I got a set of KingArt pen/Brush tipped markers this past year and have now had them for a few months. Which means that I feel I can offer an adequate review on them!
I want to acknowledge first and foremost before giving my opinion that I am primarily a painter. So, do not have a lot of experience with markers in the past. Of course, other than crayola markers in grade school.
So this review will be from the perspective of someone that is trying markers out for their sketchbook. I really enjoy painting my sketchbook, but it is alot to bring around when traveling and requires a few features. Markers are giving me the ability to expand on my ideas in a more compact way.
First and foremost
The markers that I picked up are the king art coloring brush pens in a pack of 48. They are described as having a flexible nylon tip with blendable ink.
I will definitely continue to use the box they are in until I find better casing, but it feels quite durable. The markers themselves feel quite cheaply made upon opening them, but I want to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Functionality of the marker
These have the nylons tips which means it’s synthetic instead of plastic material. Of course, these markers are thinner at the tip of the felt brush, and therefore less sturdy. They seem to hold up quite well when being used often and dont have any pulp coming off them.
I would say in terms of how easy they are to use and the low amount of care that I want my markers to have, they pass the tests.
Visually, some of the colors appear on their packaging and shade hue to actually be lighter when coming out of the tip than the color on the marker indicates. So, make sure to test out the colors before directly applying them to your work.
How pigmented are they?
I think they are quite pigmented! While they vary in value (compared to the color displayed on the cap) they do hold up well and are blend-able.
They remind me of watercolor, in the sense that they can be built up to a certain point. I think it creates a lot of dimension in the color and they seem to blend very nicely, which is a good bonus.
Overall, I do really like these markers. Although, they feel a little cheap. I think this comes with having got them in bulk and having little to no experience with the best kinds of markers on the internet.
I also have some prismacolor double sided markers, and compared to those, these definitely feel like they were made on more of a budget. These have thinner color (which honestly is a good thing to have anyways) and are just not as ~juicy~ As my other markers, so do with that what you will.
In conclusion, the Kingart pens seem to be a good dependable marker, but I cant see myself fully recommending these to someone else.