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January 28, 2020

Pen Brands Comparison (and my favorite pens for each brand)

If you’re shopping for pens but can’t afford to buy all the pens, then I’ve put together a comparison comparing the different ranges for each pen brand, if they’re prone to ghosting or smearing and my favorite range for each pen brand.

If you’d prefer a PDF version you download it here. Existing subscribers can login to the free printables library to download (here). 

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Pen Comparison by Brand

Pen brands compared:

  1. Pilot
  2. Sakura
  3. Staedtler
  4. Zebra
  5. Papermate
  6. Stabilo
  7. Marvy Japan
  8. Tomow
  9. Mitsubishi
  10. TUL
  11. Muji
  12. Schneider
  13. Bic
  14. Faber-Castell
  15. Sharpie
  16. Ooly
  17. Pentel
  18. Parkoo

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