Sunshilor Metallic Markers Fine Point Metallic Marker Pens for Black Paper, Rock Painting, Easter Egg, Halloween Pumpkin, Card Making, Metal, Ceramic, Wine Glass, Set of 12

Update: May 14, 2021 Purchased another set because two and a half years later I still haven't found art pens or markers that are better than these. They have drawn smoothly and without allegating every time, on every surface I've tried them on. Update October 10, 2018: The night I received my order, I haphazardly painted a small rock with the pens, just as an experiment. I never expected the paint to stay on the rock this long, and be as vibrant as this without a clear coat. I am even more impressed by the quality of these pens than I was before. A+++++! (Original review begins here) So far I've been able to write on and/or decorate everything I've used these pens on, and that covers a lot of ground. From smooth stones to paper, and cloth, I've been very satisfied so far with the results. Not only are the metallic colors beautiful, I am able to make them transparent looking by applying a light touch, or give a more solid look by applying a heavier coating of the same color. The picture shows how they appear on white cardstock so you can see that the cap colors are not exactly true to the paint color, but that's the way it is with metallic colors. The sellers are outstanding with quick delivery and I'm looking forward to doing business with them in the near future when I order more sets of pens for gift giving.

Sooooo what had happened was I thought “well these would be a great way to get a metallic nail art look!”, so I got them. Now lemme tell you, they write and draw on nails like a dream! And they wipe off easily with alcohol! And the colors are beautiful! And they don’t smudge when applying gel topcoat! I haven’t tried regular topcoat, sorry. BUT! But. I had intended to use them as alcohol ink substitutes, like with sharpies. You know, scribble them on, lightly blot with alcohol and they would run in cute abstract patterns. Nooooo, my friend, that does not happen. You write and they stay as drawn, or you write and wipe off with alcohol. No middle option there. I can still uses these for nail art and I do like them very much. I wish the tip was very very fine point since they don’t “melt”, that’s a small limiting factor for nail art use. But they’re not a replacement for metallic sharpies or liquid alcohol inks. Oh well...the price was great and they will be used. Bottom line - they won’t run if blotted with alcohol, and the tip is a little thick, but they work well to draw on nails. Two scribbled on shiny metallic thumbs up!

Now, in the description of the pens, it does say that the ink will come out a different shade than the cap because they're metallic. But, maybe don't put a bright pink cap on a pen that's not pink? I enjoyed the markers, but as I was writing text with them, they did get a little more mushy at the tip and thicker as I wrote. Not bad, but I feel like 1mm was the average or the start, and then they got a little wider. I also liked the metallic finish, but didn't really have a true orange or true pink, which I really wanted to have.

I’m not sure if I named each color correctly but these are incredible and exactly what I was looking for to write on black sticky notes with! The price point made me happy too. I’m not getting any smudging, but I’m also not using them for coloring, only writing. I can see how pressing too hard would cause them to lose their fine points, so these may not be the best fit for those with a heavy hand. Overall though I LOVE these and when these run out of ink, I will be ordering again!

I had ordered some gel pens that ended up being a disappointment on black paper. So then I ordered these, and I think in my head I thought they would be gel markers, but they are not. They are like a regular felt tip marker. It says they are fine tip, but not fine tipped like a gel pen. So even though I didn't get what I had in mind, I love these. They give no indication of drying out anytime soon, they are vibrant on black paper, and it's a fun selection of colors. If you're looking for a marker that works on black paper, you'll love these! Will you be able to do fine detail, not really. I'm really happy with my purchase.

Perfect! The easy to use is right out of the box. No need to press to get paint, the visibility is wonderful, no leakage, fine tip lets me do precision lines, I painted first then went back to outline, the durability will last it reminds me of oil paint but there is no smell, no smudging, drying time is great too.

Great pens, questionable relationship with color accuracy. Some are close, some are "in the same family," and some appear to have met the cap color only briefly in passing.

Good ink flow but doesn't leak. Lovely colors. Granddaughter loves them.

good quality and good price

Good

Very bad quality.Some of the pens were dried out and couldn't use.Very old product.