HONEST REVIEW of the Chromatek Watercolor Brush Pens (What's That Pen?)

[@sjquon]

Chromatek water pens got me started on watercolor painting. My Mom is a trained artist, who has had her own paintings shown in gallery setting. She is trained in Asian styles and Chinese styles of watercolor. She loved the Chromatek pens that I was able to show her on my last visit home. She used to spend so much time mixing her colors for watercolor painting. One thing we both like is the color selection on the 30 Chromatek set (27 actual colors + 3 brush pens). The water rush pens do spread out; e.g., handy when painting bamboo because of the flare towards the beginning and end of each bamboo segment. I went ahead and bought the small set of actual Chromatek tubes of watercolor paints. Again, as with the pens, Chromatek supplies a pad of 140# paper with faint outlines of objects to paint; each paint exercise corresponds to a free Chromatek watercolor tutorial. The only thing I did not like was the plastic mixing wells/palette that was supplied, however, porcelain mixing wells would be too hard to ship. Chromatek supplies three synthetic brushes with the kit, a#1 for fine detail, a #8 for painting larger areas, painting a “grad” or gradation from dark to light, and a nice flat tipped brush for broad landscape work. I decided to buy the Arteeza pens, but perhaps I just wasn’t used to the pens, but the colors were a lot more runny to work with. I also bought Arteeza paper, which I prefer over the student grade Chromatek paper. I’m not at the point where I would buy the professional grade Arches paper yet, so the Arteeza paper is fine (it’s 100% cotton rag). I’m a retired dentists, who was also trained as a dental technician and spent a few extra years after dental school in a prosthodontic post graduate specialty program, where I learned how to use brushes and instruments to hand sculpt porcelain crowns and veneers. I was really happy to find several Windsor Newton watercolor brushes in my old porcelain kit! The Chromatek brushes have more spring and hold a point a bit nicer, but I really like the hand tied sable hair brushes also! If you are interested in watercolor painting, and need a new hobby during the pandemic, go for it! The free Chromatek tutorials are available for traditional watercolor painting and for painting with the water pens for FREE! No purchase required. Now all I have to do is get a hold of double thickness Japanese rice paper and some goat hair pens for Chinese style watercolor painting…just kidding! Have fun!

[@AngelErrene]

YAAAAAAY!!! A trusted review of the watercolor pens I have been eyeing for the past month! :D It did look like the yellows were a bit over saturated on the photo swatches, that pear yellow looked so pretty in your swatch comparatively. These pens will be "magically" appearing in my fiancé's amazon prime shopping basket for early Mother's day gift purchases. *sneaky grin*

[@marilynjohnson2618]

I received the set of 30 Chromatek pens for Christmas and loved them! Unfortunately the went dry or ran out of ink only weeks after I started used them. I didn't even complete the samples. Contacted the company and twice posted nicely on the Face book page asking what to do of if others had the problem. The Face book posts were immediately deleted and I have had no response from Chromatek. I got them out today again because I really do like them. I have tried wetting the tips and setting them upright but nothing works.

[@christinacunningham4493]

Did you ever get a response/replacement/etc?

[@RickWolfff]

I'm surprised you blended with a brush, and not with the water brushes included in the set. It might've avoided those drying lines.

[@twiintail17]

I think the more precise term for the tips of these brush pens would be a "soft bristle tip". nice video Amanda ;)

[@karenjohana9219]

Hi! Can you try the amazon basics? I have the 52 pack and i think they are amazing! But i definitely love to see you trying them out!

[@AmandaArneill]

Those will be coming soon!

[@koll13_]

They are ok not the greatest quality (might fray) but are not bad

[@abigailp.3884]

This video was very informative. Thank you!

[@aliceermentrout5529]

the way these brushes blend is highly dependent on the paper you use. it works amazing on the paper that came in my 50 brush set and looks similar to how it looks in this video. on my blick watercolor paper, however, it's ineffective and hardly activates at all

[@js9593]

Hi Amanda, could you please review Writech arts sign brush pen brush tip marker? It looks like the Pentel sign pen. Thanks

[@suzannesoman7819]

Hey! Love your videos ❤️❤️ could you please do the edding porcelain brush pens? They’re not made for paper, but they work great!

[@aisha1772]

Hi Amanda!! this video was super cool love those brush pens!

[@cherry78]

Pls review the Amazon basics brush pen xx

[@AmandaArneill]

Those will be coming soon!

[@cherry78]

tysm!!!

[@annettefertitta6868]

Thanks for another great review

[@abirami7658]

Those pens look gorgeous ❤️😻

[@tcconnection]

Can you review nib rebound and wide to narrow lines on the Writech brush pens?

[@nanetteatienza4297]

Comparing it to Arteza pens, what can you say about them? Chromatic pens are good the way I understood it in your opinion, although, they are in a drier side (but not DRIED pens as stated at Amazon?). Love your review. I am actually eyeing on these pens. Just a little discouraged based on the bad reviews it has at Amazon.

[@wolfiesubu2829]

I love watching your video, and I would really appreciate it if you could make a video on the Camlin Artist Brush pen. You have made a video on Camiln brush, but this is different but the same brand.

[@AmandaArneill]

Thanks so much for the suggestion! But unfortunately this brand isn't local to me so I can't get my hands on them without a ridiculous shipping cost. Sorry about that!

[@ericae6822]

Can you review the KingArt PRO Dual Tip Brush Pens? They are super easy to find on Amazon.

[@StephieC]

Can you please review Akashiya Sai brush pens!

[@rosiethebear300]

Can you use these like water colour markers?

[@tcconnection]

Yay, pen review!

[@YesKitchen2024]

Could you pls pls do the pathos dual tip brush pen pls pls

[@maryamsiddiq7802]

Can you pls review lyra brush pens ???

[@AmandaArneill]

I will add those to the list of suggestions. Thank you!

[@maryamsiddiq7802]

Tysm ❤❤

[@swapnamn9452]

Hi! Can you please try the staedtler triplus textsurfers ? They're actually highlighters with a flexible nib..but can be used to brush letter too!

[@AmandaArneill]

I will look into those! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@mohsindipu6966]

Please can you try Faber castell connected pen? Plz

[@AmandaArneill]

Those look like fun but unfortunately they're not brush pens which I try to limit my reviews to as they're best for lettering. But thanks so much for the suggestion!

[@joymiller9668]

Ion the videos they say to wet the paper then blend

[@abirami7658]

Hi Amanda ☺️ yass I am early❤️❤️5 comment

[@alexserra9605]

You should probably do staining test with colors that are not staining! And these markers are not made with real pigment..they are dye based..meaning they will all stain. I understand its hard to do a watercolor review if you are not a watercolors artist. Being a letter artist your knowledge in material isn't as precise as it should be. This video is very misleading and should have a disclaimer.

[@rauchschwalbelp7693]

"I don't want to like these"...okay, that's a neutral review.😅

[@michellecampbell4194]

It’s really obvious you wanted to hate these.