The pens don't have color names or numbers, so you may find it beneficial to keep your box to keep your pens organized, for easy color reference. The bullet nib is a bullet nib, not really worth commenting on very much, I'm afraid. It also looks almost identical from both ends, so if you're not careful, you may end up just jamming your brush into the closed end of the cap, ruining it. The brush on these pens is conical, and fairly juicy and flexible. The cap is very snug, and often difficult to remove by pulling, I suggest twisting to loosen it a bit. The caps on the Lyra Aqua Brush duo pens don't actually clip, but they do prevent the very round, smooth pens from just rolling off your desk if they're capped or posted. You can buy your own set of Lyra Aqua Brush duo watercolor markers from Amazon for $23.98 and in the process, help financially support this blog with your purchase by clicking the affiliate link below! As with most of my reviews, I purchased this product for review purposes out of my own funds, but your purchase from Amazon (or your donation to my Paypal, or your kindly written letter to my favorite manufacturers on my behalf) would really mean the world to me, and would enable me to continue writing this blog.
Lyra appears to be a student grade brand- good enough for doodling, but not intended for professional use. They make all sorts of goodies like graphite sticks, crayons, pencils, pastels, and of course, watercolors, although I have to admit that the sight of their pan watercolors doesn't fill me with delight. Lyra is a German art supply company (complete with a German website!), and while I can't find an English site for Lyra, I can find American stores that sell Lyra products, including Blick. I've casually purchased Lyra products in the past (from Office Depot, I think), and I hadn't been impressed with them. Like the docrafts watercolor markers, I didn't have high hopes for the Lyra Aqua Brush duo's performance. I have, I think, found a convert with my college best bud, Ashley, and I'll be sending her a care package of supplies, so hopefully I'll be able to add some second opinions to some of my initial reviews.
I'd had high hopes of converting my mom, who enjoys coloring pages and would probably be into Zentangles, but she has so far thwarted me (although I roped her into helping me review my upcoming Walmart Art Supply haul, mostly through uncredited observations). I think I'm also an art supply pusher deep down- if I can convert/coerce/convince someone to the dark side of art toy obsession, and then begin pushing my supply hoard off onto them, I will.
For some reason, cheap art supplies drive me bonkers- I need to find out just how bad they are, I suppose, or maybe I'm looking for an affordable alternative that can also serve as a fallback for forgotten art supplies. When I ordered the docrafts watercolor marker set from Amazon, I did a bad, bad thing and ALSO tossed a 24 pack of Lyra Aqua Brush duo watercolor markers into my cart.