Copic Multiliner Black Fine Line Drawing Pens - Set of 2 Professional Artist Markers for Sketching, Inking & Calligraphy - Perfect for Comic Art, Manga, Illustration & Hand Lettering Projects

The pens are great. Copic is quality. However, the packaging was basically destroyed by the time these pens got to me. The plastic is all bent up and the paper inside is wrinkly and folded. The pens were fine.Finally gave in to all the hype about this brand - purchased my first set of pens with various line weights. Love the versatility, definitely great for sketching whether its highly detailed or broad-brush drawing. Waiting to see how long these truly last. Lightweight in the hand, the ink is saturated and glides across the paper. A joy to use. Any artist’s dream.These pens are beautiful with the aluminum barrels, its stepping up my art because I can do micro drawing it makes very thin lines for details .03 .05 .1 .2 .25 .3 .35 .5 .7 and the brush pen, these were kinda alot but they are not diposible and you get 10 pensMight as well spend a little more and get the bestI've been exploring various types of inking mediums from felt-tip Microns to Staedtler's fineliners and even to Japanese pen nibs you dip with ink, and I was unable to find something that really worked with the way I drew. Microns weren't a true black, dried out much too quickly even when not in use, and the felt tips would wear down quickly. Staedtler's fineliners worked great, but they lacked the small sizes I needed for detailing. The Japanese nibs were also wonderful, me having brought a German ink which dried instantaneously just for it, but the lack of fluidly and control in my strokes from using nibs (ex. calligraphy pens) made outlining more of a chore than anything. Dipping was no problem, but having to keep turning my piece of work in all odd directions just so I can stroke upwards just didn't sit well with my quick-marking way of drawing while attempting to be precise.So, when browsing at Utrecht, I chanced upon the Prismacolor Illustration Marker set as well as these Copic Multiliners. I tried out the Prismacolor first only to dislike how shaky my outline appeared on the thinnest tip. Even then, the thinnest tip was fairly large. Then when I tried out these multiliners, lo and behold, the pen scraped across the paper seamlessly without any undesired shaky lines of any sort. The tiny .03 pen-tip gave me the ability to detail my drawings in a tiny space - - something that I had been trying to find for years! And the brush-tip pens are just wonderful for effects and filling in black (although you could possibly use another, cheaper kind of pen/marker to do that.) The ink also dries quickly so if your hand were to rub over it right after being drawn, it won't smudge (but this probably differs depending on the paper.) I've been using a few I brought from a local art store for a while now, and the tips are still in good condition. Therefore, I'd say this set is great for illustrationists and comic artists as they give you the range of thickness you need, packaged along with the two different sized brush pens. Great stuff, really!Otherwise, I highly recommend this product for those who prefer to outline with quick strokes while having the ability to place the lines down precisely. I can't guarantee you'll have the same reaction I did as each person has a different preference towards the mediums they use, but here's my two cents for this awesome product.To be fair, I was on the fence regarding Copic SP multiliner pens, mostly due to the price. I've used A LOT of fancy drawing pens in my time- Staedtler, Micron, even the non-SP Copics- and they served my needs well enough.And then I decided to take the plunge. Wow. The are definitely the best drawing pens I have used, however for all of the positives, there are some caveats.The first is, of course, the price. These aren't cheap pens by any means, and if finances are low, you can (like me) get by with cheaper brands. This is partly outweighed by the fact that you can buy ink refills and even replaceable nibs for each pen, thereby extending the life of the pen. And these have a nice metal (aluminum?) body which makes them more durable and, surprisingly, feel good in the hand.These are also "good" pens. I find that they don't perform as well as one would expect on cheaper papers. They perform best on very smooth paper and anything less than that starts to look bad as the ink doesn't flow as well. think taking an expensive sports car over a bumpy, pothole-y road... you'll feel and notice each jarring bump. So note: better paper = better results.One minor complaint is that the ink tube, which forms the back cap of the pen and can be removed and replaced, isn't snugly secured. When I put the pen cap on, and then pull it off when I'm done, the tube tends to come with it. Not a major problem, but a bit annoying.Lastly, and this kind of falls under the paper observation, often the pens would briefly loose their flow if I was filling in over fresh ink. The nib would literally stop for a moment or two. Not sure why that is, and it doesn't seem to happen on nicer, smoother paper.Buying these pens is a step forward but, bear in mind, the costs build on themselves as you find the need to buy nicer paper at a higher premium.With that in mind, though, I'm