I received this nice holiday surprise gift in the mail from the
Jet Pens team (Thank you guys!) along with some of those nifty
Midori Christmas clips (see
first photo of previous post and visit the
Office Supply Geek for a
thorough review on these paper clips).
This Korean liquid ink pen has a sleek look and nice foil lettering on the side of the barrel. A quick swipe with a
waterbrush revealed that its ink was not water resistant. While it might not be suitable for coloring with watercolors afterward, the liquid ink flows smoothly without skipping for an effortless writing experience.
On the
Georgia Pacific white card stock, the liquid ink tends to pool in spots when lingering too long in the same place.
On the blank
Rhodia paper, the
Mach Pen II produces smooth uniform lines even when slowing down a bit (I had to really slow down my doodling speed to get the same effect on the sample on the right). The
Morning Glory Mach II Liquid Ink Pen is certainly a good choice for taking notes quickly and even some smooth doodling. It reminded me of why a long time ago I used to enjoy the
Pilot Precise V5 rolling ball pen (Nowadays I go for a trusty gel pen instead). Just keep in mind that the ink is not waterproof to avoid unpleasant surprises when planning to color your ink drawings with watercolor.
I received this nice holiday surprise gift in the mail from the Jet Pens team (Thank you guys!) along with some of those nifty Midori Christmas clips (see first photo of previous post and visit the Office Supply Geek for a thorough review on these paper clips).
This Korean liquid ink pen has a sleek look and nice foil lettering on the side of the barrel. A quick swipe with a waterbrush revealed that its ink was not water resistant. While it might not be suitable for coloring with watercolors afterward, the liquid ink flows smoothly without skipping for an effortless writing experience.
On the Georgia Pacific white card stock, the liquid ink tends to pool in spots when lingering too long in the same place. 
On the blank Rhodia paper, the Mach Pen II produces smooth uniform lines even when slowing down a bit (I had to really slow down my doodling speed to get the same effect on the sample on the right). The Morning Glory Mach II Liquid Ink Pen is certainly a good choice for taking notes quickly and even some smooth doodling. It reminded me of why a long time ago I used to enjoy the Pilot Precise V5 rolling ball pen (Nowadays I go for a trusty gel pen instead). Just keep in mind that the ink is not waterproof to avoid unpleasant surprises when planning to color your ink drawings with watercolor.
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2 comments:
Glad I'm not the only one who cant help but compare this pen to the Pilot Precise V5 :) I mentioned that in my review as well. I like the additional info you have here about it being not really waterproof, or even water resistant, great review.
Thanks for stopping by. While I used to enjoy the V5 by the boxes, the smooth gel ink and water-proof quality of the Uni-ball Signo DX won me over and I never looked back.
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