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Zebra Clickart Knock Sign Pen Review

(Sarah Read is an author, editor, yarn artist, and pen/paper/ink addict. You can find more about her at her website and on Twitter. And check out her latest book, Out of Water, now available where books are sold!)

These Zebra Clickart pens have all the joy of a felt-tip marker with the convenience of a clicky pen. The 6mm tip is fine enough to use for writing or sketching, while the side of the bullet-shaped tip also works for coloring and filling in. They're very versatile and perform better than I expected.

The pen body is in white plastic with a molded roll-stop, but no clip. I wish they had clips, but the lack of one does mean they fit more nicely into overstuffed pen pouches. Since this pen is available in 36 colors, your pen pouch is bound to need all the extra room possible. The tip of the pen is conical in plastic the color of the pen's ink, and the clicky knock is also in the ink color, so you can easily see what color you're selecting from either end. The clicky knock has a very satisfying click. An A+ on the fidget scale.

The felt tip is a fine bullet shape. The tip makes a nicely thin line, and holding it at an angle creates a bolder line. It has the feel of a marker, with that familiar feedback and scritchy sound.

I was skeptical about a click marker's ability to not dry out, and even more surprised to see these don't have any sort of trap door that closes off the tip when it is retracted. The tip just retracts, chilling there in the barrel, open to the air. The secret lies in the ink, according to the specs. It will apparently not dry out for a year, so long as it is kept retracted when not in use. This magical ink absorbs moisture from the air, so it may not work as well in arid climates.

The ink performs beautifully on paper, with rich colors and good coverage. It does feather and bleed a bit on cheap copy paper, though--like just about any marker will. I think these would be excellent for sketching and art, perfect for coloring books, and super fun for planner decorating. I have blue-green, peach-pink, and dark brown here. They cost $1.65 in open stock, or $41 for a set of all 36 colors. I think that's a very good value and I definitely want all the colors.

(JetPens provided this product at no charge to The Pen Addict for review purposes.)

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Posted on August 27, 2020 by Sarah Read and filed under Zebra, Marker, Pen Reviews.

Zebra Sarasa Push Clip Vintage Color Set Giveaway

The Zebra Sarasa Push Clip gel ink pen is a personal favorite of mine. On top of being an excellent writing pen, Zebra offers it unique colors, as seen in the Vintage Series. There are two sets, appropriately named Vintage Color 1 and Vintage Color 2, and I’ll be sending both of those sets to one winner of this giveaway. Read the rules below and enter away!

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Zebra, Giveaways.

Zebra Sarasa Clip 0.5mm Neon 5 Color Set Review

(Jeff Abbott is a regular contributor at The Pen Addict. You can find more from Jeff online at Draft Evolution and Twitter.)

Fall is officially here, and that means that we're in store for the lovely autumn colors that change during this time of year. The rich browns, reds, oranges, and yellows is such a welcome treat after the long, hot summer months.

But, let's say you want to freshen up the mood with some colors that are a bit more electric. If that's the case, there are many, many options, but a great starter set is this Zebra Sarasa Clip 0.5mm Neon 5 Color Set (what a name!). In this set, you get a handful of neon fluorescent refills packed in matching Sarasa Clip bodies. The colors range from yellow, pink, green, purple, and orange.

We've done so many various reviews on the Zebra Sarasa Clip pens over the years, and this variant is no surprise. Aside from the shockingly bright colors, these pens are exactly what you know and love from the Sarasa Clip. The refills are extremely smooth when writing and lay down a vibrant, crisp 0.5mm line on the page.

Where these pens differ is in the ink color area, and they are more than capable of exceeding your expectations if you're in the mood for some bright, happy, fun colors.

My personal favorite out of this bunch is the green. It's not quite as fluorescent as the others, but it's such a cheery and happy light green with plenty of oomph behind it. The other colors are a bit lighter but have no problem bringing on the cheer.

I did have some complaints with the yellow color in particular since it's so light. It's practically a highlighter, but that's entirely due to the base color. Yellow is a really light color to begin with, and it's difficult to use it as anything but a highlight in most cases.

Despite my own frustrations with the yellow ink on white paper, it quickly dawned on me that this is the perfect ink for a dark paper. So, you can imagine my despair when I was unable to find any dark paper in the stationery drawers. I have some on order, but I made due with some darker poster-board that we had in the garage. It wasn't a smooth writing surface, but the yellow, pink, and orange colors popped like crazy off the dark gray background. It was incredibly enjoyable to make squiggly lines on this scrap poster-board, and that's the entire purpose of this set of pens. They are pure fun and worth every penny. You can't help but be delighted when you see them, and using them is even more satisfying.

I've had a lot of fun using these pens over the last couple of weeks, and I'm sure many of you will too. The long, dreary winter months are ahead of us, and these pens are a great way to boost your spirits when you're stuck inside the house.

My only serious complaint is that this set doesn't include a blue! I think Zebra really missed an opportunity by not including a blue. It wouldn't have been difficult to make this a 6-pen set!

The 5-pen set only sets you back eight bucks, and I think that's a great value for the amount of cheer these colors provide. If you're only in the mood for certain colors instead of the full set, you can purchase them separately as well (green, orange, pink, purple, yellow).

(JetPens provided this product at no charge to The Pen Addict for review purposes.)

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Posted on November 6, 2019 by Jeff Abbott and filed under Zebra, Sarasa, Pen Reviews.