Dry highlighters

[Oracle1729]

I was looking through my desk recently and found some "Berol ZAP" highlighter's I'd bought about 15 years ago and forgotten about. They're like china markers, basically a very hard crayon wrapped in that paper that comes off with a string-pull and then unwinds. But they write as highlighters.

 

They work a lot better with FP ink. Normal wet highlighters smudge most of my inks and some like Waterman Florida Blue almost completely erases with highlighters. I've been doing some experimenting, and these dry highlighters are fantastic.

 

The problem is they don't seem to exist anymore and I can't find anything comparable. Does anyone know if something like this is still available?

 

Thanks,

Jason

[chibimie]

About five years ago one could buy 'crayon-like' yellow highlighters that provided an alternative to liquid markers (which they all tend to be these days). They used to sell these crayon-like ones in Office Max, I believe, but I haven't seen them in a few years.

[Heinous]

I actually use one of my son's crayons from time to time if I misplace my highlighter. Usually a lime green works quite nicely. It's not the most professional look, but it's interesting to see what stares you get out in public.

 

Jim

[jmkeuning]

I have a drylighter from Levenger that I have had for a number of years.

 

But when I have a lot of highlighting, I use colored pencils. Crayola brand works great.

[tar heel]

I buy dry highlighters made by Staedtler (says Pencil 146-3) at the university book store. If I remember correctly, it seems like I have seen them in the book chains near the Bibles (since they won't bleed through on the thin paper). A quick google search gave this: Staedler Dry Highlighter, so they apparently come in yellow, red, blue, and green (I carry blue and green).

[jmkeuning]

That reminds me, the Auto Crayon PH158 from Pentel is very cool! It was discontinued for a number of years, but it appears to be back! This thing has eight colors and is refillable.

[Oracle1729]

I buy dry highlighters made by Staedtler (says Pencil 146-3) at the university book store. If I remember correctly, it seems like I have seen them in the book chains near the Bibles (since they won't bleed through on the thin paper). A quick google search gave this: Staedler Dry Highlighter, so they apparently come in yellow, red, blue, and green (I carry blue and green).

 

That looks perfect if I can find a local source of them. After a quick look it seems like the big box stores don't carry it. I can take a peak in some bookstores.

 

[limesally]

I have the Staedtler one, and they're also made by Lyra. Sanford makes a refillable one as well, kind of like a simplified mechanical pencil. As mentioned upthread, I've only found them in places that sell Bibles (but not the big box bookstores).

 

They do work great on FP ink, though they can leave a faintly opaque/dusty residue. They're also good on certain types of books with glossy paper, where regular highlighter ink seems to take forever to dry.

[cubic archon]

I see that this thread has been bumped from quite a while ago, but for the record, in terms of products that are available at the moment I have a Faber-Castell Textliner which seems to work very well. It's basically a big thick wood pencil with a fluorescent lead - they do them in different colours. I prefer it to an ink highlighter to be honest - the colour isn't as instantly bright but you can use different pressures for different degrees of shade, and it never dries out of course.

[mooshi]

I don't know the name, but they have dry highlighters at my local art supply shop. But in a jam, Crayola coloured pencil is the way to go.

 

-- Moo

[lovemy51]

Hi, my name is Doug and I represent G.T. Luscombe. The 2 Dry Highlighters we distribute most are Bible Dry (which is an exclusive) and the Pentel 158 8-color Highlighter. Bible Dry is more of a "crayon type" while the Pentel is more of a pencil. Both are awesome products. Both DO NOT BLEED THROUGH thin Bible Paper. Both are refillable. Bible Dry comes in a kit of 4 Vibrant colors (Yellow, Blue, Pink, and Green). The kit is our #1 selling dollar volume product. It was called Accent Dry years ago until we obtained the exclusive. The Pentel has up to 12 color options, 8 standard plus additional 4-colors to replace any colors you are not happy with. The Pentel is used with Kay Arthur's Inductive Study method for Bible Study. I am including 2 links to the GT Luscombe Website so you can see for yourselves. We distribute to your local Christian Bookstores. They should be carrying both these products. The link for Bible Dry is http://www.gtluscombe.com/02648.html and the link for the Pentel is http://www.gtluscombe.com/ph158.html

 

Please check out other great highlighter options too, like the Bible Chalk, it's erasable when your done making marks, circles, astericks, etc. It's not only great for Bible but text books as well. http://www.gtluscombe.com/91701.html

i use both of these (dry H-Liter and the pentel 158 8 colors). they work great! thx for posting.

[Bo Bo Olson]

I actually use one of my son's crayons from time to time if I misplace my highlighter. Usually a lime green works quite nicely. It's not the most professional look, but it's interesting to see what stares you get out in public.

