Calligraphy with Crayola Brush Pens?! An Honest Review + Comparison with Tombow | How to Handletter

[@planwithcindy9516]

I got these for my birthday and I was just starting calligraphy, so I think they are pretty good for a beginner. They are definetly cheaper than the tombow brush markers, but I think they have basically the same result. I would recomend getting these :)

[@HowtoHandLetter]

I'm so glad they're working for you! Thanks for watching!

[@lucycorder3997]

got these last week and i'm in love. at first i was disappointed because they weren't soft at all, but after a couple of uses they softened and now they're PERFECT!

[@LilyE]

Lucy Corder yay! That is good to know that they get softer!! I just bought them today and they are pretty stiff so I was worried!

[@RainLOVER30]

Do they bleed through really bad or is it ok?

[@kayo1386]

I'm getting mine soon!! I have very high hopes :)

[@nehahussain83]

Same!!

[@goldguardie]

This video is literally perfectly timed. I saw these in Target not two hours ago and took a photo to remember to look up a review!

[@HowtoHandLetter]

goldguardie haha! Yay! I love it when that happens! Thanks for watching!

[@cheeling794]

I always rotate my pen out of habit anyway so I think I'm going to get them. Just got into lettering and I don't own any brush pens yet so I started with crayola broad tips and super tips. So out of habit I rotate anyways

[@meganlarson209]

The cringe with the sound is so bad. It reminds me of the kids who ruin markers in preschool.

[@taramoreau1337]

Megan Larson turn the volume down

[@annihilator45]

Thanks for your indepth review . I don't think I'll invest since I've got too many types already. My favorite is the platinum refillable brush pen! Thanks again for sharing this video ☺💙🌹.

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Kathleen Dunlap no problem! Thanks so much for watching!

[@umakanal2501]

I watch hand Lettering videos even tho I know that I'm never ever going to be able to write like that.😂

[@HowtoHandLetter]

HeyIt'sUma it just takes practice!! You can do it! 😊

[@umakanal2501]

TYSM for replying! I definitely will keep practicing :)

[@parmoichiru2811]

HeyIt'sUma literally me😂

[@mirandaboggs1337]

I got a crayolagraphyI pen set to learn. Have been practicing an I thought I was doing a really bad job. So I looked up a review for these pens and I’m glad that I found you because you lifted my spirits back up!

[@laurieudall4159]

Thank You! I'm a beginner in learning hand lettering. This was great... the best so far showing comparisons!.

[@abigailhawkfish384]

I bought these brush pens at Walmart for $15 and I love them personally yes they do bend after pushing hard when your hand lettering but they are honestly very good quality to me.

[@ReptarsaurusRex]

These look so cool. Seen lots of ads for them on facebook, but I don't think I'll get them, as I already have supertips AND tombows. Thanks for the video!

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Yes! I couldn't believe that a majority of them were just the Supertips! I love super tips so much that I bought the 100 pack - so I DEFINITELY don't need anymore! lol! Thanks for watching!

[@naylethhernandez2965]

Thank you, great review. I got some brush pens here in Austria (from Maped) and I'm having the same problem with the tips... they don't bounce back! I was thinking I was doing something wrong but now I see it's just the quality of the tips. What should I do to avoid damaging this brush pen tips? I've already damaged a couple of them :(

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Do you mean that they are fraying or that they are bending? A good brush marker should bounce back even when you push hard - so it might not be you! But if they are fraying, you might want to try a smoother paper! I use the HP Premium Choice Laserjet Paper, though I know it's not available in every country. You could try a marker paper or just a high quality copy paper that is smooth! Good luck!

[@-ruubi-7270]

My mum got this for my birthday last year. Since they're Crayolas, I didn't use them much since I draw manga and didn't letter (the color selection isn't great for manga). Anyways, recently I stumbled upon calligraphy videos with Crayolas because I've been wanting to learn to hand letter. This is a great video! Now I've got a much better use for these 😅😘

[@nocramaxela]

thank you so much for this review! slightly unrelated question I’ve been curious about: which specific sketchbook are you using?

[@HowtoHandLetter]

nocramaxela ah no problem! I should have linked it! It's the Rhodia wired dot notebook (it's orange with black wire binding on amazon!)

[@mehek3897]

I think once you use the crayola brush pens a little more, the stiffness to them softens a little.

[@meganrhys-jones131]

How cheap is stuff in America if $13.99 for 16 markers is expensive??????????

[@HowtoHandLetter]

An 8 pack of Crayola Broad tip markers is currently $4.26 on amazon! So for crayola markers (which are meant to be kids art markers - so not expensive!) they are priced high!

