Hand Lettering with Faber-Castell Calligraphy Brush Pen Review & Comparison with Popular Brush Pens

The Faber-Castell Calligraphy Brush pen LOOKS like several other brush pens. But how does it compare? Here I'm showing you a hand lettering review and comparison between a few favorites, including the Tombow Dual Brush Pen, the Zebra Mildliner Brush Pen, Sharpie Stained and many more! What do you think?
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[@ashleighrivera425]

FINALLY SOMEONE REVIEW THESEEEEE

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Haha yes!! I don't think I've seen anyone buy them! They were a random amazon purchase for me. Lol

[@deadacc3881]

ikr

[@esther8298]

@@HowtoHandLetter I can't find them on amazon

[@ashleighrivera425]

I have these pens for two years already and they somehow didn't fray a lot even tho I used them on a somehow rough paper. Glad that you reviewed these

[@HowtoHandLetter]

That is so great to know - thank you for sharing! I have had them since this summer I think, but not used them very much because I was wanting them to stay new for the review! But I'm excited to hear your experience. Thanks for watching!

[@jumbohotdog7498]

whattt? how come mine frayed after about 6 months? :

[@rohnaflorendo4266]

Mine frayed 2 months in?! How the?

[@ashleighrivera425]

@@jumbohotdog7498 they just soften up a lot especially my brown one but they really haven't frayed so bad like my tombows did. My tombows' tip is crushed so bad that it doesn't really do the thin up strokes anymore but a different case with the tips of my faber castell. My brown pen's tip is slightly frayed but it held up its shape and can still achieve the thin upstrokes with minimal feathering.

[@ashleighrivera425]

@@rohnaflorendo4266 holding the pen on a upright position or on a 45 degree angle may help to lessen fraying of the pen.

[@aiae9976]

My classmate told me to get these but i ddnt listen since ive thought theyre not this good since its just low priced. But turns out theyre really good

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Yes! Sometimes it's surprising which ones are great! The big brush pens were super expensive but for hand lettering, they're not my favorite! Thanks for watching!

[@cuteme6490]

THESE WERE MY FIRST BRUSH PENS WHEN I WAS ALREADY A PRO IN CALLIGRAPHYYY I WAS WONDERING WHY NO ONE REVIEWED THESE AND NOW FINALLY YOU DID

[@artemisia770]

The word ‘crisp’ no longer sounds like a real word to me 😅😂😂

[@HowtoHandLetter]

hahahah! I almost said something about how many times I said crisp, but I didn't want to call it out for those who didn't notice/it wasn't driving them crazy yet! Lol Thanks for watching!

[@amanichj7079]

@@HowtoHandLetter at 6:06 you pointed it out tho?

[@yum8639]

@@amanichj7079 she might not have remembered :)

[@amanichj7079]

@@yum8639 you're right!

[@ellaveatch]

Love your honest, non-biased pen reviews! I need to add these to my growing pen collection!

[@thirdbalbin4187]

These brush pens are one of my favorite brush pens out there. Feels so nice to letter with and to blend as well. Considering its budget friendly price. Thumbs up 👍

[@wallen308]

Thank you - this was very helpful!

[@HowtoHandLetter]

You're welcome! And I'm glad it was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!

[@my4ak]

These brushpens were one of the fisrt brushpens i used as a beginner.. and they're still working very well with me now!

[@momomu403]

This is one of my fav brush pen. In my country it is round 4$ when converted

[@ame1709]

I got these and haven't tried them out yet but now that I have seen your review I'm excited to try them out!
you are amazing so keep doing what you do and
keep saying "crisp"

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Haha thank you so much! And thanks for watching!

[@kyeomiii5731]

This was actually my first calligraphy pens. I really recommend this for beginners! But, you can also just go with Supertips.

[@sourcherrii1604]

I find using super tips is easier for me lol

[@suzanniethomas5430]

Thank you for the tips

[@AlinaB2334]

Thankyou for reviewing these. It has helped many of us so thanks very much

[@FriedaLeahx]

i really like these brush pens... some work better than others but overall its worth it for beginners

[@venasbakery]

Thank you soo much u are amazing! you deserve more love!

[@joyreedijk6438]

Mine fray so fast.. It's probably because I'm using the wrong paper. But I turned the tip and yess thank you so much! Now I can start over on good paper :)

[@happymailmagic]

Love that yellow!!!

[@HowtoHandLetter]

So vibrant!!

[@Hall_Meli]

As always, thanks for reviewing these pens! Its always nice to see pens in action before purchasing. Although, I'd love to see a picture of all of the pens you have XD

[@annabelle7123]

I have Faber Castel dual brush pens (more expensive than these) but I blamed the pens... (and got Tombow dual brush pens.) I see your writing and it's me to blame :/

[@cristinaleon2049]

It happens to me too!

[@nothisis]

Since it's faber castell I believe them. I have their connector pen colour since I was in 7th grade, and it stays alive to this day (for 13 years) 😂😂 but I was sceptical about their brush, tho their colour is amazing.

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Wow! That is impressive! Thanks for watching!

[@jihanmargarette748]

What's best? Faber-castell calligraphy brush pen,marvy uchida colorin brush pen,zig brushable brush pen or stabilo pen 68 brush. Or the new Amazon basics

[@suugiisuugii670]

for me “Ecoline” is best

[@melyrose4209]

I am super excited 😆

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Yay! Me too! Thanks for watching!

