Redwood Professional Manga Pen Dip Pen Set Manga Cartoon Comic Drawing Painting Kit - 5 Pcs

love this set, worked perfect for what I need them for. awesome price

I've been seeing a lot of reviews about how 2-3 of their pens were "damaged" because they arrived bent-- this is not true! Well, the fact they were supposedly damaged is not true, because the bending is intentional! This style of a bent nib is known as a "fude nib", in which "fude" means "bent" in Japanese. I posted a small snippet of a blog on Goldspot.com, but essentially these nibs are supposed to create lines that are pretty close to a brush stroke-- this is especially popular for writing kanji or traditional Chinese characters. Again: THEY ARE NOT BROKEN!! They are bent intentionally! (As an aside, my pens came in and they write wonderfully. I can't wait to use them with my inks to make lineart.)

I like the product and all, but it would be really appreciated if they didn’t say that it would include 10 nibs, because I received only 8. I mean it also showed only 8 in one of the pictures too...

Great pens for beginners

I am a semi professional artist and I used to work in pen and ink frequently. When I was in trade school, we talked a bout a pen holder that would accommodate both the crow quill style and the broader leaf style nibs. Of course 20 years ago, there was no such thing, that any of us knew of. So, when I saw these I had to get some. I ordered the reddish-orange set and they feel great. Slightly rubberized grip, lightweight. Super stylish color. I do really like using them. The only pitfall is that I have some Zebra Comic Pen Nibs - G Model that do not fit snuggly into the holder, they in fact, almost fall out. Which is disappointing. That said, it's the only nib that I have that does not fit as it should into these pen holders and those nibs fit fine into other holders I have. So, it is far from any sort of deal breaker. Overall, these are great.

The holders are perfectly functional and at least one of the nibs seem to work fine once prepped properly. However the nibs were pushed too far into the holders making them difficult to remove. This meant I could not used my preferred method of boiling the nibs to remove the factory coating. I had to struggle removing the coating using other methods while the nib was still in the holder. At some point two of the nibs got damaged during this process. I removed the damaged nibs with a pair of pliers. I recommend purchasing separate back up nips, in case the removal or prep damages the nibs.

I've been buying the pens sold at the craft store including speedball. I'm so surprised how quickly the standard pens break down. I've had the handle of one shatter and the brads that hold the tips bend or break. These pens are awesome! For the same cost as one of the craft store pens, I got this whole set. I don't need to change tips and the handles are not degrading. I love the way they hold ink as we. They are superior but at a budget price.

I'm pretty new to pen and ink (dip-style) so maybe take that as a caveat for everything I say beyond this point, but imho, these are awesome pens. They won't tell you upfront, but the five-pack gives you the basic nibs--G, spoon, school, Japanese, & map--which offers a great baseline to do a lot of techniques. I'm using them with a classic india ink and cleaning with a soft toothbrush and water to prevent clumping every half hour or so. Honestly, they're even better than I expected for the price. Good stuff, for realz.

Ha soddisfatto le mie aspettative,impugnatura leggera,pennini ottimi.

Very happy with the purchase. The pen holders have a nice feel and size. And they look nice. The selection and quality of the nibs is great. I have since also bought a Hunt pen holder with the universally acclaimed 102 crow quill nib but so far, I actually prefer the crow quill in this set. But all the nibs have good flexibility vs sturdiness and have good flow.

Everything is as shown. Nice set.

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great product.