[@theberrby6836]

Megan Rhys-Jones How cheap are things where you are?? O_o

[@emilyh1049]

damn! that's what i always ask myself. this is 29.99 in australia!

[@maddi6704]

Megan Rhys-Jones that is less than a dollar per pen

[@gordonfoundhislambsauce]

We don't have this anywhere where I live so I have to buy it on Amazon but it's so expensive 😭😭😭

[@leinaaav]

I love your calligraphy 😭😭💖💖 Please do more

[@simplyfatim2097]

Yay I was so excited for this!!!

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Aw thank you!

[@senoritaflores6412]

Hi..i just purchased this kit last week in walmart (Canada) for lije 16$..im just getting hooked with calligraphy..i was initially checking for the crayola markers when i saw these..and i get so excited with them coz it says brush pens..but when i tried using it the first time..i was a bit disappionted coz i thought it would really be a bit softer the brush but like what you said..they are a bit stiff and not writing very smoothly...although i may say they were not too bad...i got to write very slowly to get the result i am aiming for. I guess i would go and buy the crayola markers as well to try. 😊

[@audreywray4772]

Did anyone notice when the e disappeared

[@kristy1131]

Audrey Wray Yeah. Maybe she had a mistake and had to do a retake? The e wouldn't have just disappeared.

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Lol! I didn't even notice ;) But yes, lots of times if I mess up I just redo it and try to pick up where I left off! I was trying to get a good example of how each of the brush pens bent, but it was more difficult than I thought so I ended up with dots all over & decided to start on a clean piece of paper :)

[@delilahborges6350]

Yeah.... I noticed that too 🤨

[@josephsanchez6175]

Oh man....i thought I was just seeing things! Haha

[@jlm517rocks]

I'm learning ...each brush pen has its pros and cons. I have the Distress dual brush markers and they need to be rotated as well. Have you a y suggestions with these? Thx.

[@chloeelsa4870]

I have the crayola brush pens that I got from hobby lobby and they work pretty good but as you said they do stay bent which I hate and they do become all poofy at the tip after you use them for a long time so I would probably go with the other brush pen you had NOT from crayola.

[@deejackson8554]

I only own the Crayola brush tips and they soften up as you use them and 100% are better for lettering than the supertip/broad tip.

[@multifandom4092]

true fully i prefer the tombows and the super tips bc the broad tips leave marks on my hand not bc of the marker tip just bc i hold pens close to the end and then i get blisters if i use the wrong pen. i don't think i'll invest in the crayola version though. i saw some really good bullet tip markers really cheap at Michaels and they come in a wide variety of colors, but somehow i can't think of the name.

[@Surveillenscamera]

Have you tried the faber castell brush pens? They’re nice tho 😅

[@annabanana2378]

I have it too, but it was $16.99 .. Too expensive ?

[@lyhfml]

Can you do a review for the papermate brush pens?

[@michellegrinberg5590]

I got these before I knew what rush lettering was. I got them just as markers, but I think they write pretty well but not as good as the tombows

[@sophierodriguez2795]

5:19 in purple ts abcde and then in 5:56 it days abcd in purple!

[@TJ-Lalala]

Can you recommend some tombow dual brush pen colours??

[@jesusortiz3834]

What do you do if your markers dry out 2 of my markers are dried out the color is the red and one is black

[@simplynotes2161]

Hi How To Handletter! Great video. Thanks for being honest! Love your channel :)

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Simply Handletter thank you for watching!

[@sherilynpilgrim9192]

This video inspired me to try Crayola

[@miucrd1202]

can you review some “STA AQUARELLE BRUSH” brush pens? my dad bought them for me and i want to see how good it is,and if its just as good or nearly as good as tombow!

[@HowtoHandLetter]

I haven't seen these before! I will keep an eye out for them! Let me know how you like them- thanks for watching!

[@bekee]

thanks so much for the review! what is that dotted notebook you’re using? i didn’t see it linked in the notes.

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Sorry, I forgot to link that one! It's the Rhodia Dot Grid notebook (with an orange cover). Someone else asked about it, too so I linked it in the video but they also have a larger size on amazon if you want bigger. Thanks for watching!

