Uni Posca Paint Pens

2/3/2016

Uni Posca Paint Markers are unique in the fact that they can draw on lots of surfaces but they remain waterbased, so will not bleed through paper. They come in a variety of nib sizes and shapes, from the 0.7mm Pin (the smallest) and 15mm Extra Broad (the widest). Bullet and brush tips make up the rest of the range, which all come in up to 33 different colours.

Pin, Fine & Bullet nibs

There isn't a great deal of difference between the sizes

Each size of pen can be identified not only by the difference in barrel size, but by the lid hook which is a different size/colour, so the pin tips will have a short black hook and the fine ones have a longer clear hook. I'm calling it a hook as I don't know the proper name for it!

The ink itself is very dense and wet, flowing thickly from the tip with great coverage on the paper. When dry the ink is matte, but on application has a glossy sheen- which is why they're called paint pens I guess!

The pigment ink inside each pen is activated by the 'shake and push' system you often find with multiple surface pens. Basically you give the pen a good shake to move a metal ball up & down the barrel, then push the nib up and down on a piece of paper until the ink flows downward and saturates the nib.

The following colours are available, depending on which type of pen you choose: WHITE, BLACK, GREY, IVORY, SLATE GREY, SILVER, BRONZE, GOLD, BEIGE, YELLOW, BRIGHT YELLOW, LIGHT ORANGE, ORANGE, RED, RED WINE, PINK, LIGHT PINK, LILAC, VIOLET, BROWN, SKY BLUE, BLUE, LIGHT BLUE, EMERALD GREEN, GREEN, APPLE GREEN, LIGHT GREEN, METALLIC BLUE, METALLIC PINK, METALLIC GREEN, METALLIC VIOLET & METALLIC RED.

As far as colouring is concerned, these pens are great for giving vibrant, non-scratchy colour without shadowing or bleeding on double sided books, and give brilliant coverage due to their paint-like ink. They don't leave stroke marks like normal waterbased pens, and feel very quick to use as well.

This is a picture I coloured with the paint pens, and it took a lot less time than I would usually spend colouring something as intricate as this.