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I bought these for bullet journaling so I had access to more colors to add as accents for the brush pens I already own. I know some people try to use them as brunsh pen substitutes in themselves, but I don't recommend it with how quick the tip wears down.
The Pros:
•They are so cheap. So. Cheap. They could be absolute garbage and only work for a day but honestly I would still recommend them for how cheap they are
•Huge color variety! I did go to college for painting so I (not to toot my own horn) have a good eye for distinguishing color other folks might not. I appreciate having some colors that are close but one is warmer while the other is cooler, which does happen a bit.
•The tips are, in fact, super! Very pointy to start out and the broad side is the perfect width perfect for highlighting. It is slightly thinner than the average 6cm dot grid found in most bullet journals
•The back end of the marker is marked with the cap color, too, so you can't get the colors mixed up by putting the wrong cap on a marker
•Surprisingly smudge resistant! Not smudge proof, but they don't smudge under other markers and they don't smudge pens more than expected (looking at you, Stabilo Boss) under them. They dry fast, so you also won't smudge them running your hand over them for the most part
•They start out feeling very juicy, but not in a way that pools on the paper. You can get some good depth and variation in color in one stroke by varying pressure and speed.
•Theyre buildable! Not blendable, but they dry quickly so can create 3 or so different shades without a problem on the paper (Rhodia 80gsm) I've been using
Cons (which I will again emphasize are sort of less relevant because these were $15 at my time of purchase and would have to be worse than garbage for me to not recommend):
•The biggest one for me, honestly, is that I can't organize them in the box!! This might not bother other folks and some of you may have marker stands, but I don't and this bothers the hell out of me! They're kept in the box by four smaller boxes which fit two rows of 13/12 markers, which means there's tons of room for the markers to wiggle everywhere as you're taking them out and putting them back in. This matters especially because...
•They are only visually marked by color, not with any number or label. I tried using a Permanent Pilot Twin Marker to label them after I put them in rainbow order, but they are slick and it rubbed off immediately
•They wear down in time. I set aside a handful of markers each month as one months color palette for my bullet journal, and after one month, the colors I heavily relied on have lost their tip and don't have much "endurance" meaning I can write and draw with them, but it doesn't take much until they get less ink and I have to set them aside and wait a minute. None have completely dried out on me in the couple of months I've had them, though
•There are no true pastels! Good on Crayola for making nice and saturated markers, but there isn't anything that serves as a gentle highlight I can use
•There are, of course, still some gaps in the colors.
•The caps are hard to post on the ends sometimes. None have cracked so far, but it doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility
•Not good to use with a water brush. They're surprisingly water resistant (which is generally a good thing!) So if you're looking for blendable markers you can carry with you for travel water color painting, they are not it
•They will wear down so fast if you try to apply pressure and use them like a brush pen. Which is fine if that's what you're using them for! They still last enough to be worth it in my eyes. But after 3 or 4 uses you will find your upstrokes get thick and the bottom of your downstrokes don't have that nice deeper color.
•It is hard to get a smooth color if you're actually coloring with them. This is a general complaint of most water based markers, though. They're really not mush worse than my expensive Tombows in that.
Again, though, my gripes are incredible overshadowed by how cheap they are. I gave them five starts not because they're perfect, but because they are so cheap they do not have to be.
| Manufacturer | Crayola |
|---|---|
| Brand | Crayola |
| Item Weight | 1.87 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 3.38 x 5.75 x 7.09 inches |
| Item model number | 585100 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Color | Multi |
| Material Type | Plastic |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Size | 100 Count (Pack of 1) |
| Point Type | Fine |
| Line Size | 3 |
| Ink Color | Multicolored |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 58-5100 |
Jessica Roscoe
Ashley