[@kaitlynlehrer7311]

i have them. can you show us a video of drawing ideas

[@jihanmargarette748]

Is it a nice pen

[@True_Joker]

Did u know that if you don't like the Crayola markers that if you call or email their customer service number that they'll either replace them or send u something new in the mail if, for example, you bought them for the suggested advertising purpose and they didn't do what you thought they were supposed to do or perform like expected that they'll usually ask u a series of questions and will send u a coupon for another of their products they think will work or they just give it to you. Only once did I ever have them ask for the product I bought back & they ended up accepting just a copy of the reciepts where I bought them & I kept both. But big companies like that, often times, will tell you that they appreciate you taking the time to call them with feedback on the product. So long as you're not expecting them to replace them or give your money back or something but rather you're calling to tell them what you think especially if it doesn't align with your advertising and if it's expensive and especially if it's new.. a new line, I mean. Not just new to you personally. You can't go buy a box of 12 standard Crayola crayons and then call them and go "oh, well, they didn't color as expected" because that's a product that's been around for eons. But with new product purchases, calling the companies 800 number often times will get you freebies or discounts exchanges I even had them one time send me not only a comparable product to the one I bought but a whole bunch of other new products that they hadn't even launched yet but we're still doing it testing and practicing and stuff on and they send you a survey so you get to try products that aren't even out yet. So if you didn't like them for one reason or another especially since you have a KZbin channel I imagine then call them up and just talk to them about it and like, just don't expect them to give you anything but they probably will.

[@sarahthiel3419]

i got this pack and i was so confused why there was no black and i realized there was a second tray after watching this video. :)

[@alyssamaeneri3472]

i don’t know how to control the crayola supertips :(((

[@leahislame6308]

i got these for $8 at target, i actually do like them but i don’t use them as much as my tombows.

[@sophiazhou369]

Honestly, I have a love hate relationship with these markers. The price point is great for brush pens in general, plus, they are super easy to find because they are sold in stores. However, when I use these markers to handletter, I find that if I drag it on the downstrokes for too long(if that makes any sense), it leaves these weird skid marks, and it happens when I'm writing certain letters. IDK if its just how I hold/use the pen, but I'm just curious to see if it happens to anyone else. I'm not the biggest fan of the packaging because it does feel cheap and I dislike how the brush pen and bullet tip are different colors from each other. However, if they did make more colors, I honestly would buy them.

[@HowtoHandLetter]

I totally understand! I actually find the more I use them the worse they get. I tried one just the other day and the tip was so flopped over that I could hardly even get different strokes. And I don't think I mentioned the color thing in this video but that's so true! I have one that I love the bullet tip light pink color and then the brush tip is super dark like a mauve/rose color! I definitely don't think it's you, there's just not a lot of flexibility with these! Thanks for watching!

[@khailee2744]

Thank you for the idea it really helped me as a beginner of calli ❤❤❤❤ more porwer ❤❤❤

[@emirahartt7490]

I'm so sorry if this is an inconvenience to you, but I cannot stand the sound of the friction between the pens and the paper. It's like screeeerrrrrnnn. It makes me cringe, and I'm very sensitive to certain sounds. Someone scratched a metal bench and I burst out crying. This obviously isnt that bad, and your vids are for learning purposes, I just dont know how you can STAND that.

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Ha! I totally understand but it's so funny because it's like 50/50. Half of the people say they hate that sound and the other half say that they love it! I honestly never even noticed until people started pointing it out! Thanks for watching!

[@calia386]

OMG...lol

[@fionanguyen9523]

Exactly! I have very sensitive hearing to the point when I hear sounds from the end of the street. So it was a very similar situation where the sound made me very uncomfortable and just reminds me of scratching on a blackboard

[@planwithcindy9516]

I like the sound :)

[@taramoreau1337]

I wonder if she's using a paper with a bit of a waxy or shiny finish/surface. That's the sound you get when the paper isn't entirely a matte surface. Or turn the volume down on the video, so you don't hear the sound of the marker.

[@crystalfaith1949]

New Lesson! 💖

[@remuslupin1074]

Did you notice that when she compares tombow to the marker,she wrote e on the tombow and when she wrote w/ crayola the e was gone

[@TweetsIsBoss]

I have these :3 but not for calligraphy, just for coloring :^)

[@muntaharahman3160]

Good for you ;v

[@ryunniesoriginal]

Good!!!🤗☺

[@abishlyn]

I bought mine at staple, but less than a month the ink was dry.

[@crystalfaith1949]

HART FOR THIS!!! ❤️

[@HowtoHandLetter]

C R Y S T A L F A I T H thank you for watching!

[@crystalfaith1949]

How to Hand Letter Looking for more Lessons! 😊💖

[@TweetsIsBoss]

C R Y S T A L F A I T H Heart*

[@nsng-lg7yl]

Omg I have those :o

[@dailynburrell9290]

on amazon they are $8.25 for a 32 pack

[@violinrox00]

what notepad are you using?

[@Jasper-ds3pe]

violinrox00 she has her own printables if thats what youre talking about

[@Jasper-ds3pe]

violinrox00 also the rhodia dot

[@Jasper-ds3pe]

violinrox00 wired dot *

[@shauwngray6774]

i have been wondering........ where can you buy the ecoline brush pen???

