Manufacturer | TOMBOW |
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Brand | Tombow |
Item Weight | 0.705 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 5.31 x 0.04 x 0.16 inches |
Item model number | 62038 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Color | Black |
Closure | Retractable |
Grip Type | thumb grip |
Pencil Lead Degree (Hardness) | B |
Material Type | Polypropylene Plastic |
Size | 2 Count (Pack of 1) |
Point Type | extra fine,fine,medium |
Line Size | 0.5 millimeters |
Ink Color | Black |
Manufacturer Part Number | 62038 |
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Tombow 62038 Fudenosuke Brush Pen, 2-Pack. Soft and Hard Tip Fudenosuke Brush Pens for Calligraphy and Art Drawings
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Brand | Tombow |
Writing Instrument Form | Marker Pen |
Color | Black |
Ink Color | Black |
Age Range (Description) | 12+ |
About this item
- Contains both the soft and hard tip Fudenosuke Brush Pens
- Features a flexible brush tip for different lettering and drawing techniques
- Create extra fine, fine or medium strokes by a change in brush pressure
- Great for calligraphy and art drawings
- Soft tip and hard tip water based, pigmented black ink
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Easy to hold | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Easy to use | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Giftable | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 |
For beginners | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
Sheerness | 4.3 | — | 4.5 | 3.6 | — | 3.5 |
Sold By | Amazon.com | LOT Inc. | Pattern Professional | Ripple's Store | INTER SERV. | MISULOVE |
point type | extra fine,fine,medium | fine,medium | Fine | Chisel | thick | Extra Fine, Fine, Medium, Brush |
number of pieces | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
material | Polypropylene Plastic | Plastic | Plastic | Plastic | Plastic | Plastic |
closure type | Retractable | Snap | Capped | Click-Off Cap | Snap | Snap |
grip type | thumb grip | — | Smooth | Ribbed | — | — |
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Perfect for Calligraphy and Lettering
The differing brush tips available in multiple colors help to effortlessly create beautiful calligraphy and hand lettering. The unique tip on the Fudenosuke pen allows you to control your strokes with precision to achieve your desired lettering or calligraphy style.
Soft & Hard Brush Tips
Fudenosuke Brush Pens feature flexible brush tips perfect for creating beautiful lettering and learning various drawing techniques. Available in soft, hard, and twin tip brush tips, Fudenosuke Brush Pens can create extra-fine, fine, or medium strokes by a simple change in pressure. The varying brush tips provide multi-function use for different lettering styles. There are no limits to what can be created with the Fudenosuke Brush Pens!
Art Drawings
For over 100 years Tombow has produced only the highest quality fine art products, engineered to help artists create their very best work. The Fudenosuke Brush Pen is no different and is crafted with a unique brush tip with artists in mind. The brush pen was developed in Japan to provide an easier and more portable way to write the Japanese calligraphy characters such as Kanji. The name Fudenosuke translates in English as a "brush that helps" calligraphy strokes. The Fudenosuke Brush Pen is a must-have, versatile tool for creating art drawings.
Vibrant + Versatile Assortment of Colors
Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens are available in multiple color variations offering even more ways to use them for art drawings, calligraphy, and lettering. The iconic brush pen is offered in black, color, and neon ink variations. They are formulated with water-based ink that is rich and sits lightly atop paper without saturating and bleeding through. Like other Tombow pens, the Fudenosuke Brush Pens are made with odorless, pigmented water-based ink that produce rich, vibrant color.
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ASIN | B01M71S9DU |
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4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #1,108 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products) #1 in Calligraphy Pens #6 in Drawing Pens |
Date First Available | October 14, 2013 |
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Contains both the soft and hard tip Fudenosuke Brush Pens. Features a flexible brush tip for different lettering and drawing techniques. Create extra-fine, fine or medium strokes by a change in brush pressure. Great for calligraphy and art drawings. Barrels are made of recycled polypropylene plastic. Soft tip and hard tip- water-based, pigmented black ink. Odorless. Non-refillable.
