poscaPaint Markers, 3M Fine Point Posca Markers with Reversible Tips, For Fabric, Metal, Glass, Rocks and Canvas, Set of 15

These markers are exceptional, the colors are vibrant and worth the price

Love these pens. Still haven't run out of ink but will buy more when I do. Instructions are simple and I was off making art in no time. No flaws on my half. Grew flow of ink and has lasted me for about a year. No complaints about it's function. It works.

Love posca as always well worth the money my drawing was completely done with posca.

I love anything to do with color. Recently I started buying things to do finger nail art. I am a water paint artist and glass artist. I was looking for something that I could use that would give me better outlines when painting in miniature. I saw these pens and decided to give them a try. The price was reasonable. I did read the mixed reviews. Yes, the instructions are in Japanese and I can't read them, but how many American products are translated into Japanese.I decided to try all of them to make sure they worked. I found that if you don't want them to gush out some ink or whatever it is when you try to get the color flowing, you should first take all of them out of the box. Shake one back and forth a few times and then put it back in the box with point end standing up. Then after you have repeated this with all the pens, take the 1st one you shook turn it over and very lightly and I mean lightly, press it down on a paper just about 1 or 2mm, no more, Do it once and then a second time, then wait. The ink will slowly start to flow onto the point of the pen. It starts out as white and then slowly the color changes. You can now test it with a lite touch. If you press hard the ink will gush out. It will also do that if you shake it and immediately use it as you should allow the ink to settle and not all be in the tip. I know from experience. Put the cover on well and it shouldn't dry out. The tip is not felt but a material that if firm and won't absorb the ink, just enough .The ink is a nice consistency.It appears to be ink. It dries very fast and on paper it is a matt finish as well as on nails. I put a clear coat over it and then it had a gloss finish. It does cover well as it is opaque. I bought another set that has the extra fine tip and am looking forward to getting it.

I have bought several packs of cheaper markers, but they do not compare to these. I am a rock painter and even the lighter colors work great. They are a true paint marker. I am always looking for discounts, so I keep an eye out in the todays deals section and get them when they are on sale. They work well on paper as well and have used them on other mixed media projects they are very easy to use.

I haven't had any of the issues using these pens. first time getting them: You need to shake them, cap facing down for 3 minutes tops, and I mean a *real* shake. if you've ever had old acrylic paint in a bottle, and you had to shake them to stir it up, you know how much *umph* I'm talking about here. then you get a paper towel and fold it up, maybe even a piece of wax paper underneath if you worried about oozing pen paint everywhere, and you push the pen tip down on the dry towel.Hold it down for a good minute. This is the more laborious part because each pen tip may or may not be more dry/wet than the others. so it could seem like your pen is defective, but most likely you haven't put enough pressure on the tip for the paint to saturate the tip. I'd do circles or figure 8's so it doesn't feel like you're waiting for a proverbial elevator's worth of time for your pen to be functional. once the pen is saturated you'll all set, you might notice times where the tip will dry out, and you just dap it with the damp towel to fix that, if the paint is dried then a soft scrub with a damp towel may be needed. You might notice times where you start to get streaks, which means the pen needs a break. Cap it, shake it cap side down for a minute or so then you should be good to go. Now that the troubleshooting is over with here's my actual review.REVIEW:I bought these for multiple projects, rock painting, signing paintings, touching up miniatures, etc. these worked best on flat surfaces. those round mandala rocks that are everywhere didn't work well in my experience. after I got a sense of flow from the paint in the pen it was easier to write and color with it, but I didn't like the actual look on the pen since the paint is a matte finish. i was hoping for a glossier paint. the pigments in the paint are higher than anything else I own though, and I found myself just buying crystal clear gloss spray, and running out of paint in the pens before ever having a blowout and ink running out of my pens. I think that just has to do with individual pressure people put on their pens, it's a balance of firm enough like holding a screwdriver so it didn't shake when you use it, and remember there's a canister of paint in a pen, and slamming the tip down is just opening a socket for the paint, so using all your hand/arm power to press down would make the paint run free.So in conclusion, if you take the time needed these pens work great, they're made for drawing and painting on canvas or thicker "art" paper. That said rock art is doable just tricky sometimes, and coloring mugs or shoes could also be a viable use for these.

Good product

Popular pens with my students… but just too expensive to hand out freely