These pens are an excellent match for lively, intricate mandala sketches, scrapbooking, card making, and art journaling. Plus, they hold a large amount of ink, so you can expect smooth, fluid, skip-free lines as you draw away. However, because they’re so straightforward, these pens are pretty much a good choice for all kinds of activities, whether creative or at the office. Plus, pens come in a convenient pouch, making items easy to store and carry. When it comes to fineliner pens, Sakura is the gold standard for most artists, amateur and professional. In my opinion, they’re the most well-rounded fineliner pens for drawing and mixed-medium projects and have been fail-free in my experience so far.

Ideal for all types of journaling, fineliner pens provide neat lines for creating layouts, illustrations, colour-coding, and clear handwriting. Which fineliner should you use? Random: Let your pen go with the flow on this mark-making technique and doodle to your heart's content! This mark is great for building up tiny bits of texture and detail – play around with how concentrated these lines are.Use dry pens for texture. Using a dry marker, felt tip or brush pen can add texture to your work as they create a broken stroke of ink.

These pens are also perfect for comic book creation. You might like to sketch in pencil first to get it just right, then go over it in pen. Graphic designThese pens are incredibly versatile, featuring a flexible nylon fiber brush tip on one end and a hard thin marker tip on the other. With these dual-sided pens, you can create a range of effects, brushstrokes, and shapes, especially when paired with a fineliner or ballpoint pen.

Fineliners come in a wide variety of colours and nib sizes from 0.03-1.0, and even thin brush pens to suit whatever you are drawing. The Uni-ball Pin fineliners are super-pigmented pens that are waterproof and fade-proof. This means you can use them with a variety of wet media, such as watercolours or inks – fab for experimenting with and not having to worry about them smudging! It's also leakproof so it won't leak on your clothes or anything else. It's perfect for drawing and sketching.The tip has been designed so that it can be used easily at various natural writing angles without the need for additional pressure. Best for: Art journaling, lettering art, botanical illustration, fashion illustration, doodling, map illustration, children’s books illustration, rubber stamping I adore these dual brush pens by Tombow and highly recommend them if you enjoy everything from doodling and hand lettering to child book illustration and rubber stamping. The 9 easy pen and ink techniques for beginners below offer a great starting point, if you are looking to grow in confidence with your pen and ink technique. What You’ll Need to Get Started