definitely glad I made the upgrade to these, and feel I should've done this a long time ago.I love these pens! They come in a variety of sizes. I like using them for drawing, outlining, writing, etc. One of the reasons that I love them is because they are so easy to control. I have tried other brands of pens such as Micron and Staedtler pens and they have a harder tip which makes them slip easier leading to less straight lines. Another reason that I love Copic pens so much is because they last long. I have had the same set of Copic pens for three years and they are all in perfect condition. I got some Micron pens at around the same time that I got the Copic pens and they started leaking and drying out only three weeks later. Copic pens are also very pigmented. They dry the same color and it doesn’t fade. If you are looking for high quality, long lasting, pigmented pens, Copic pens are the ones for you.I've been wanting to try a copic-branded product for a long time, but I'm not heavily into markers. I use watercolour primarily, so finding a fineliner that was waterproof was really important for me. However, I also use POSCA pens and Sharpies, so I needed something that wouldn't bleed easily into my lineart. I've included swatches and a quick 10 minute doodle for demonstration.Price - For £10 ish, I got four good quality fineliners. Considering they're expensive individually, I'd much rather get them in a pack (even if I only wanted the 0.03mm).Packaging - I think the reason they're so cheap is the packaging. It's just plastic, threw away instantly. The pen itself feels cheap and light, even next to my already light Mitsubishi Uni Pin fineliners. Having said that, the packaging does not affect the quality of the ink, so packaging is not important to me. But if you like a heavier pen in your grip, this may be something to consider. Speaking of grip, it's a very round grip and strange to hold, but I find it easier to fineline like this. It's quite chunky, but again this is not a minus for me but rather something t think about.Performance - The ink... It flows very beautifully. The colour itself I feel is not a true black in comparison to my uni pin. The copic has a slight sepia tint to it- but it's so slight that you can only see it next to stark black. I used the Copics on my little illustration (pictures) so you can see how black it is. I used my black POSCA pen on the boddess and even then it's hard to tell if you line thinly. The 0.03 is of course the scratchiest. This is not a fault, or a Copic-specific thing, but rather the nature of a tiny fineliner. It's excellent for small detailing, and I find it's only scratchy if you go against the grain of the nib, so just be careful when forcing it up or anything. Other than that, I've never had such a small fineliner flow so smoothly. The thicker the nib, the less scratchy it gets.The swatches you see with the blue and yellow are tests. The top 3 squares are the copics, the bottom are the uni pins.With the Sharpie, swiping through once wasn't an issue. Twice was slightly muddy, but three times is the result you see (swiping back and forth). It performed better than the uni pin. With watercolour, the pigment wasn't too muddy. The random stripe of yellow on the right is the untainted version, so you can see. I chose yellow because it's the lightest in my palette so you can see the muddiness at its worse, but to be honest it wasn't that bad anyway. It doesn't pick up super well on camera, but the uni pin swatch is much dirtier than the copic one. Muddiness was the worst with POSCA pens, though copic did better than the uni pin, so I don't reccomend lining your art before using them. Do that afterwards. I'm not upset by this; the pens are marketted as copic/waterproof, not Paint proof- just something else to consider.All in all, this is an excellent set of fineliners and I recommend them. The thing that makes these pens a four star, rather than five, is the fact that they aren't pure black. This isn't a problem when lining after the piece is finished, but because they're not black the watercolours covered them, which I found strange. BUT as long as you line your art at the end, this should be a 5-star product for you.レビューをよく読めば、太さの違うペンの４本組だとわかるのですが、商品説明に表示が無いのが不思議。これまで店頭で1本ずつ買っていたが、通販で買うと送料が高い。4本も不要かなと思ったけど買いに行く手間を考えて、こちらを購入しました。They’re good disposable plastic fineliners. The text describing the product is completely inaccurate. The pens are not aluminium-bodied, and the nibs and ink cartridge are not serviceable. Those pens are part of the Multiliner SP product line.These pens are fantastic for outlining work and dont spread ink everywhere. I had an issue previously where when rubbing out pencil the ink would fade. Not had a problem with these. They're great for finer detail too.Initially loved these, and while they are quality liners there are a couple of things that has made me go look elsewhere for liners. The first is that the 0.3 liner nib keeps bending. I thought it was just a dud in this pack so I bought a replacement 0.3 liner and the same thing happened to that one, the nib is bent! This hasnt happened on any of the other sizes, only the 0.3.The ink also fades quite a lot if you erase your pencil lines and go across the ink lines.Overall though, this pack is a great bargain and has a great selection of sizes