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Review on πŸ–οΈ Smart Color Art Gel Pens: A Vibrant Set of 140 Colors for Adult Coloring, Drawing, Painting, and Writing by Wendy Rodriguez

Revainrating 5 out of 5

worth your money.

This and other similar pen sets appear to be from the same factory (I also have a smaller 108 color set from Courie; http://amzn.to/2sSBwjn), but they always are fun art tools. Unlike pencils, you don't smear them. If you have a wide range of colors, each one slightly different, you're pretty good at blending. These ink sticks don't last long, but replacement cartridges (http://amzn.to/2sP2mJk) cost less than $8 for 120 colors. The different metallic shades look really impressive on paper. By ratings I mean that most pens have coarse, medium and fine glitter in their ink. The subtle sheen is a buttery soft metallic satin that is simply gorgeous. I was very surprised that sequins flow out of the pens so smoothly, even that roughness felt on paper. There are 4 pens in the set, which are artistically useless. These are whirlwinds. Swirl pins are filled with alternating colors. They only ever write in one color, so "why?" becomes a question. Give them to the kids to take them to school. Another downside I see that seems to come from all sources is the lack of dark yellow tones. I'm updating this review to reflect this as I'm currently trying to color a smeared amber motor oil and neither kit has a pen that looks right.

Pros
  • Arts, Crafts & Sewing
Cons
  • Crumpled