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Customers like the performance, ease of use, appearance and value of the writing instrument. They mention that it works well for calligraphy, creates cards or letters and is a fantastic buy for first time users. They are happy with softness, and quality. That said, some dislike the water resistance and disagree on ink.
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Customers generally like the quality of the writing instrument. They say it's an excellent product, has great pens, and improves your penmanship. The pens are perfect for lettering and doodling, and are the best art supply they've bought.
"...So, I bought these calligraphy brush-type pens. And they are excellent! The ease of writing calligraphy with them is impressive...." Read more
"...I was not disappointed with the quality and price. This is an excellent brand." Read more
"...create a rich, high-contrast black on paper makes this pen ideal for writing notes. Details and counters are crisp, even at small x-heights...." Read more
"...Purchased this for beginner gift because it is the perfect set to try both tips and priced affordably." Read more
Customers find the pens easy to use. They mention that the tips are smooth and easy to maneuver. The pens are good for beginners and are a fantastic buy for first time users. The tip is easy to move and use.
"...The smoothest, and easiest way to practice and write. Always last a very long time...." Read more
"...They're easy, a lot of fun, a joy to write with, but don't outperform other pens enough to justify the cost...." Read more
"I really enjoy these pens they are easy to learn with and don’t really make a difference if you can’t write with them at first...." Read more
"Great for beginners, good flex & strength to the nib, nice black, & works well for calligraphy." Read more
Customers like the performance of the pens. They mention that the nib is nice black, works well for calligraphy, and creates cards or letters. The soft tip brush pen works beautifully, and is a great, affordable starter pack for small areas like journalling. They like how smoothly both pens write, and that they work fantastically with alcohol-based markers.
"...not much different from the PMOP on normal paper except that it writes more smoothly and dries quickly enough that it doesn't smear...." Read more
"...Anyway, bottom line: great, affordable starter pack for newcomers to lettering and calligraphy. Highly recommended." Read more
"...I LOVE IT. Ima beginner in calligraphy, that pen works wonders. Loooove it" Read more
"...ink pen because I wanted to write in calligraphy style, it was impossible to use. So, I bought these calligraphy brush-type pens...." Read more
Customers like the value of the calligraphy pen. They say that it is worth the price and perfect in quality and price if you are new to calligraphic.
"...Is the best product and the price is reasonable. This is my second time buying it and won't change them for any thing else." Read more
"...I was not disappointed with the quality and price. This is an excellent brand." Read more
"...beginner gift because it is the perfect set to try both tips and priced affordably." Read more
"...Anyway, bottom line: great, affordable starter pack for newcomers to lettering and calligraphy. Highly recommended." Read more
Customers appreciate the softness of the pen. They mention that the hard and soft tips feel really smooth and are easy to control. The soft tip is great for slightly thicker lines, and the durability of the tips, the comfort of the base, and ink disbursement are great. The pens are butter smooth and it's easy to adjust the line weight. They're stiffer than your normal brush pens and allow you to teach yourself about applying. The firm tipped brush allows you to write.
"...The smoothest, and easiest way to practice and write. Always last a very long time...." Read more
"...The hard tip has a nice, fine line that if you use (it the way Archer wants you to try it) just the tip, varies in thickness from 0.5mm to 1.0mm...." Read more
"...The soft tip isn’t too spongy so you can control it around your curves and gives great buttery, bold strokes without needing to exert too much..." Read more
"...At first, I loved the sign pen for its smoothness and slightly thicker line delivery. Both deliver the blackest black and have great fluid output...." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the pen. They say it's beautifully made and gives the effect of brush lettering. Customers also say that it'll create a rich, high-contrast black on paper.
