pen to find your favorite tombow. To buy them individually they can be the cost of this while set if not more. Will continue to buy as my calligraphy skills advance definitely a staple in any calligrapher's bag at any level from beginner to professional.

I love these pens, the soft tip more than the hard tip. This was such a good value that I couldn't pass up getting three of each - I gave one of each to my sister-in-law and have the others for back-up. The soft tip pen is very user friendly and allows for good control and consistency of writing. I don't have an issue with ink pooling or bleeding on the paper as I have with other brands. The hard tip pen isn't quite as hard as a different well-known brand, so I cannot get the same hairline stroke as that pen, but it's still a very decent pen and hard to go wrong with having this pen in your collection. I tend to work small (I also have Tombow's Dual Brush Pen markers) and prefer these pens over the dual brush pens. I wish these smaller ones came in a variety of colors - I think that's my only complaint.

This is definitely a value set compared to the other options available on Amazon. I'm pretty sure these are authentic, but this is my first time purchasing/using these pens. Each came in their own packaging, and are functional. I purchased them for the purpose of practicing hand lettering. I am very much a beginner, but these pens made me feel like I have way more experience and control over what I'm doing. I have followed a lot of artists doing hand lettering, and it seems that practicing on Vellum helps, and also helps save the quality of the pen nibs. I haven't tried that yet, but after trying them on mixed media and watercolor papers, I can say the nib drags and catches slightly. The soft nib works well for larger flowing lettering, while the hard nib is good for smaller/tighter lettering. The hard nib seems to dry out a little faster, so I tend to letter a little slower to keep the flow of ink. I can see how these pens would do well for inking drawings, but only after any water-based coloring has been done.

Great for drawing

I like the feel of these brush pens. I'm not a calligrapher or artist, but I enjoy playing with writing nicely and drawing on occasion. The tips on these pens are easier to control for those occasional uses than softer pen tips. The line width variation falls into a nice range for me using 8.5" x 11" as well as some roughly similar sized sketch books. I would definitely recommend for exploring inking lines after sketching. The tips hold up well for me (with a fairly light hand.) Ink runs out before noticeable tip degradation. A dedicated professional might appreciate dipping a nice brush into ink. For playing around or serious exploring these pens are a great place to start and stay around for a while. They are juicy enough without bleeding through. The black is not as deep as a carbon ink but looks fine.

Here's the low down. These are ok. I wanted to give less stars but they function I suppose as they are meant to. I like my Prismacolor illustrator brush pen much more though. This is a good deal for the money I will say. So if you want to give these a shot I recommend this pack for eight bucks. I don't know really which is soft and which is hard. One is purple and the other is black. I hear these dry out quickly so if you do like these then this is the pack for you. It's not a bad pen it's just not amazingly smooth like I thought it would be.

Recentemente mi sono appassionato di Calligrafia, e ho trovato nelle brush pen degli strumenti fantastici in tal senso. In particolare le Tombow Fudenosuke risultano essere straordinarie, d'altronde sono considerate dei veri e propri punti di riferimento nell'arte della scrittura. Ho già acquistato in passato, sempre parlando di Tombow Fudenosuke, la penna singola 'SOFT' (colore nero del fusto), e un set di penne colorate che sono tutte 'Hard' (colore blu del fusto). Questo set ha un grandissimo pregio, ovvero quello di poter acquistare, ad un costo conveniente, delle Fudenosuke sia hard che soft, ad un costo decisamente conveniente. La busta mi è arrivata da Kyoto (Giappone) in tempi molto rapidi, poco meno di un mese. All'interno, come da descrizione, 3 penne soft e altrettante hard. Assolutamente originali, ognuna nella sua confezione plastica trasparente con indicazioni varie in Giapponese. Ovviamente ne ho provate alcune allo scopo di redigere questa recensione, e posso testimoniare che sono perfette. Sicuramente in futuro ne acquisterò altre. A questo prezzo sono un vero affare.

I'm a beginner at brush calligraphy and was told there are a lot of knock offs out there so I brought these to someone who teaches brush lettering and said they feel and write like real TomBows! She also warned me these markers are meant for smooth surfaces; rough or textured surfaces "break" the "brush" down from its nice bundled tip and eventually you get streaking. However apparently this is just something we live with if we want to write on textures surfaces and she suggested I label my markers that I save only for smooth surfaces and those will last longer. So far I've had one pen start streaking and I've used it everyday on textured paper. The rest used on super smooth /shiny paper and are fine.

Best pens ever, very comfortable to write with. I prefer the soft type more, easy to use and nib is flexible. Very dark ink & it's become my favourite pen to write and draw with! Hope no one steals them. Luckily there are three of each. Value for money!!

Ich finde es echt schön, dass es das Angebot mit 3 soft + 3 hard gibt. So kann man sich ausprobieren, welche man lieber hat und für den Preis, sind die gut. Lassen sich gut benutzen und sind angegenehm im Schreiben. Und falls einer leer geht, hat man ja die restlichen zwei als Ersatz, je nachdem welche man dann verwendet.

Après avoir testé produits (1 des 3 soft et 1 des 3 hard), j'ai un problème avec le soft. Il semble à moitié sec, et fait des traces/traînées quand on fait des downstroke. C'est assez décevant, et j'espère que les 2 autres soft ne seront pas pareil. Sinon, en ce qui concerne les hard, rien a signaler.