Kuretake Zig illustration Basic Set No.3, 5 variety pens, 4 Black Markers and Glitter pen, for Inktober, Manga, Drawing, Calligraphy, Professional, Artist, Made in Japan

Well coordinated set of pens.

Works great and will be ordering more

Having bought a whole lot of art supplies in the past I would have to say that Kuretake is one of my favorite brands, by far. Well, Kuretake and Sakura as well. This Inktober set is very cool and I’ve had a lot of fun drawing with it so far.I especially like the ZIG Clear Color Real Brush in this collection. It is what made all of the light gray in my drawing that I’ve included in my photos showing me using most of the pens in this set. I’ve bought large packs of the ZIG Real Brushes before and they can help you create really cool artwork I think.Also, I’m not sure what the longest pen is called, everything written on it is in Japanese Kanji I believe. But it is very versatile in that it gives a fine point type pen/marker on one end. And the other end of it is a brush type pen that allows you to paint thin or really thick lines like a real paint brush. I still don’t exactly understand what the two white tip pens or brushes are for? I’m not sure if they put out white ink or if they are for combining colors together. But, I still really like this set a whole bunch and plan to buy the other ones in the Kuretake Illustration Collection. I think that this set is number 2 in the collection.In buying art supplies I would have to say that buying either German, or like this set, Japanese art supplies are my very favorite. And this Kuretake set of illustration pens and brushes does not disappoint in the slightest. I hope this review was helpful and thanks for reading :D.

Excellent product, as described and pictured. Nice to use. Good addition to my drawing tool box.

Quality, easeof use

Excellent set for any artist to own.

To get the brush pen and the glitter pen to work you need to unscrew the cartridge and remove a small ring, yellow for the brush and white for the glitter. After you remove the ring just replace the cartridge and give it a shake and you're ready to ink. Great pens, the double tip calligraphy pen, red one, is by the most versatile. Ink is light fast, dries quick. If you draw with the ink pens first, then add watercolor or gouache on top the ink won't reactivate. Quality product.

I have really enjoyed playing around with these pens. I liked the assortment and it gave me a chance to try out some that I wouldn't have normally ordered.