SAKURA Glaze 3D Ink Pen - 3D Ink Pen for Lettering, Drawing, Ornaments, & More - Assorted Colored Ink - 10 Pack

This is nifty stuff! It writes just like a pen, fine lines, detailed dots, for a swatch a half inch square it filled in and dried smooth. No streaks or pen marks when dry. Drying time is a few minutes, dries smooth and glossy, not exactly shiny, not sparkly. Glossy, like the smooth plastic-feeling of a leatherette purse, but in this case, on paper! So I'm thinking, WHAT will I do with this?!?! It does dry slightly raised lines and dots, so I anticipate it will make great details on my coloring book page. Colors are nice. What will they think of next???

The soufflé pens are very nice to write with and DO write on multiple surfaces. However, I would suggest having a piece of scrap paper with you if you intend to write on something smooth like glass or plastic. The ball can't really get traction on smooth surfaces, so you sometimes need to scribble a bit to get the ink flowing. The colors come out as roughly the same color as the cap but turn paler as they dry. The result is matte, milky, and opaque. Because of the way the colors turn out, I would recommend using these pens on black or dark colored paper, since they don't have nearly as much of a punch on paler colors.The results depends very heavily on the material you are using. The ink doesn't actually puff up--it just doesn't absorb into the paper as much as other thinks and dries like a glaze. Thus, you will see a more pronounced effect when writing on non-porous surfaces but these surfaces will also take longer to dry. When writing on paper, I find that it takes about 30 seconds for the ink to dry for standard notebook paper, and up to 3 minutes for dense, smoother papers. I have not yet tried it on photo paper, but I would imagine that the ink would take even longer to dry. It has a noticeably raised texture and tends to be rather durable for everyday use---if you actually let it dry, and if you clean the writing surface off of any oils or residues.The pens say that they have not been tested for writing on skin--and I wouldn't suggest using them for that purpose. Not only do they simply not WRITE, but the oils on your skin could very well ruin the pen. Furthermore, the ink seems like it would be rather difficult to wash off.You CAN layer this pen over itself, just be very careful. When the top layer is wet, rubbing it will take off the bottom layers as well. The higher you build it up, the easier it is to rub off, and the longer it takes to try. I would suggest giving any project a 2 hour "curing" time, just to be sure. While the doubt the ink dries any more than it does initially on thinner layers, on thicker layers, it really helps, since sometimes the surface dries faster than the rest of the ink.Overall, it does what it says. Whether you want to spend this amount on a decorational pen is up to you, but I'd imagine it would be more useful for the creatively-minded.

I've been collecting gel pens for years and when I say I've never had pens like these, I mean it. They are bold lined and very pigmented. They can be used of a variety of surfaces like glass and plastic as well as paper. They have a glossy 3D appearance once dried. They're tons of fun to use. I use them for drawing, writing, coloring, and decorating random items(my phone case, my switch, etc) and I'll absolutely buy them again. They do have a bit of a long drying time but that's to be expected with a 3D effect. I will note that if you use too much in one spot when coloring, it can appear slightly cracked once it's dry. These are very much so worth the money and I highly reccomend anyone who loves a good juicy pen to try them!

I do a lot of multimedia art so if it is something I can use for my art, I'm all over it. I first ordered the black Sakura Glaze pen to try the product out and I really loved the way the ink stayed shiny, looking wet, so I decided to order this ten pack of Sakura Bright multi colors Glaze pens, and I'm crazy about them and how they add to my art. They glide on smoothly and evenly. They are not sheer but cover what is beneath them. They work on many materials (plastic, plexiglass, paper, metal) and standout overtop my watercolor, gouache, or acrylic backgrounds. They do take a little time (5-10. min) to completely dry on some materials but dry much quicker on my watercolor paper. I got the Bright color set which includes a pen that looks like it is white ink but in fact is clear to add gloss to without color. There are other color sets that I will have to try.

Pretty colors. Ink also comes out pretty. The two issues I have with the pens 1) you have to scribble it a bit for the ink to come out every time you open to use them. You don’t have to do it for long but it is annoying. 2) the ink skips.

They leave a cool, bold, wet look.

I REALLY like these pens. As others have written the ink tends to flow freely and is not good for tight spaces. I want to use these for a whole page in my coloring books but would go through a whole set doing that, best to accent or as a focal point. Takes time to dry! Buildable if given time to throughly dry between applications. Color did not go through to the other side although page had appearance of being colored using water colors.I color for fun using markers, crayons, gel pens and colored pencils. Some colors I’ve had for 2 years and still work great. If in your budget I highly recommend these for your collection.

Adds a little textured shine to your cards. Love using these with my card making. Has an embossed effect