The Tombow Twin Tone markers, Nienke from @nienke.vletter wrote a nice review about them! How can you best use those markers? And which bullet journal paper do they work well on? Nienke answers it in this blog, because who can do that better than a Lettering Illustrator?
As an illustrator I am regularly asked: 'But you have more than enough pens, don't you?' Well, that's what I think sometimes ;-) But as soon as I saw the Tombow TwinTone Dual-Tip Markers, they were on my wish list. Very nice that I can now test the TwinTone sets for Splendith!
Twin Tone Markers: 2 in 1
Tombow is best know for the Dual Brush pens. What I like about the brush pens is that only one pen has both a bush and a finer felt pen in the same color. The TwinTone Dual-Tip Markers have the same principle: 1 color, 2 different sides. That immediately got me excited!
One side is a 0.3 mm fineliner, made of a kind of plastic, which writes pleasantly and very thinly. I think they resemble the tips of the new Micron PN and these tips retain their shape very well. The other side is a 0.8 mm felt-tip pen. In terms of thickness, it is a good counterpart to the fineliner, and the tip feels firmer than a 'normal' felt-tip pen.
Are you going for the Brights or Pastel set?
The TwinTone markers are available in 2 different sets: Brights and Pastels. I normally choose bright colors more often, but oh la la: those pastel shades are also very nice!
Both sets have a good mix of warm and cool tones. The Brights set is clearly deeper in color than the pastel shades. Depending on the paper you use, the Pastels set is slightly less 'pastel' than expected, but is therefore clearly visible.
I tried out the TwinTones in 3 different notebooks. In the Leuchtturm1917 the colors are the softest, but they shine through a little more because the paper is thinner. The colors are darker on the paper of My Bulletjournal (from the Mus brand) and Nuuna by Brandbook. And especially the warm tones (pink, blush, orange) from the pastel set are almost not visible on the next page on Nuuna's thicker paper!
A nice addition to your collection
Tombow has once again created a beautiful product with the TwinTone Dual-Tip Markers. The colors are nice, and I think the 2 different thicknesses in one pen are ideal! Moreover, the TwinTone Markers are affordable: € 18.95 for a set of 12 markers.
And what can you do with the TwinTone markers? Basically anything you want, of course! Drawing, writing, hand lettering, or your bullet journal. I will mainly use them for (bullet) journaling and they are perfect for that. So I'm very happy with this new addition to my pen collection! And you? Do you choose the Brights or Pastels set?
Do you have any questions about the TwinTone sets? Feel free to send a message below to Judith or to Nienke via Instagram
This guest blog was written by illustrator Nienke from @nienke.vletter.
You probably already know that I (Judith) am not the best hand letterer/illustrator myself, so that's why I thought it would be fun to ask a guest blogger to write an informative blog for some materials. Because you can learn the best from the pros, here is Nienke's first guest blog.
About Nienke:
Nienke was already a fan of drawing and painting as a young girl and started drawing and hand lettering seriously again three years ago. Out of enthusiasm she started her Instagram account @nienke.vletter. Combine illustrations and drawing letters and you have found Nienke's 'happy place'. She is now a real pro and earns her money by pursuing her passion full-time. She makes the coolest (and life-size) creations with the combination of letters and illustrations. Check out her Instagram account for fun inspiration! :).
