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is there a specific aqua pen you favor? going to try the pearl ex project and voila need to buy a pen... do these pens leak/ is there a trick to using them? brand new to these so any help would be appreciated!
:-D jan
The SU! aqua pens are the BEST. I've used others and there is no comparison. The SU! one does not leak water and is very easy to control. I found that other brands were impossible to control the water flow and I ended up throwing them out. You pay a little more for the SU! ones, but they are definitely the best, imho. Well worth the extra money.
The SU! aqua pens are the BEST. I've used others and there is no comparison. The SU! one does not leak water and is very easy to control. I found that other brands were impossible to control the water flow and I ended up throwing them out. You pay a little more for the SU! ones, but they are definitely the best, imho. Well worth the extra money.
I have to agree. Got a "deal" on a 3 pack of "Aqua-Flo" pens - hate 'em!! The plastic casing is very hard, so whenever I push for a little water, I get LOTS of water because I push too hard. SU's really are the best. After that, ZIG brand is pretty good too.
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Niji brand at micheal's is the one I prefer, not too wet, there was a discussion on the different brands of aqua painters, put in a seach for aqua painters and you will find more then you ever wanted to know..lol
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I use the Niji brand too 'cause that's what TAC sells and I love it. I also have the 3 pack "bargain" because that's what I started out with. I'm seriously thinking of using those for this project because I hate to ruin a good aqua pen...I'm "hoping" the flow will be slower because it's thicker fluid!
I use one that I bought at Joann's and another local department store and they work fine for me. The trick is not to squeeze to hard to release water. I use a near dry brush for pad ink and just a little more for watercolor crayons. Slight squeeze is the answer and I do mean slight!
I don't think I've ever tried what your looking for one for but I did use H2o's or something like that on a borrow basis and I preferred the paint brush for that. Mainly because she told me that's what she used.
I would love to try a SU aqua painter myself but I don't have a regular demo. I order from those far away in most cases. I would feel it a waste of money to order it and then have it be no better than what I use - if what I use is working for me. Hope that makes sense...I get it!
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