Pen review ~ Uni-ball

The pencils, pens, paintbrushes and funky cogs have been working overtime this last week and i have managed to stick to my schedule (yes that is sometimes possible haha) and get through the work i wanted to get done this week. 

I still have a few more to complete but i have managed to get the majority of my Festive themed GeeGee's drawn out and some have been brought to life and some are waiting eagerly for their colour. This feels good and productive and it spurs me on when i chuckle away in my little funky world and become surrounded by GOOGLEY EYES! :) 

Its been hard to kick my hindquarters into gear with these dark days and nights though . . . COR BLIMEY i feel like it never really gets light enough to call it daytime, i must get myself sorted with a lamp or something because working in my kitchen the lighting is so bad and it causes mayhem when i'm trying to colour highlights. My hand becomes a constant shadow and i have to keep moving the canvas or paper around to try and see what i'm doing. NOT GOOD FOR FUNKYNESS.

I have also been testing out some pens sent to me from Uni-ball. Thank you Uni-ball :)

I received a lovely collection of shiny new pens to test out. 

And if there is ANYTHING I LOVE MOST . . . 

 . . . It is letting those pens DANCE!!!

I was sent the uni-pin fine liner along with their uni-ball white signo gel pens and the uni-ball eye fine. I sometimes use white pens but mainly black so it was the black pens that would be getting their workout. And a workout is what i gave them. I had some sketched out GeeGee's ready to bring to life with the fine liners and the music blasting through my headphones ready to spur them on!

 The uni pin's didn't hold up very well, they started out great, very smooth and good depth of black colour, and i was optimistic they would do their job as i really liked the look of the nibs. However they clogged up really easy and then started to just scrape the paper and not glide leaving gaps of no ink. Ahhhh how i hate that!! Unfortunately they only managed one painting before they were deemed buggered?! Maybe they would be better suited to just outlining when there is no water colour or acrylic paint involved?

The white signo gel pens worked beautifully, however i was not sent a black so i cannot comment on how well they work as i haven't used the white ones often enough to test them properly but so far i love how smooth they are and the white ink is really white and covers well. Ideal for SNOWY GeeGee's :)

The uni ball eye fine however flew through every test i put it through. Both canvas and paper.  I work with acrylic and also water colour pencils. Pen nibs really have to be strong to work against the water colour that will lift off and try to mix with the liquid of the ink, and the Acrylic can be bumpy especially if i am using the pens on canvas paper which is abrasive. However the uni ball eye pens seem to be made of steel and they continue to glide right down to the last drop of ink. Most definitely one of my favourite in their range of pens. And i would definitely recommend them for artists that are looking for a pen that is both waterproof and strong and durable. 

Here is a couple of cartoons i have recently finished using the uni ball eye and watercolour pencil ~ 

Watercolour pencil and Uni-ball eye pen.

Watercolour pencil and Uni-ball eye pen

As you can see the depth of the black is fantastic, and because they are so easy to use and glide effortlessly, this means i can freely express my FUNKY side, and i just LOVE PENS THAT LET ME DO THAT!! I really cannot fault them, well except for when they eventually run out :(

And here is a painting using Acrylics on canvas with the Uni ball eye pen and uni ball POSCA paint marker which is also a fantastic product made by uni-ball which has the added bonus of being varnish resistant which is something i am yet to find in ANY other pen on the market. ~ 

Funky GeeGee's ROAD TRIP ~ 50cm x 40cm Acrylic on canvas.

SO THE UNI BALL EYE and the POSCA PAINT MARKER win the day, and the best thing is you can buy 

them almost anywhere!

WHERE DO I BUY?

I get my pens from CULT PENS ~ Click here to be taken to their site and the Uni ball eye pens. HERE

They also stock the paint markers I use, Uni ball POSCA PAINT MARKER. Another fantastic product that lets me express my FUNKYNESS with NO LIMITS :) 

My next blogpost i will be reviewing my favourite WATER COLOUR PENCILS, pop back  to read more ~

Catch up soon ~ Miss Funky and the GeeGee's