Fengtaiyuan AD038P18SE, Retractable Gel Pens, 0.38mm, Black Ink, Ultra Fine, Writting Smooth, 18 Pack (AD038P18SE)

These are horrible! The ink globs on the paper & smears 😡

Great pen writes nice, needle point tip can write small and sharp. One bad thing they leak after a few times in your shirt pocket.Caught it in time before it made a mess.happened on 3 of the pack.

Love these Fengtaiyuan gel ink retractable ultra fine pens. I love to draw and to write small. These rollerball pens really are perfect for drawing. For me the finer line for drawing the better. Ink flows freely and pen writes well. Pen is thick enough to be comfortable in the hand with a nice grip. Colorful and fun to use.

I’m kind of torn about these pens, because for a buck a pen they flow pretty well IF you can get the sticky gunk off the point that is protecting them from leaking. That’s the biggest problem and while other pens use this method of sealing the tips, this one seems like crazy glue. I had a little more success by using a lighter and trying to melt it off. But if you don’t get it off, you have uneven flow and clumps and messy writing. I wouldn’t use these in a professional environment, but maybe around the house for list making and love notes. I didn’t experience any leakage as others said. But it’s a pen and you shouldn’t even have to have this kind of conversation about it . I’ll use them but I wouldn’t buy them again .

This set comes with so many pens and quite a few colors to choose from, however, the quality of its inks are a bit inconsistent and not to my liking.Simply scribbling on a standard notepad produces some very sharp and clear lines, but as you look closer, you will find a few lighter markings and gaps where the ink did not quite connect to the page.And unless you’re writing quickly and steadily, any sudden stops that you make as you are writing will leave behind some mild smudging in those stop spots. The flow of its gel ink is not as smooth as I would have liked it to be.The pen points are a super fine .38 mm, which allows for some finer writing and drawing. They have also not leaked through standard paper or fancier Moleskine notebook paper.But while there is no bleeding to see on the pages opposite your writing, they do seem to etch into paper a bit and leave behind slightly raised surfaces/bumps given the fineness of their points, unlike other gel pens that have a richer ink flow, like the Stabilo Worker or the Pentel EnerGel RTX, though these other pens do come at a much higher price point.While they look elegant on a desk or in a pen cup, these pens will most likely be left to jot down quick inconsequential notes or to-do lists versus the pens I reserve for bullet journaling or for making art.

These gel pens from Fentaiyuan come in a box of 18 in three colours though the ink is black for all of them. They are comfortable to hold, have good grip and retract nicely. The hinge on the clip has quite a bit of leeway.Each pen has a what appears to be a red plastic tip cover to help protect them from leaking, but it is a bit of a challenge to remove. The ink flows easily and comes out smooth.The ink does smudge even after the ink has dried, they can still smudge a bit especially when you rub against it. My fingers were covered with the ink, which is not ideal though it can be washed away easily. When it smudges on paper that cannot be helped.Though I like how well the ink flows with these gel pens, one has to be really carefully when using them and it is sometimes hard to do, so it is hard to recommend this.

Pay close attention to the description, the actual size of the pens is listed at the end in brackets, so the "ultra fine .38mm" pens I thought I ordered ended up being 1mm - which would not have been my choice had I known. That said these are pretty good pens for the money - the large rubberized barrel is very comfortable to write with and the mechanism is good. The gel ink is a very deep and vibrant black, but tends to smudge, so lefties beware. The ink does come out pretty fast, and I have had issues with blotching with each one I've tried so far.

Very good gel pens that writes extremely smoothly. The ink does take at least 20 seconds to dry or it will smudge. It’s comfortable to hold and comes in 3 nice colors.Of note, the tips have a red wax seal to keep the ink from drying out so you need to scratch it off before using.Overall, it’s a nice gel pen and good value as you get a lot of pens in the box.

If you treat these pens like charcoal or graphite , then you’ll have a good time and just seal the picture after your done to prevent smudges , but if your Just using these for note taking, or journaling, your going to have ink everywhere. Not sure if it’s just a bad ink recipe, but not matter how long I wait, the ink still smears. Not ideal, but it does have a nice dark colour.