"...The ease at which I can write with this pen and create a rich, high-contrast black on paper makes this pen ideal for writing notes...." Read more
"...Both pens have a similar-looking, very fine nib, but the tip of the soft pen..." Read more
"...so you can control it around your curves and gives great buttery, bold strokes without needing to exert too much pressure...." Read more
"...They write so smooth and crisp! They make my handwriting look incredible and a bit fancy! Love them! No bleed either!" Read more
Customers are mixed about the ink of the pen. Some mention that the comfort of the base, the in disbursement, and the fluid output are amazing, while others say that they are already appearing to lose ink, and that the inflow is hard to maintain. Some say that the pens instantly leaked ink all over everything. Overall, the opinions are mixed, and it's recommended to read the reviews carefully before making a purchase.
"...It’s at a point where ink is starting to fade which is not great since I just took them out the package...." Read more
"...Mine have not leaked, but reports of short-lived pens or leaking pens are part of why I have some concern over their value.RESULTS:..." Read more
"...I have these pens less than 3 days. 3 days and the ink isn't even coming put of the pen consistently...." Read more
"...I've been testing it out on different papers, and it leaks randomly on a type of paper one day, and then it doesn't leak the next day on that SAME..." Read more
Customers are disappointed with the water resistance of the pen. They mention that the pen can dry out quickly and that the tip gets dry quickly. Some customers also say that the pens bleed and are not fully waterproof.
"...month I took the fine hard-tip pen to make a note and it is almost completely dried up...." Read more
"...The biggest downside to these pens is that they are not waterproof, so any water-based markers and watercolors smudge...." Read more
"...I left the cap off the soft tip over night and it was very dry, but after leaving the cap on for a day, the ink came right back so that was pretty..." Read more
"...the soft tip version cracked several times around the body and entirely dried out, the hard tip was also on the dry side as well...." Read more
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WHY I BOUGHT THEM:
I hand write a lot of postcards as part of my job. In order to keep my job more bearable I decided to make writing addresses a little more fun by researching interesting pens that could also hold up on glossy-coated postcards as they travel in potentially rainy/snowy environments. I purchased a variety of pens with these two among them. I did not buy these pens to test them for any artistic purpose outside of handwriting/calligraphy. I mostly wanted something that enhances my personal handwriting, rather than mimicking a particular script or style.
OTHER PENS I TRIED:
These are mostly apples to oranges, I'm afraid... "Artistic" pens I tried include the Pigma Graphic 2, Platinum Calligraphy Fude, and the Kuretake #40. Normal pens I tried include Papermate PMOP (felt/nylon tip markers of various widths), Sharpie brush tip, Uni-Ball Vision, Papermate Gel 0.7, and various horrible ball-points.
PROS:
- great ink flow and coverage
- writes smoothly
- the black is nice and rich and opaque. You REALLY have to look to see where cross strokes make the ink a little bit darker.
- ink dries quickly. A lefty like me doesn't have to worry about smudging on regular paper and I have to take minimal care not to smudge on the glossy postcards
- I can write on the glossy postcard, let the ink dry for about 30 seconds, lick my finger, and then attempt to smudge the ink. It DOES smear slightly, but not enough to ruin the readability of the address. Artists that need waterproof ink probably wouldn't be pleased but I am not afraid to send the postcards into the rain. Other artists may see this as an opportunity to create specific (eg, windblown) effects. It is something that can be played with.
- the tips retain their shape and hold up well
CONS:
- when writing on regular, printer paper, the faster you write, the more the ink turns from black to gray. Personally, I enjoy the variety but I can imagine some of you artists wouldn't appreciate it
- the cost. IMO they are pretty expensive for disposable pens.
