Below are some doodles I did as a warm up. For these, I used the Staedtler MARS graphic 3000 duo watercolor brush marker. One side is a brush pen, the other a small rounded tip.
I bought a few of these a while back way before there were better brush pens. I’m not really crazy about them, but I have to use them up so I can use the other, better brush pens I have.
With that said, it definitely forces me to draw differently (being that the brush tip sucks). It’s OK for quick, “junk” doodles like the ones below.
There isn’t any snap to the brush tip, the ink doesn’t dry quick so it smudges, and they can be pretty messy. If I put some pressure on to get a thicker line, the point comes off the paper and I end up having to use the middle part of the tip. Afer lifting the tip off the paper, it stays bent for the most part, instead of returning to it’s original form.
So if I want to go back in, and use the point for a thinner line, I have to spin the pen around in order to get the tip to point down. So it’s more work than it should be.
I’ve been using the Copic brush tip and wide tip pens since late last year. So far those are great. And the plus is that you can buy ink refills instead of chucking the pens.
