Sailor Brush Pen Discontinued

[eezacque]

Having waited for over a year to get info about Sailor brush pens, today I learnt these are discontinued. Is there any other decent brush pen out there that comes with a converter?

[GooseDeluxe]

There is a wide selection of Brush Pens at JetPens. I think some of them take cartridges or converters. Hope you find one that you like.

[watch_art]

Noodler's has one at swisherpens, too.

[Splicer]

And there's always the Ackerman Pump Brush.

[eezacque]

There is a wide selection of Brush Pens at JetPens. I think some of them take cartridges or converters. Hope you find one that you like.

 

I'll give it a closer look, but it seems like the more decent of these all take cartridges...

[eezacque]

Noodler's has one at swisherpens, too.

 

I only see a plastic one for $5, is that the one you have in mind?

[eezacque]

And there's always the Ackerman Pump Brush.

 

Thanks for the suggestion, I didn't know these. I already have several plastic brush pens, which are really useful for quick washes, but I'm looking for something more decent, like the discontinued Sailor.

[watch_art]

Yep.

[GooseDeluxe]

There is a wide selection of Brush Pens at JetPens. I think some of them take cartridges or converters. Hope you find one that you like.

 

I'll give it a closer look, but it seems like the more decent of these all take cartridges...

 

This one Kuretake Fountain Brush Pen comes with cartridges but the website says that the Platinum Converter works with the pen. Haha, I wasn't looking to buy brush pens, but after browsing their selection, this one is pretty nice looking.

[stevlight]

Mel pens still has Sailor Brush Pens up on his site--maybe he has not sold out his stock--for the price it is a great brush pen.

[TSWard]

I've heard that those Kuretakes are great. Personally, I had a really hard time finding a brush pen that I liked until I found a Pentel Pocket Brush Pen, which I use all the time. (not the "Standard Brush Pen")

[eezacque]

I've heard that those Kuretakes are great. Personally, I had a really hard time finding a brush pen that I liked until I found a Pentel Pocket Brush Pen, which I use all the time. (not the "Standard Brush Pen")

 

Anyone out there who used them both and can post a comparison? Which of the two has longer/softer hairs?

[Splicer]

Kuretake and Kaimei brushes are wonderful. The Kaimei brushes come in natural or artificial sable. The natural sable is softer than the artificial but the difference is pretty subtle. The Pentel Pocket Brush Pen is okay—it's much nicer than the Micron foam-tip "brushes" but it doesn't really hold a candle to the Kuretake or Kaimei brushes.

 

[Edit to add] I don't mean any of the disposable Kuretakes. I mean the "fountain brush pens" and there is a model with natural sable available on JetPens.[/edit]

 

I didn't mention these before because I don't know of converters for them—they take cartridges. I don't know of any converters for the Ackerman either but you can put whatever inks you like in them.

 

I've only used my Kaimei and Kuretake brushes with the provided black ink cartridges. My brushwork isn't that great but I did this with the long-handled Kaimei:

 

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Edited February 24, 2011 by Splicer

[eezacque]

Kuretake and Kaimei brushes are wonderful. The Kaimei brushes come in natural or artificial sable. The natural sable is softer than the artificial but the difference is pretty subtle. The Pentel Pocket Brush Pen is okay—it's much nicer than the Micron foam-tip "brushes" but it doesn't really hold a candle to the Kuretake or Kaimei brushes.

 

Thanks for the info, I think I'll go for a Kuretake!

[bitterwonder]

I have been using brush pens for 20 years; the Sailor was not great - in my opinion.

 

The Kuretake (metal) is a nice sturdy pen and takes their cartridges or a platimum converter.

I get the nylon (or synthetic ) hairs, they are very good and in my rough hand last longer than the natural hair.

 

My 2Cents.

[bitterwonder]

Nice drawing!

Kuretake and Kaimei brushes are wonderful. The Kaimei brushes come in natural or artificial sable. The natural sable is softer than the artificial but the difference is pretty subtle. The Pentel Pocket Brush Pen is okay—it's much nicer than the Micron foam-tip "brushes" but it doesn't really hold a candle to the Kuretake or Kaimei brushes.

 

[Edit to add] I don't mean any of the disposable Kuretakes. I mean the "fountain brush pens" and there is a model with natural sable available on JetPens.[/edit]

 

I didn't mention these before because I don't know of converters for them—they take cartridges. I don't know of any converters for the Ackerman either but you can put whatever inks you like in them.

 

I've only used my Kaimei and Kuretake brushes with the provided black ink cartridges. My brushwork isn't that great but I did this with the long-handled Kaimei:

 

http://splicer.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/lwc_tgim.gif

[eezacque]

I don't mean any of the disposable Kuretakes. I mean the "fountain brush pens" and there is a model with natural sable available on JetPens.

 

I just discovered there is a fistful of Kuretake models, and those with natural sable are $60 and up, which is a bit steep for me (also, a replacement tip is $27)

Do you use the nylon or the sable?

[Splicer]

I don't mean any of the disposable Kuretakes. I mean the "fountain brush pens" and there is a model with natural sable available on JetPens.

 

I just discovered there is a fistful of Kuretake models, and those with natural sable are $60 and up, which is a bit steep for me (also, a replacement tip is $27)

Do you use the nylon or the sable?

 

I prefer the natural sable, but the difference is not that great. In fact, even though I generally prefer the natural sable, the brush I keep in my studio is artificial sable. The scale is like this, IMO

 

100- natural sable

99 - artificial sable

60 - Pentel Pocket Brush

25 - disposable Kuretakes

10 - foam-tip disposables (Micron, Zig)

 

There's an inversely proportional scale of quality to price, just like anything else. I think a $30-ish Kuretake or Kaimei with artificial bristles is about the sweet spot. The Pentel runs for about $12 and is pretty good, so it's a good candidate for bang-for the buck. I don't see much point in getting $3 brushpens that won't be satisfying, when the Pentel is a solid contender at $12. But if $30 isn't prohibitive, that will be even more delightful. I don't see much point in getting natural sable unless you are already hooked on it and "can't go back" to artificial. If you use natural sable brushes already you might want to skip right to the natural sable brushpens.

[eezacque]

Sweet. The platinum converter has been sold out at Jet Pens since it was mentioned here. Are there any other online sources where I can buy a Kuretake brush pen with platinum converter?

[GooseDeluxe]

Goulet Pens has the Platinum Converter.