Tombow ABT Dual Brush Pen - Black

Super brush pen, really quick delivery, great value for money. Thoroughly recommend

Good item

📝 ‘The Dual Brush Pen is a water-based marker with water-soluble ink that can be blended and diluted with water. It features a brush tip and a fine point bullet tip’.IMO, you generally get what you pay for when it comes to this type of product and experience, the type of work, paper texture & grade all play a part.Usually a Goldilocks type of moment for me, some are too hard and/or scratchy, some too soft and some well…maybe just about right.For that reason, I always ‘try it & see’, when there is the opportunity to buy a single item because it can be an expensive hobby!It was like being back in time in a sweetie shop, exploring the 100+ different colours in this range and I absolutely love this…the colour, the way the two tips work and I hope Santa will be thinking of a couple more, next month (at the time of writing)!One end is a flexible soft brush-like tip for a more sweeping stroke, with the other one handy for when more definition is required.The tips have held without splaying or fraying and there is no sign of the pen running dry, in my experience so far.ooOoo~ TOMBOW~ ABT DUAL BRUSH PENCOLOUR: PORT RED/757‘Made in Vietnam’ooOooLarger than most in my kit, the dual-ended pen measures around 19 cm in length and is elegant in black with white contrast. The coloured cap at one end and the opposite end ‘stripe’ next to the thin cap is indicative of the colour shade within, especially useful if you have more than one. The COLOUR NAME is not on the item.There is no shirt clip but a little ridge on the large cap (image below refers) stops the rigid plastic-type, round barrelled pen from rolling around the table. The caps handily fit over or slides in the other end for safe keeping, when in use.Both caps pull off and return with a satisfactory click. It is wise to take some time replacing the cap centrally so as not to damage the tips.There is no scent in use, to my nose.Online clips are available to show the versatility of this product, far better than I can, and it is possible to download a colour wheel from the manufacturer website, also at the time of writing.Believed to be correct at the time of writing, the complete colour chart is:CODE ~ COLOUR NAMEN00 ~ BLENDER020 ~ PEACH025 ~ LIGHT ORANGE026 ~ YELLOW GOLD027 ~ DARK OCHRE055 ~ PROCESS YELLOW062 ~ PALE YELLOW076 ~ GREEN OCHRE090 ~ BABY YELLOW098 ~ AVOCADO126 ~ LIGHT OLIVE133 ~ CHARTREUSE158 ~ DARK OLIVE173 ~ WILLOW GREEN177 ~ DARK JADE192 ~ ASPARAGUS195 ~ LIGHT GREEN228 ~ GREY GREEN243 ~ MINT245 ~ SAP GREEN249 ~ HUNTER GREEN277 ~ DARK GREEN296 ~ GREEN312 ~ HOLLY GREEN346 ~ SEA GREEN373 ~ SEA BLUE443 ~ TURQUOISE451 ~ SKY BLUE452 ~ PROCESS BLUE476 ~ CYAN491 ~ GLACIER BLUE493 ~ REFLEX BLUE515 ~ LIGHT BLUE526 ~ TRUE BLUE528 ~ NAVY BLUE533 ~ PEACOCK BLUE535 ~ COBALT BLUE553 ~ MIST PURPLE555 ~ ULTRAMARINE565 ~ DEEP BLUE603 ~ PERIWINKLE606 ~ VIOLET620 ~ LILAC623 ~ PURPLE SAGE636 ~ IMPERIAL PURPLE665 ~ PURPLE673 ~ ORCHID676 ~ ROYAL PURPLE679 ~ DARK PLUM685 ~ DEEP MAGENTA703 ~ PINK ROSE723 ~ PINK725 ~ RHODAMINE RED743 ~ HOT PINK755 ~ RUBINE RED757 ~ PORT RED761 ~ CARNATION772 ~ BLUSH800 ~ BABY PINK815 ~ CHERRY835 ~ PERSIMMON837 ~ WINE RED845 ~ CARMINE847 ~ CRIMSON850 ~ PINKISH CREAM856 ~ CHINESE RED873 ~ CORAL879 ~ BROWN885 ~ WARM RED899 ~ REDWOOD905 ~ RED912 ~ PALE CHERRY925 ~ SCARLET933 ~ ORANGE942 ~ TAN946 ~ GOLD OCHRE947 ~ BURNT SIENNA969 ~ CHOCOLATE977 ~ SADDLE BROWN985 ~ CHROME YELLOW990 ~ LIGHT SAND991 ~ LIGHT OCHRE992 ~ SAND993 ~ CHROME ORANGEN15 ~ BLACKN25 ~ LAMP BLACKN35 ~ COOL GREY 12N45 ~ COOL GREY 10N55 ~ COOL GREY 7N57 ~ WARM GREY 5N60 ~ COOL GREY 6N65 ~ COOL GREY 5N75 ~ COOL GREY 3N79 ~ WARM GREY 2N89 ~ WARM GREY 1N95 ~ COOL GREY 1[9 images attached]

This is a review for the transparent blending pen by the way, the reviews seem to be for all to coloured pens. At first, I thought I wasn't going to be able to get on with it because on NORMAL paper the pen grates up the paper and you get white blobs and it also spreads out and bleeds into the page and looks horrid. I had to purchase some WATERCOLOUR PAPER and hey presto... It works beautifully. I have only just started experimenting but I am excited about the options I now have to blend my Calligraphy colours.

This was included as part of 3 free sample pens sent to me by Tombow Europe as I heaped praise on their Process Yellow 055 from the same range.I would call this a deep shade of pink. I tried using it to colour in a face in one of my adult colouring books but I think I would need a lighter shade as using the Derwent Water Brush over the colour failed to lighten it to what I required. However, that said, this pen should not be used to shade 'skin' in my opinion and is made as such.For example, if you were to colour in flowers or something you wanted a brighter but darker shade of pink then this is the shade for you. If you possess the Staedtler Triplus pens there is a colour similar to this in that set, but the beauty of the Tombow is its versatility. Fine nib for fiddly bits and the brush for less detailed work. I do tend to use the brush more than the nib though but I guess that is personal preference.Because of the huge range of Tombow pens I will probably find the shades I require rather than trying to create them using a waterbrush. I am not that confident in this area of colouring but I should imagine I would improve given practice.

It is exactly what I wanted. I bought an individual tomboy to test out whether this what what I really needed and it definitely do. It is great and I'll be getting some other colours now.

I bought this for card making and my bullet journal and it is great. The ink is acid free and I am getting to grips with applying more pressure to the downward strokes and drawing some arty letters. It is a nice touch that there is a fine liner on the other side, which is equally easy to write with. I like that the ink is quick to dry and a very deep black, in oppose to some of the cheaper brands.

Was buying this brush pen for Shodo, as I was looking for brush pens of varying sizes. However, I feel this is not meant for that at all as it does not perform well when used for calligraphy. It's like the brush runs out of ink mid stroke, leaving a very weak looking stroke.You could say that's my fault for buying it when other reviews mentioned shading and drawing. But it's made by Tombow who make other good calligraphy brush pens.