The stainless steel sharpie pen is a personal favourite and never leaves my bag. It's a lovely addition to my pencil case and a great pen for multiple paper types and for use with watercolours or ink washes.
●the stainless steel body has a nice feel in the hand and has a soft grip for comfort
● refillable
● ink doesn't bleed through paper
● smooth durable tip for precise and consistent line with minimal effort
● quick drying ink which is ideal for left handers
● waterproof and smear resistant ink when dry
● acid free and non toxic
○ it is not permanent ink it will wear off plastics and glass
○ it is not the "classic sharpie fine marker
○ price varies and refills can be hard to find in stores
○ no visual ink level so you never know when your about to run out
○ only available in black ink
A unusual thing is that you may be able to guess when the inks is about to run out because the nib eventually softens and the chamber is near finished or ready to replace
■ available from rymans for about £6.99
■ refills available from WHSmiths, cultpens.com for about £3.50 for a two pack
■ shop online for best prices or check out sales in stationary departments for back to school stock
This is one of those pens I'm biased about as I carry it all the time for occasional doodling or writing.
Sharpie pens are not a favourite. I don't use them all too often as I'm not a fan. I'm also not a fan of the look to them or how they became a cult staple to every art student, especially since I believe there are better options. In regards to this, the design of this pen is so far from the grey signature barrel I almost get a sense of standing out of the crowd. It's unusual to get that sensation from a pen but I suppose it's the same for being the one kid wearing doc martins surrounded by friends wearing catipiller boots. It's the little things that give you a boost
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