Shuttle Art Gel Ink Ball Point Pens, 15 Pack Black Japanese Style Pens, 0.38mm Extra-Fine Ballpoint Pens for Home, School and Office

Really nice pens it has a really skinny tip and that helps me write a bit cleaner.

I needed a set of pens that I could use for notes. I wasn't as interested in drawing, but will occasionally draw something with my notes, but notes are primary. For everyday writing, I use a Pilot 0.38mm rollerball pen. Very sharp point with fine lines. I wanted something similar, but in multiple colors and this set meets that need. There are several colors, so I've got plenty of choices (however, the yellow is very hard to see, so I probably will rarely use that one, so count it as a 14 pen set). First, I tried all of the colors on regular copy paper, drawing blocks with lines, then I took a look to see how that bled through - it didn't. Then, I did a sample of writing with my 0.5mm Pilot G-2 rollerball, my 0.38mm Pilot G-2 rollerball, and the black pen from this set. This black pen wrote just as well as the two Pilot pens. I then flipped those writing samples over to see how they bled through. I could see all three through the paper, but they didn't necessarily bleed. I had started marking in a new Journal Bible with a set of 0.7mm colored pens, but they bled pretty badly, so I stopped until I got these pens. The purple, blue, green, and orange are from the old 0.7mm set and you can see how badly they did bleed through. I wrote some notes in pink with the new 0.38 set and you can tell how different the thinness of the lines are and, although you could still see it a little on the next page, it didn't bleed through, so I can accept that. My only complaint is that the rollerball isn't as smooth as the Pilot G-2 0.38mm. I try not to press too hard with either, just so they don't "crease" or "dent" the page. The Pilot handles a light hand better than the colored pens do. The colored pens seem to skip or "run out" of ink, until I scribble on a scratch page and get the ink flowing again. Other than that, the colors are pretty bright (except for the yellow), and I can tell the difference between the various greens, blues, reds, browns, so there truly are 15 different colors. We'll see how long these last and if they run out of ink quickly or dry up. If not, then I think they'll be just fine and I'd be willing to order another set.

I love these. I wanted some pens that were really fine point because my handwriting is a lot nicer. The color variation is amazing. The pen itself is a great and common thickness. They’re pretty easy to use. But I will say can be a little iffy and sometimes the ink comes out thin. Like there isn’t quite enough covering the ball point. But overall they’re very comfortable to hold. I write at a great speed. And for the cheap price they’re great quality.

The color of this ink is really vibrant. The thin pen tips are great for small detail adult coloring books. The flow of ink is really smooth. I was delighted to find a set of colored ink pens that includes a bright yellow & various shades of blue, green & red/orange. I have been using these daily & the ink is really lasting a long time. I color for up to 3hrs per day. I have used no more than 25% of any pen color, even after weeks of daily use. If you like to do fine tip color outlining, you will love this set. I will absolutely be reordering. I also have 2 sets of Shuttle Art gel pens, which I also love. This is a great brand for the avid adult colorer.

I wanted to like these but the ink dries up making it hard to write with. I used to buy similar pens at muji, and it was really good quality. I have ran through so many in the pack they all have the same issue with the ink not dispersing evenly.

The pens have an awful scratchy feel when you write, they don’t glide smoothly, and the lines are very crude, like the nibs aren’t fully finished. They feel cheap, like economy brand pens that companies give away. Only those pens are better. The ink is dull with no shine to it, it smudges unexpectedly, and the pens take a while of scribbling to get the ink going, also it’s winter here, and the ink seems to thicken as it won’t write if I’ve been outside with it in my pocket. The best thing is that the barrel of the pens are very strong and the cap is firmly affixed and doesn’t come off easily.

They are great to use! I have the 0.50 and colors are rich. I use them at work and at home. A lil color in my stressful work day makes me smile. The down side: You need to keep the lids on when not using our they will dry out and the cap doesn't readily stay on well.

Honestly, I was pleased when I first purchased these pens. I purchased a couple of other sets though at around the same time and I have been using those, now that I am beginning to use these again I have noticed they are just not as good as I initially thought. They aren't consistent. The ink stops randomly, and I have to rewrite the same sentence multiple times. It's crazy frustrating. That being said quite a few of the colors are unusable. A few of them have also exploded. I have had these pens sitting in the case they were shipped in and on a bookshelf in my bedroom out of the sun. So I'm not sure exactly what caused that to happen. The few that are still working are great and it's a shame that they aren't all consistent because I am a fan.