I love the 24 Piece Koi Coloring Brush Pens because they are so easy to travel with and yet the brush tips of these pens can be used to create some interesting effects just by changing the manner in which you press the tip onto the surface. These can also be used with the Koi Colorless Blending Pens for special effects and drawing texture on the project.
The tips are tapered which makes it easy to change the thickness of the brush strokes just by adjusting the pressure from the nib onto the paper, as well as the angle which you apply the nib.
The Koi Coloring Brush Pens offer a great selection of bright colors in an easy to use pen form.
My favorite accessory to use with these pens is the Tank Koi Water Color Brush with the medium tip and/or small tips. They are great to pick up excess ink, as well as to create some fun affects on paper.
Tank Koi Water Color Brush Tutorial
Using the Tank Koi Water Color Brushes with the Koi Assorted Coloring Brush Pens is pretty easy. Below is a simple technique for using these pens. You start by lettering the paper with pigment ink pens (waterproof) in a fun pattern. Be sure to leave space on the letter for filling in with color. Set aside to dry.
Step 1: Use your Koi Coloring Brush Pen to fill in the white open areas inside the letter.
Step 2: Using the Tank Koi Water Pen, add some water to the colored in area with the water pen. Don't over saturate the area or it will make a mess.
Step 3: Using the same Tank Koi Water Pen , pick up some of the excess ink and use it to fill in areas on the paper around the letter.
Step 4: To finish the project, just keep repeating the above steps with different colors of the brush pens. You can use as much ink or as little as you want. The fun is deciding which colors you like the best.
Below is a beautiful piece that one of my favorite artists, Lisa Engelbrecht, made. She used gold ink to draw the letters and then filled them in with some of her favorites pen colors. I think it came out beautiful.
By the way, if you want to learn how to do some beautiful letter, the I recommend her book called "Modern Calligraphy" through which she shares her amazing talent for lettering and art.
Lisa Engelbrecht passed away a few years ago but her artwork constantly reminds me of what a wonderful and talented person she was. I am so glad that I was able to purchase the pieces of her work that I have on my walls at home.
I really liked the ease of use of the Koi Assorted Coloring Brush Pen Set and the Tank Koi Water Brush in Medium and how pigmented the inks really were. I would see these are a really good brush pens in the mid price range of $41 for the set of 24 colors. I would love to read your personal experience in using these pens and how well they worked for you. Just leave a comment below and share your experience.