[@cristi4n.anderson]

They look so juicy and firm, but they're TWENTY TWO DOLLARS on AliExpress 😳😳

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Oh no! They are much cheaper on amazon! I thought that aliexpress was usually cheaper? I'm not super familiar with it... I've attempted to order from that (or maybe wish?) but the whole site kind of confuses me!

[@lubianosherviep.6707]

It's just 9 to 10 dollars in the Philippines

[@vaishnavijayaraman78]

Damn....I get super expensive brush pens in my area for about 3 dollars

[@vaishnavijayaraman78]

No one knows the quality and actual price of the pens so I just bargain

[@fpradomaiasheryno9388]

It's just 8 dollars here

[@kishavaid3963]

Have You Done A Zebra Mild liner Review? If not Could You do one? Cause I LOVE your review Vids!

[@bassoonartwork9403]

Thank you so much for review 😍I wanna try faber castel

[@tripleschaeyeon]

...I bought these. Did it come with the skills?

[@wanderingcreativity]

Lovely work dear thanks for the show friend how wonderful to watch! 🎨🖌✨

[@timothyjesse7914]

The ink runs out super fast but the brush tip doesn't fray quickly. I've been using these pens for like a year now. ❣

[@frogs7422]

You’re sooo good and underrated lol

[@tcconnection]

I got confused when you got the three green ones together, the smallest-thinnest is the calligraphy or the Pitt artist? When you call one calligraphy and one brush (which people use for calligraphy), I got mixed up. Lol!

[@iskarabandoysoy2119]

Hi. Random question. I am not a beginner nor pro in calligraphy. I am planning to buy a brushpen. I just wanted to ask which is better, Koi brushpen or Karin brushpen? Also does karin brushpen fray easily when you write on water color paper?

[@kiel_seuu3689]

I have this set. I mostly use black and it frays when it has less ink

[@prixydust_504]

Lol I had these before when I'm still new to calligraphy. These are really good and helped me practice but I thought blending the colors will ruin the brush, and now I regret not doing it xD (I bought the brushes yeeeaaarrsss ago so the ink ran out xD)

[@cescawesca]

I have the Faber Castell! The first one!
I bought it on SM Calamba Philippines
It was probably
P470?

[@ashleighrivera425]

I only bought mine for 399 pesos...

[@daddydeliciousness7100]

i bought mine for 420 pesos

[@9324342689]

What is cost of these pens

[@vinceandrewlaodenio4608]

I have the same pen "Faber Castle Calligraphy Pen" but how'd you do that ombre effect omg please teach me or do a vid 😊

[@cohenk7671]

The raver castell pens are really good but they Frey really easily for me

[@vignettehsieh8378]

Hello
Could you tell me what is the handwriting font you used?
It's very beautiful~
Thanks.

[@chedabyberdonado3507]

can you do some haul about your whole pen collection

[@cherrytrinidad4596]

These pens are really cheap, but definitely a bomb! They're super flexible and easily controlled.

[@barrenbarrel797]

I instantly tried to buy it after I saw these🤣

[@mercyponce2536]

7th one

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Thanks for watching!

[@cecileahw9487]

Can u review the muji brush pens

[@biancadelacruz2931]

I was wondering, what paper did you use?

[@paawanisingh7605]

Is it good for beginners

[@alexingrid7879]

Does faber casttel brush pen fray?

[@starstel12]

*I have those kind of brush pen..I ruined my skin and yellow marker (has pink stain)*

[@haydoodles]

Hi I'm new to youtube loved this video!

[@georob7260]

this video but every time you say "crisp" it gets faster

[@georob7260]

loved this btw, now I want to go and get some of these c r i s p pens

[@HowtoHandLetter]

hahaha I know! I was really struggling to think of another word.

[@RexGaming701]

i love this vid ❤❤❤

[@sapphiremage4632]

Awesome!

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@judilyntanig6224]

4th one

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Thanks for watching!

[@angelagarcia-lx6zi]

that pen is super common in the philippines😄

[@carlotagaming1698]

How much is that?

[@aiae9976]

Woah i've never been this early for a video

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Yay! Thank you for being here!

[@shreeyah7057]

the faber-castell and mildliner. COSMO AND WANDA YOU AINT SLICK

[@usmanmavungal6872]

I bought this and I didn't like it because it didn't give thin upstrokes . Maybe I bought the wrong item

[@ilovepandas3998]

Who does she inspire

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Hey! Thanks for being here again!

[@ilovepandas3998]

Np

[@ilovepandas3998]

You inspire me I love watching your vids

[@channoicam8334]

my friend uses faber castell calligraphy markers then while she was doing letters or fonts she just hardly pushed the markers then after she find out the tip was broken after using it

[@LenKunNow]

The Pitt artist brush pens still have dual tip :D

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Yay! That’s such good news! thanks for letting me know and thanks for watching.

[@LenKunNow]

How to Hand Letter Your welcome!

[@yenaisshat7203]

Yeet I’m here

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Yay! Thanks for watching!

[@yui_iko1565]

I write terribly even using the greatest brush pen.

[@bobaa2085]

Maybe you are saying “crisp” because you want a crisp lol.

[@ryu_u.]

1st I guess

[@HowtoHandLetter]

Yay!

[@carlotagaming1698]

How much is that?