STAEDTLER334 C60 Triplus Fineliner Superfine Pen, 0.3mm Line Width - Assorted Colours (Pack of 60)

I am a stickler about my pens. I use them primarily for creating Zentangle art on small-sized "tiles" so smaller-sized nibs are essential. I used to mainly use Sakura Micron pens in various nib sizes however their color selection is extremely limited and I always prefer working in color. A Zentangling friend recommended these to me, and I am so happy she did!The 0.3mm line width is perfect for my Zentangling needs...although I wish they made these same pens in various widths as I could also use narrower and wider widths. The pens write nice and smoothly and dry quickly (which is important as I am a lefty and prone to smearing my work). I haven't yet accidentally left the top off of any of my pens for more than a few minutes, but it's good to know that the manufacturer states that they won't dry out if I do.I didn't even notice the slightly triangular or conical shape of the pens when I ordered them, but that is a nice feature as the shape makes them more comfortable to hold and they don't roll off the table like most of my other pens and markers.One of my favorite things about this set of 60 pens is the color selection. The nuanced shades of many of these pens are hard to find in other brands. In fact, I own a package of 160 fine liner marker pens and I am much more likely to find the exact color I want in my box of 60 Staedtler marker pens than in my super-sized box that supposedly has more than twice as many colors (unfortunately, many are repeats.)I could do without the neons in this set plus some of the pastels are barely legible when used to write or draw on white paper. And with an 0.3mm nib size, they really aren't suitable for coloring except for tiny spaces. So I feel like Staedtler could have done a somewhat better job of selecting 60 fantastic colors for this set, and I really hope that they will eventually offer a larger-sized set or an add-on set with additional colors. I would buy additional colors in a heartbeat!My other complaint about this set of marker pens (and all sets of Staedtler pens/markers that I own) is that they don't include color names or numbers on the barrels of the pens/markers. Plus the caps on the pens don't always closely match the colors of the ink. So it often feels like a crap shoot when I grab an unnamed color from the box while relying on its cap for identification. I think I have talked myself into taping numbers onto each pen barrel and making my own swatch chart for future reference.Aside from my noted complaints which are minor, I am very pleased with these fine line marker pens and would highly recommend them.

A great gift unless purchased through Amazon because the package will likely be ruined by Amazon shipping/packaging. This is something that should ship in a box, not a padded mailer.The pens are great, the finest felt tip you'll find of any brand besides Sakura micron, and a broad range of colors with a mix of bold, pastels, and muted tones. More colors than Stabilo 88 (the closest other product to these) and the tip and longevity are at least as good. This set includes 6 neons of three primary colors and three secondary colors. I find the ergonomic shape reduces hand fatigue and they last long enough for what I'm using them for, which is writing and filling in 1/4 inch graph paper squares. You will run them out quick if you're using for full size coloring pages, but they're not really designed for that.These are water based ink so they're not going to blend well, your paper will fall apart if you try. This is the case for all water-based inks. You can use dithering when you color to achieve something like a blended effect, but it's not like using alcohol markers. Each marker in this set has at least one other that coordinates so you can easily do lighter/darker combos, and the majority if not all have a pastel/bold pair and cool/warm pairs.Staedtler doesn't publish a color wheel anywhere that I can find, but I've decoded a little of their color system. For first digits, 1: yellows, 2: reds, 3: blues, 4: oranges, 5: greens, 6: purples, 7: browns, 8: grays, and 9 for black. Primary colors each have a cool/warm version with two digits ending in 0. Double digits ending in 1 appear to be tints (hue mixed with white). I know that higher second digits indicate deeper shades (hue + black) but they're not progressively deeper.

I fell in love with the triplus fineliners of Staedtler back in 2017 and have exclusively used them since. I used them for bullet journaling, coloring, note taking, exam revision, editing, and calendaring. You might think to yourself, who needs 60 different colored fineliners if they aren't using them in a coloring book or for an art project?Well, let me tell you something, I needed 60 colors. I have synesthesia, a neurological condition where my senses are cross-wired with one another. The months of the year have a very specific color for each one. January is royal blue but April is wily and is every shade of purple he wants to be (yes, April is male). Subjects of study have color, numbers have color, days of the week, letters of the alphabet.It sound crazy, but when you're setting up a journal, a planner, or a calendar, I absolutely need these things to be in the right color. January can never be written down in orange or black or purple. I have to have it written down in a very specific shade of blue. Staedtler fineliners give me those very specific colors. These 60 colors allow me to organize according to my synesthesias. These colors help me with planning, school, work, and more.They dry wicked fast, are not easy to smudge, don't bleed through too bad (but I still would never use them on a Bible because those pages are a bit too fine for these pens), maintain their vibrancy long after they've dried on the page, and the tip lasts quite a while - unless you are exclusively using a particular color for every writing need, then it will get used up pretty quick. And, I have also found that if I accidentally leave the cap off for anywhere between 10 seconds and 10 minutes, the pens usually don't dry out and are just as usable as if they were new. However, I do not recommend leaving them uncapped for prolonged periods on a regular basis, as I imagine that will damage them over time.The neons are obnoxiously neon, the dark colors are dark and gloomy, the soft colors make you feel like you're writing in Easter colors, and the pale colors are next to impossible to see unless you have 20/20 vision or better (I do not). The paler colors are great when coloring and using them as emphasis because then they show up but for the love of vision, do not take lecture notes in the pale yellow - you are only going to hurt yourself in the end, whether by hurting thine eyes or by losing lecture notes I could not say, so just don't do it. Trust me. Learn from my mistakes.