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- [Kristina] Hi everyone, Kristina here,
welcome to another video at my YouTube channel and blog.
Today I'm going to be revisiting a video
from many years ago where I compared white gel pens,
and this time I'm going to be using the white
ink pen sampler from JetPens.
They come in a bundle and you get quite a few
different pens to compare.
Full disclosure, JetPens sent these to me,
so even though I didn't purchase them personally,
I am going to give you my honest opinions
and tell you which ones I liked the most
and what I would recommend for each of these pens.
So this first one is the Uni-Ball Signo Broad.
If you've seen that video from years ago,
this was the clear winner for the most bright
and easiest to use, and I don't know that I would
keep it in this category for this video.
Kind of a spoiler, but I think it works really well,
but there were some other surprising pens
included in this pen sampler that I really enjoyed,
including this next one, which is the Pentel Hybrid Gel
Grip DX.
This one has one millimeter tip, so it's a similar
line weight to the Uni-ball Signo Broad,
and I found it to be of a similar brightness.
Now it didn't, looking at it onscreen,
I'm seeing that there are some areas
that fade just a tiny bit, but I think
it's very comparable to the Uni-ball Signo Broad,
and almost better in some cases because the ink flow
was a little bit more consistent.
You'll see a little bit later in the video
that all of these have instances of skipping
when you write too quickly, but I found that
the Pentel Hybrid had a little bit of a smoother feel
when I was writing with it.
So that was one pen that kind of surprised me,
I had never tried this pen before, and I thought
it worked really, really well.
This next one's the Sakura Gelly Roll Classic,
and this one I've been using in my crafting
and envelope projects for quite some time.
Of all of these pens that I'm using today,
that is the most fine-lined pen, so I really like it
for writing in smaller letters or an address
on an envelope or something like that,
or very, very small details on a stamped image.
I think it works really well for that.
This next one, which is the Sharpie Water-Based
Paint Marker is one of the thicker line weights
and this is actually a fade-resistant marker,
and you can use it on multiple surfaces,
not just on paper, and so it's really versatile
in that way.
I found that it was a little bit harder to write with,
maybe because I wasn't expecting it to be so thick,
but it was still a good marker.
This next one is the Posca Paint Marker,
and this is the medium point,
which is interesting because it's the thickest line
of all of the markers and pens that I'm comparing
in this video.
So I would probably reserve this for posters
or bigger projects that would need a larger letter for it.
Also wanted to mention that it's interesting to see
what the Posca medium point is compared to
the medium point of the Sakura Gelly Roll,
because they consider that a medium weight as well,
so huge difference between the two.
The Posca Paint Marker is much thicker.
They do have a different version though,
this is the extra fine Posca Paint Marker,
and I did want to mention with both of these
paint markers that the tip of the marker
is kind of porous, it has a little bit of
a scratchy texture, so depending on the surface
that you're writing on, you might get some little
splatters of paint.
I got a few little splatters when I went to write
with this Posca Paint Marker.
And you can prevent that by slowing down
and tipping the marker a little bit
just so that it doesn't scratch the paper,
but that is something to be aware of.
So this is the Raymay Fluorescent Board Marker,
this is a two millimeter as well,
and this marker in particular I almost didn't include it
because it's actually not meant for paper.
As you can see all of that white, bright white color
is seeping into the paper.
This is a marker that works better on blackboards,
glass, and acrylic, anything that's non-porous.
That's what it's meant for and that's when it will
stay bright white, but I did like the look of it
on this black kind of seeping into the paper.
I thought it looked a little bit like chalk
on a chalkboard, so I did wanna include it here.
This last one is a Sakura Decorese Gel Pen.
This one's a little bit different as well.
It's meant to work on paper, metal, glass, and photos,
so it works on a bunch of different surfaces
and I would say with the exception
of the extra fine Posca Paint Marker,
this is the most fine tip one that's meant to be used
on slick surfaces.
But the thing that's interesting about this one
is that the line weight changes depending on
how fast or slow you're writing, so it really varies.
So I had four favorites for a fine line
kind of what I would use for my projects,
and the projects I'm thinking of are like
addressing envelopes, or adding small details
onto a scene or image or a stamped image,
or just writing on a black surface in general.
So there were four that I thought were my favorites,
and all of them are really good, they each have
their strengths and weaknesses.
I would say that the Posca Extra Fine
is the one that skips the least.
I had no skipping issues at all,
and I had a really consistent line weight throughout.
It was very easy to use and there are a ton
of other Posca colors to choose from,
so if you wanted to do a black envelope
with lots of really colorful details on it
you could use all Posca pens
and you'd have a really great result.
The Signo Broad, the Pentel Hybrid,
and the Gelly Roll, they all skipped a little bit,
with the Gelly Roll skipping the least
once you got it going.
So I do like to scribble a little bit off to the side
before I start using these.
So like I mentioned before, the Posca Extra Fine
can splatter a little bit if you're not careful,
so I found that slowing down and also tipping the marker
so it's at more of an angle as you're writing
really prevents all of those splatters.
So I think overall I would say that this Posca
Extra Fine is my favorite of all of the white pens
that I've shown in today's video.
I think it's the one that I will reach the most for
when it comes to addressing envelopes
or adding details on stamped images,
things like that, and I chose this one
because it doesn't skip, and because it has
a really even line and it stays bright white.
I think it's a really great result, so the overall winner
for me this time is the Posca Extra Fine.
Before I wrap up this video, I wanted to show you
a little bit of experimentation
with the Sakura Decorese pen.
I wanted to see how thick of a line I could get
if I slowed down, and it's actually quite a bit thicker
than my original kind of sampling of writing out
this with this pen, I thought it's interesting.
And this particular pen has kind of a raised appearance
and if you do it super thick like this, you can actually
run your fingertips over it and you can feel
the ink a little bit.
So because of that, it does take a little bit longer
to dry, in fact all of these need a minute or two
to dry after you've used them, so you aren't going
to be able to go over these right away at all,
any of them.
You do have to let them dry, but this one in particular
can smudge pretty easily.
It's a really pretty pen, I wanted to show it on camera.
It's got a fun kind of angled tip on the end.
So here's the comparison of all of the different markers
that I've shown today.
I did wanna mention that I did not show
one pen that is included in the white pen sampler
from JetPens, and that is the Sakura Gelly Roll
Glaze Pen, it might not be Gelly Roll,
it might just be Glaze, and that's because that one
does not stay bright white, and so for the properties
I was comparing for today, that one didn't really apply.
So I'm just gonna show you this little example
of using some of the different pens here,
and also wrap it up with all of my thoughts.
So like I said before, I think the winner
is the Posca Extra Fine.
However, if you're going to be doing only small details
on your projects, and you want a really fine line,
the next one that I would recommend
is the Gelly Roll Pen, and that's because it,
like the Posca Extra Fine, it doesn't skip as much,
especially if you kinda scribble off on some scratch paper
before moving onto your project, and it stays
fairly bright white.
I think it does a pretty good job.
So if you were going to have two pens in your crafting
or writing stash, I would say you definitely need
the Posca Extra Fine and also the Sakura Gelly Roll.
I think both of those are fantastic options.
That wraps up my video for my 2017 White Pen Comparison.
Hope you guys enjoyed.
I will see you over at my blog and in my next video.
And thanks for watching.
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