SOFT VS HARD TIPS:
Obviously this is largely personal preference, but I can see myself grabbing for a particular tip depending on what I need. In short: if I'm writing notes or don't necessarily want an obvious calligraphy appeal, I reach for the hard tip. For the postcards or otherwise most artistic endeavors I reach for the soft tip. Here is more detail:
The hard tip has a nice, fine line that if you use (it the way Archer wants you to try it) just the tip, varies in thickness from 0.5mm to 1.0mm. You can get up to 1.5mm if you angle the pen and use the tip's edge. The ease at which I can write with this pen and create a rich, high-contrast black on paper makes this pen ideal for writing notes. Details and counters are crisp, even at small x-heights. However, you really have to slow things down and press extra firmly to really get the most of any calligraphy effect. In practice and results, it is not much different from the PMOP on normal paper except that it writes more smoothly and dries quickly enough that it doesn't smear. The PMOP is scratchy and smears easily in comparison. The firmness required to change widths results in a very forgiving experience.
If you're looking for calligraphy or drawing with more variation in strokes and with less effort, I think you'll prefer the soft tip. Using just the tip results in less than 0.5mm to just over 1.0mm. Using the side of the tip will give you a stroke at just over 2mm. The main difference between the hard and soft is that the soft will result in bolder lines with much less effort. Lettering quickly (eg, writing notes) can result in some sloppy letter forms, but with very little practice and a slower pace you can come up with some very nice results. It is mostly forgiving and a great beginner's calligraphy pen. While the pen tip MOSTLY retains its shape, giving you consistently thin strokes throughout its lifetime, the tip will eventually want to bend, which can lead to the tip flopping when changing directions. This can lead to unwanted thickness/variance. This usually happens if you're being careless. Maintaining good calligraphy practices shouldn't make this a problem, but the hard tip doesn't have this issue at all, allowing you to write much more quickly.
You can create tapers of less than 0.5mm if you create the stroke quickly with either tip. I find it easier to do so with the hard tip but more dramatically noticeable with the soft.
LONGEVITY:
Mine are still going strong but they don't see daily use. I've practiced my handwriting across multiple pages of regular lined paper, many scrap pieces of paper, and have hand-lettered maybe 100-200 postcards. Mine have not leaked, but reports of short-lived pens or leaking pens are part of why I have some concern over their value.
RESULTS:
These pens are almost perfect for my intended use. I'd love for them to be 100% waterproof but these are the best pens that I have tried so far for my intended purpose. I love the pens but am not sure if I'd be willing to shell out the money to buy them again. They're easy, a lot of fun, a joy to write with, but don't outperform other pens enough to justify the cost. I'd love to see Tombow create a refillable version.
OTHER NOTES:
I'll point out that you can currently get these two pens separately from one another for cheaper, even if you buy them individually (the hard tip can currently be found for just under five dollars and the soft is under three and a quarter). They also come come in 3, 5, 10, etc. packs where the value is (sometimes) better.
Mine came with the rectangular plastic cards that other reviews mentioned. I think I threw them out as I have no expectation of ever using any pen to write any form of Asian calligraphy.
I can't comment on how well the pens write on various artistic media. I can only comment on basic paper and glossy postcard stock.
I ordered from "jpngoodies" with standard shipping and it took 9 days from order to arrival.
For beginners, I think it’s helpful to try both a hard- and soft-tip pen to get the feel for lettering. Both pens have a similar-looking, very fine nib, but the tip of the soft pen (the one that says WS-BS 150 near the barcode; it’s hard to tell if you can’t read Japanese) is much more pliable, almost spongy. It easily bends against paper. The hard-tip pen is, no surprise here, much more firm. You’ll need to use a little more pressure to get those hard, thick downstrokes. But the shape of both nibs make these pens great for detail work, and I don’t think they’ll lose their shape or start to fray anytime soon (unlike other pens I’ve tried). They seem very sturdy and resilient.
Some other pros of these pens: the ink is very black and flows well. I’ve only had them for a few days, so I can’t speak to how long the ink lasts. But they’re very affordable, so I was willing to take the risk. The cap of the pen snaps on firmly, so no need to worry about them coming uncapped at the worst possible moment.
Some possible cons: They’re not refillable, if that’s a concern for you.
Anyway, bottom line: great, affordable starter pack for newcomers to lettering and calligraphy. Highly recommended.
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