Stillman & Birn Zeta and Epsilon are great options. As with other felt-tip markers, it is best to choose papers with a smooth finish so that the tips last longer before they become frayed. They can even write on photographs and other glossy surfaces, although the fineliners and brush pens did not work as well as the bullet-tipped pens in our testing. PITT Pens work well on just about any paper you care to try. The 1.5 mm marker is also available in black. This transparency works well for adding subtle effects, but you can also add layers to increase the ink’s opacity. Because these pens contain white India ink, they’re not fully opaque. If you’re looking for a white ink pen, you’ll find it in the 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm bullet tip markers. It allows you to make a wide variety of expressive marks that are especially good for calligraphy.

The soft chisel tip pen combines an angled chisel tip with the flexibility of a brush tip. In addition to the fineliner tip sizes, standard Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pens come in two bullet tip sizes and a unique soft chisel tip. These understated colors are great for drawing outlines. The other tip sizes come in more limited colors: black for the XS (0.1 mm), and black, sanguine, and dark sepia for the F (0.5 mm) and M (0.7 mm) pens. The S (0.3 mm) tip size comes in 11 vibrant colors that are great for drawing fine details as well as color-coding calendar entries and making notes in book and Bible margins. They write smoothly and still put down a good line when held at a slight angle, so they’re easier to work with than some drawing pens that need to be held vertically. Most standard Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pens have precise fineliner tips that give you a clear view of the paper and are easy to use with straightedges.

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