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Shandrix Ferrer I buy them on amazon!

[@Jasper-ds3pe]

Ive seen them on dickblick.com

[@user-cm3wc6hf8s]

Unfortunately they don't ship to the UK 😟

[@kleocrow]

Believer!!!🙆🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♀️💃🏾

[@snow7337]

So helpful

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Grace Mendes thank you!

[@biancajhade7554]

The brush pen was not graphic green it was the same color as the big crayola cause i have those and it is called teal your just giving a bad report on them

[@tcconnection]

When you compare the the 3 markers, you rotate the Tombow in your hand

[@HowtoHandLetter]

I think it’s just a habit! It probably isn’t necessary when using a tombow though. Thanks for watching!

[@tcconnection]

@@HowtoHandLetter No problem. I'm sure you've dealt with so many brush pens, it is indeed a habit. How many different brush pens are there out there?

[@oliviacortez1189]

I got a 32 pack on amazon for 6.99?!!

[@connorjibben3277]

I feel like these are very inexpensive compared to other brands. Just when looking at hobby lobby today, I saw that copics are eight bucks for one, and even an off brand was 7 bucks. Whereas these are less than one dollar per marker.

[@mikemangarella21]

You really can't compare Crayola to a Tombow,, even though Crayola has stepped up there game, Tombow Brush pens are made to beat up

[@Taikadesa]

I feel that it’s easier to use the normal crayola markers because I’m a left handed person.

[@angelaem205]

Imagine having to buy Crayola and Tombows and then cry for your money...I suppose different markers are for different purposes, maybe the Crayolas are made for simpler uses than calligraphy. Then again maybe someone will be so talented that he or she will be able to master calligraphy using a toothpick dipped in paint hehe That was really useful, thank you very much for the comparison and the review! ^_____^b

[@amazinGGrace757]

Wait wait wait at 5:29 there is an e for the tombow demo and then at 5:36 it is gone

[@RiyaPatel-bs1du]

Grace Lim it’s because she re did it since she didn’t like the way it looked

[@vanessarmega]

Thanks for posting ;)

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Thank you for watching!

[@emilyfleming7260]

after you have had these brush pens for a while they start to frey

[@cosmiccowboy1]

I agree...just picked up the crayoligraphy hand-lettering activity at target...they are garbage stick with the original crayola markers hands down

[@juyeonthinker5149]

As for my observation, it isn't that forgiving when it comes to shaky upstrokes

[@HowtoHandLetter]

penguin kyungsoo you are totally right! But the thing is, it's not because of a shaky hand. It's because the tip of the brush pen doesn't bounce back when you switch from downstroke to upstroke, so it's not really preventable with these pens 😕

[@daitimbetova]

i hate how they dint have akin tones

[@alyssacoleensevero6789]

5:37 the letter 'E' dissapeared :o

[@kimicapati6769]

It also has ASMR..lol

[@snooziesuesue]

I'm so upset. Just tonight I paid $27.99 for this at Michael's. I had a 40% off coupon but that's still too much

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Oh no! I wonder why they have them marked up so much! I need to remember to never shop at those stores without a coupon! Thanks for watching!

[@icetea.._]

I bought crayola markers for $35. I returned them instantly

[@danilogamad7649]

Wish I could afford 😭

[@veroniquecastel9582]

Nothing like Tombow. Frayed the day I got them. Wouldn’t recommend these.

[@faigie2002]

I bought it, and quite honestly, it sucks. The tips don't hold their shape.

[@simplyautumn3433]

First comment

[@seariakett6929]

SIMplyAutumn That's the best that you can do as the 1st comment?

[@simplyautumn3433]

Searia Kett well I didn’t have a lot of time if I wanted to be first

[@shauwngray6774]

Yey.............. 8th commenter LOL hahahahhahahahhahahahaha

[@gracedoesstuff406]

Helli

[@heyitsboredom4263]

The reason why these aren't so good at calligraphy is because the main purpose for these is two use them for coloring

[@notlizwin]

Lol the e is gone

[@mudaphuga]

Is it just me or am I hearing Pam Beesly????

[@miajohnson8755]

But why do you always press so hard it sound horrible no offense

[@chloewebb94]

It looks like you spelled rayola. Use a capital C to make it appear more lendable.

[@dreamsimdesignsbyorchids9128]

I bet u work for tombow 😒

[@HowtoHandLetter]

I don't... I just buy a lot of their products!

[@HowtoHandLetter]

But I totally would... I spend enough money with them! To be honest I buy most of the products on this channel myself! Occasionally I get things as a gift but it's not super common.

[@CA-kj1re]

How hard she is pushing on the paper seems unnecessary and its cringey...

[@desilu719]

I do not like them at all!