 

Jim

:roflmho: :clap1:

 

 

Thanks for bringing this up, in I'd not thought of hi-lighting my handwriting and I use shading inks and not glow in the dark permanent inks.

 

Staedtler Mars Co. use to make fountain pens in the 30's-50s, if I remember correctly.

Edited September 10, 2010 by Bo Bo Olson

[Silvermink]

I actually use one of my son's crayons from time to time if I misplace my highlighter. Usually a lime green works quite nicely. It's not the most professional look, but it's interesting to see what stares you get out in public.

 

For best effect I suggest sticking your tongue out the side of your mouth in great concentration as you highlight, then commenting loudly to passersby on how you managed to stay completely within the lines.

[KCat]

I see that this thread has been bumped from quite a while ago, but for the record, in terms of products that are available at the moment I have a Faber-Castell Textliner which seems to work very well. It's basically a big thick wood pencil with a fluorescent lead - they do them in different colours. I prefer it to an ink highlighter to be honest - the colour isn't as instantly bright but you can use different pressures for different degrees of shade, and it never dries out of course.

 

OMG! I've been looking all over for these! I have the old hexagonal version. Are these nice and thick like the old ones? I don't care for the other brands mentioned above because the line is too thin and doesn't show up as much. But these work so much better on ink than wet highlighters and the FC original was a good thick line. I've been clinging to the last ones I have because I couldn't find them on the FC website.

[KCat]

Oh. I see. The Textliner pencils are not in the US. D**N!

[cubic archon]

I see that this thread has been bumped from quite a while ago, but for the record, in terms of products that are available at the moment I have a Faber-Castell Textliner which seems to work very well. It's basically a big thick wood pencil with a fluorescent lead - they do them in different colours. I prefer it to an ink highlighter to be honest - the colour isn't as instantly bright but you can use different pressures for different degrees of shade, and it never dries out of course.

 

OMG! I've been looking all over for these! I have the old hexagonal version. Are these nice and thick like the old ones? I don't care for the other brands mentioned above because the line is too thin and doesn't show up as much. But these work so much better on ink than wet highlighters and the FC original was a good thick line. I've been clinging to the last ones I have because I couldn't find them on the FC website.

 

I've never used the old ones, but this is certainly pretty thick. It is sort of triangular in cross section with rounded corners, not quite hexagonal but getting there, about 1cm on a side; there are two rows of grey grip dots up to about two thirds along from the point on each side, and near the end there is some writing ("Textliner 1148", a bar code etc).

 

I seem to remember I got mine from Cult Pens.

[KCat]

 

 

I've never used the old ones, but this is certainly pretty thick. It is sort of triangular in cross section with rounded corners, not quite hexagonal but getting there, about 1cm on a side; there are two rows of grey grip dots up to about two thirds along from the point on each side, and near the end there is some writing ("Textliner 1148", a bar code etc).

 

I seem to remember I got mine from Cult Pens.

 

I just wrote to find out how much to get some shipped here to TX. there is one company selling them here in the US (that I could find) but they want to sell me 12 of one color for $21. Not a bad thing except that I like having all the colors for different purposes. I'm so happy I could...

 

doesn't take much, eh?

[liverman]

There is the Levenger True Writer Dry Highlighter. Refills are available in yellow, green and pink. I do a fair amount of highlighting (not as much as a serious scholar, just highlighting business notes) and the leads seem to last me quite awhile, so I don't choke too much on Levenger's prices. I have not been able to find these kind of drylighting 5.6 mm leads anywhere else. The consistency is somewhere between a drawing lead and a crayon.

 

The True Writer itself is actually a 5.6 mm clutch lead holder. The holder I use was actually a present from my wife, purchased from Paradise Pen and branded Padrino. It is a 5.6 mm holder and came with a whole assortment of colored drawing leads. I also picked up some Kaweco lead holders on eBay a while back (also 5.6 mm). I also have a couple of Bexley lead holders called the Multi Max that accomodate leads as well as a ball point and roller ball refill (again 5.6 mm). I am sure that someone else is still making clutch pencils in 5.6 mm. Lots of options for holders other than Levenger's.

 

I'd like to find another source for the leads, so if anyone has any ideas... Again, these are not drawing leads. Smaller 2mm and 3mm leads are easier to find in art supply shops and online. The 5.6mm (or .22 caliber for you outdoors folk ) has a lot of graphite options and some colored lead options, but Levenger seems to be the only source I've found for the dry lighter (sort neon-ish) colors

 

Greg

[P.A.R.]

I use a Platinum Preppy fitted with a highlighter tip from Goulet's - works pretty well for me with some bright, diluted ink.

[amberleadavis]

I've decided to test my Koh Noor dry lighters. You can see my link here.

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/215715-how-much-sun-can-my-ink-take/page__p__2263109__fromsearch__1#entry2263109