Brush Lettering Supplies
Brush Lettering is all over pinterest, target, and the holidays is general. It's a great activity for older kids through adults. I encourage you to try it using crayola markers to start. You can get some awesome results and it's what I always start out all my students on (even the adults). If you have the budget for brush letter pens, below are the brands and types that I like the best.
Tombow makes the Fudenosuke pens in a firm and soft tip. I usually have students try both in the beginning and people are split down the middle at the end on which they prefer. These are easy to control for a brush pen and keep a nice tip for a fair amount of time.
Pentel makes my other favorite beginner brush, the Fude Touch pen that comes in small medium and large tips. The variety of tips provide a nice base for different size lettering needs and they all have a bounce that I find right in between the firm and soft tips that the Tombows above offer. Another great pen for starting on.
If you are looking to move beyond the basics below are a group of other pens I use in classes and in my own lettering practice. Check them out to add color, size, or pizazz to your lettering projects.
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1. Pitt Artist Brush Pen (large) - Great for large lettering projects, it's the largest brush felt tip that I've found. What it offers in felt tip control it it unfortunately loses its tip fairly quickly in my opinion
2. Tombow Artist Brush Pens - These are bouncy bouncy, they offer a great broad stroke and fine upstrokes with practice and come in a bazillion colors
3. Aquabrush - A pen that has a refillable chamber that you can fill with just about anything. They come in three different sizes to fit a variety of needs.
4. Kuretake Bimoji Pen - Like the aquabrush this is not a felt tip but rather a traditional brush tip so it gives you more of brush look. It takes a little to get used to but it provides great texture to your writing
5. Versamark Pen - This ink is clear and stays wet for a longer period of time, making it a great choice for embossing
6. Pentouch Gold Marker - My favorite fine tip gold marker I've found
7. Uniball Signo Pen in white - The most opaque and easy to use white roller pen. Great to add little detail inside your lettering.
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Another one of my favorite products are these Posca pens. They do not have a brush tip, but are a great addition for faux-ligraphy and adding detail to projects. Their bright colors, solid ink, and ability to write on dark surfaces have won them a special place on the studio table.
What are your favorite brush pens?