Let’s start this review with a reminder that fluorescent colors are very difficult to capture accurately in photos. With that out of the way, let’s talk about the Pentel Brush Sign Pen Fluorescent Colour Edition (6-pen set, $14.25). As someone who loves Pentel Brush Sign Pens, I couldn’t resist injecting some neon colors into my dreary January.
The set include six pens (which I mis-label below so here’s the official names): Fluorescent Pink, Fluorescent Red, Fluorescent Yellow, Fluorescent Orange, Fluorescent Green, and Flourescent Blue.
The tips of each of the Fluorescent Sign Pens have the same fiber tips as all the other Sign Pens which are surrounded with a plastic sleeve that provides a bit more stability than other fiber-tipped, brush pens.
On Tomoe River paper, the green marker is more visible than it appears in the photo. The orange and yellow are true flouroscent like classic highlighter colors. To be honest, I think all the colors are similar to classic highlighter inks. The coral color is the most unusual color in the set and might also be described as a neon red. The blue is the least glowy. It’s bright but not eye searing.
I also tested the pens on Creeping Moon 100 gsm dot grid paper and the pens did not bleed through or show through on the 100 gsm.
These pens are deep enough in color to be used for writing but can also be used for highighting or underlining.
I’m not sure how often I’ll use these… maybe my summer journaling will have an 80s throwback? I do enjoy these new colors and I have always loved the quality and writing look of the Pentel Sign Brush Pens so I am inclined to seek out any and all possible options I can find.
If you haven’t tried the Pentel Sign Brush Pens, I highly recommend them. I hope you like them as much as I do.
Tools:
- Paper: Elia Note Tomoe River A5 Notebook (RM120.00 MYR) and Creeping Moon Wanderer 100gsm B6 Dot Grid Journal ($25)
- Pens: Pentel Brush Sign Pen Fluorescent Colour Edition (6-pen set, $14.25)
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