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5.0 out of 5 starsBest most-used set for illustrating thin paper; well worth it. Getting another!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 December 2023
Get a plain paper/heavy journal and swatch them, though. Some of the barrel colors will fool you. Also, there's inconsistent ink: some are very pigmented (they have their uses), while others made me want to scream because they seemed watery or not-pigmented. I've used them all, pretty much, once properly swatched. It looks like there are 4-5 purples, but they cover the gamut. One "silver" is so silver that it's like a sharpie! So I use the last color in the set, "Nothing" is what I called it, and color pencil with a metallic silver and then go over it with that glitter pen. It was perfect to make a glittery silver effect without bleeding through, or covering other letters.
Some of the best are heavily pigmented, like the red, but depending on your surface, you can prep it to get a STARTLING "very red" with a lot of glitter (I use a light stroke of color-less pencil on light paper).
These are simply magnificent! And unlike most glitter pens, I'm not shaking them, or getting 'glops' of ink by surprise. I'm not sure what they did to make these as consistent as they are (again, once swatched and you know what you're getting), but they're consistent, good flow, not too thick (thinnest I have, in fact). They really beautify crafts while costlier items are now collecting some dust. (I might add pics later. My priest was shocked with some illustrations I pulled off using these, though. Just sayin
