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 use | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Giftable | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | — | 4.8 |
For beginners | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | — | 4.6 |
Value for money | — | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
Easy to hold | 4.7 | 4.2 | — | 3.7 | — | 4.8 |
Sold By | Amazon.com | Craft 'n' Beyond | Pingchu | Brusarth Art Supplies | Speedball Art Products | ZIPANGU SELECT |
point type | extra fine,fine,medium | Felt-Tip | fine,medium | Fine | Chisel | Fine |
number of pieces | 2 | — | 3, 4 | — | 1 | — |
material | Polypropylene Plastic | Plastic | Nylon | — | — | Hard |
closure type | Retractable | Retractable | Snap | Snap | Snap | Snap |
grip type | thumb grip | Thumb Grip | — | ergonomic | — | — |
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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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Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #1,263 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products) #1 in Calligraphy Pens #7 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 quality, ease of use, value, and performance of the writing instrument. For example, they mention it's a great product for experienced or beginner calligraphers, and also for artists. That said, they're satisfied with color, and versatility. One downside is the waterproofness, with some complaining that it gets a bit dry.
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Customers like the quality of the pen. For example, they mention it's a great product, has great pointed nibs that excel at writing the finest lines, and improves penmanship. Some say that it'll make their writing prettier. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...I was not disappointed with the quality and price. This is an excellent brand." Read more
"These pens are the best pens if you are a beginner modern calligrapher or even an expert. The smoothest, and easiest way to practice and write...." Read more
"Great deal and marker writes smooth and you can control pressure for different strokes In calligraphy." Read more
"...While the pen tip MOSTLY retains its shape, giving you consistently thin strokes throughout its lifetime, the tip will eventually want to bend,..." Read more
Customers find the writing instrument easy to use. They say it has good flexibility but isn't too soft, making it relatively easy to control. Customers also say it's great for beginners and experienced calligraphers, and artists. They mention that using it is fun and has completely boosted their confidence.
"...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
"...It's like they get me, you know? They fit both of my moods, and have completely boosted my confidence by letting me be myself...." Read more
"...specific material that it MAKES ME want to draw, just because using it is so darn fun...." Read more
Customers like the value of the writing instrument. They mention it's an affordable starter pack for newcomers to lettering, and it provides good value for how much ink you get. Some are not disappointed with the quality and price.
"...I was not disappointed with the quality and price. This is an excellent brand." Read more
"...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
"Great deal and marker writes smooth and you can control pressure for different strokes In calligraphy." Read more
"...beginner gift because it is the perfect set to try both tips and priced affordably." Read more
Customers like the performance of the pens. They mention that they work well for calligraphy, creating cards, and writing letters. They also appreciate the soft tip and the fact that they don't bleed. Customers also mention that the pen works fantastically with alcohol-based markers and has completely boosted their confidence.
"...They fit both of my moods, and have completely boosted my confidence by letting me be myself...." 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
"...They work great and are perfect in quality and price if you are new to calligraphy." Read more
Customers like the color of the ink. They say it's very rich, pigmented, and gives full coverage. Customers also mention that the pens are great, and the inking is pretty dark and doesn't bleed through.
"...I highly recommend them for calligraphy and the colors are great. The black pen is my go-to pen for addressing envelopes...." Read more
"...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
"...Also, I found the colors lighter (less vibrant) than I had hoped. Nice if you want a subtle look but maybe not ideal if you're looking for "pop"" Read more
"...with the Pentel oozed all over the page and my Tombow doodles stayed perfectly color-fast. That made my decision easy...." Read more
Customers find the writing instrument versatile and useful for practicing calligraphy and other art forms. They also say it's a great starting point for calligraphic or line art projects.
"...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
"i LOVE these pens!! they work on top of acrylic & on top of watercolor. from what i can remember, they won’t bleed when you paint over them." Read more
"...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..." Read more
"...are great brush pens, they personally feel more comfortable and natural to ink with than microns, I think because the tip is longer...." Read more
Customers are disappointed with the waterproofness of the writing instrument. They mention that it bleeds and gets a bit dry.
"...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
"...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
"...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
Customers are dissatisfied with the leaking of the pen. They mention that the ink is just straight up running out after only a couple days' use, and it sometimes releases too much ink. Some say that the pens streak ink if they drag it too fast across the page. They also say that it gets spotty and bleeds through regular journal paper.
"...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
"...used it for about 4 illustrations but I can tell they're starting to run out of ink...." Read more
"...they both start streaking ink if you drag it too fast across the page...." Read more
"...And with all this magic one pen seems to be leaking and turns my fingers black if I use it too close to where it's been capped...." 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.
Until today.
Today has changed my life. Who knew I would have to look outside of the country in order to find the soulmate(s) I've been searching for. Though we don't speak the same language, we've had an undeniable chemistry and that chemistry has allowed us to understand each other. It's proven that modern relationships seem to work better, as these pens come in a two-pack... so, there are three of us now!
If you think about it, it makes sense.
Blue, (I like to call him Blue since he's got the blue symbol) he's there for me when I'm feeling delicate and want to lightly glide along the pages with his soft tip. And Green (Green's got the Green symbol) well, Green is there for me when I'm not feeling so delicate. When I want a more firm stance, Green allows me the option to press harder if I want a thicker stroke or gentler if I want a thinner stroke.
It's like they get me, you know? They fit both of my moods, and have completely boosted my confidence by letting me be myself. My writing is so much prettier now than it ever used to be. And you know, maybe it's not. Maybe it will never be pretty enough for some people. But with Green and Blue, they make it feel prettier. That's what counts. How they make me feel. I'll probably be one of few writers to critique my new boyfriends, since everyone else seems to be an artist's artist, but writer's are still artists...so....
I'm finally living and writing my happily ever after.
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2016
Until today.
Today has changed my life. Who knew I would have to look outside of the country in order to find the soulmate(s) I've been searching for. Though we don't speak the same language, we've had an undeniable chemistry and that chemistry has allowed us to understand each other. It's proven that modern relationships seem to work better, as these pens come in a two-pack... so, there are three of us now!
If you think about it, it makes sense.
Blue, (I like to call him Blue since he's got the blue symbol) he's there for me when I'm feeling delicate and want to lightly glide along the pages with his soft tip. And Green (Green's got the Green symbol) well, Green is there for me when I'm not feeling so delicate. When I want a more firm stance, Green allows me the option to press harder if I want a thicker stroke or gentler if I want a thinner stroke.
It's like they get me, you know? They fit both of my moods, and have completely boosted my confidence by letting me be myself. My writing is so much prettier now than it ever used to be. And you know, maybe it's not. Maybe it will never be pretty enough for some people. But with Green and Blue, they make it feel prettier. That's what counts. How they make me feel. I'll probably be one of few writers to critique my new boyfriends, since everyone else seems to be an artist's artist, but writer's are still artists...so....
I'm finally living and writing my happily ever after.
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Llegaron en excelente estado y antes de lo esperado.
The packaging, the quality and the working
are great. It writes smoothly and I will say to all the viewers who are looking for this product that is it is a good product? Then it is for you.