STAEDTLERBallpoint Stick Pens, 43235MWP10TH

I ordered these because I wanted to try a new medium and saw that an amazing ballpoint artist on YouTube uses these. I was a little nervous because of the reviews but noticed that many people writing reviews were using these strictly to write. For drawing/sketching/art/design I think these are wonderful. As other reviewers stated, frequently (in between uses mostly) the pens stop and you have to do a little chicken scratch to get them going but I think that there is a trade off. The flow of ink isn't too heavy which is good for shading and blending, and it doesn't constantly bleed blobs of ink like a standard bic ballpoint (which is GREAT for writing but not so much for small or detailed work). It is possible to get some very very light values which is great because some pens have a heavy ink flow and will make artwork look messy. While I think most people who like doing art with ballpoint pens have many different brands of pen for different purposes, I found this to be easy to work with. Just make sure you have some scratch paper to wipe your ink blobs or start your pen in case it gets stuck. As you can see by my uploaded photo I had some ink blobs, but I wasn't taking care at all to try and wipe them from the nib of my pen. I am still a beginner but I am loving experimenting with this new medium.

Update! After storing the pens upright with the point at the bottom for 3 days, then scribbling hard with the light green pen for several seconds, it started to write! Yippee! So now all ten pens work just fine.Original Review: Only the light green ink will not come out, and believe me I've tried. The others are good, smooth, will go from dark to light value with a light touch. I found them easy to hold. Have not yet done a complete drawing using these so not sure how the triangular stick will feel after a few hours of use. One thing though, they'll still roll across the table. Of course, the price is right. I haven't yet discovered if a splotch of water will make the ink smear. Made in Thailand. Canadian company.

I especially appreciate the triangular shape of these pens, they feel comfortable in your hand, despite being straight, hard plastic. Ten pens and ten different colors is a great deal for this price and there's a nice variety of colors! They write really smoothly for a ballpoint pen, and I usually prefer finer point felt tip pens. These will work well for art projects but many of the darker colors are even suited for everyday use. The product arrived very quickly and the packaging was in good condition. Definitely a worthy buy!

These pens have nice colors, but 2 of the set don't work. I had to heat most of them up to get them flowing, but 1 doesn't work at all and 1 barely lets out ink.

They were dried out. Cant use them. Used to buy in local staples. They closed. I should get my money back. So mad!!!

STAEDTLER PENS were exceptional and I used them all through college, However, at present they are garbage!! the ink is so light it's DEFINETLY not for note-taking or writing. I guess these are more geared toward scribble or coloring. DO NOT BUY if you intend to write or journal. The major issue is the ink is VERY LITE

I love the variety of color pens that comes in one package. I tested all the colors right when I got them and all the pens work perfectly. I love journaling with different colors and these have been serving me well and I'm happy I was able to find these at such a cheap price. It will be hard to hide these from my younger siblings who love to color with pens!I definitely recommend these, you can't beat the price - will purchase again.

I liked these, but not as much as the other triangular version of Staedtler that I used. The ones with the grey body and colored caps are better, but they don't have as many colors. They worked fine. Pretty colors. I was happy with them--especially if I didn't compare them to the others. LOL!