RotringIsograph Junior Set 3X Technical Pens (0.20mm, 0.30mm, 0.50mm) + Accessories

I’ve used the .30 pen so far. It works flawlessly and smoothly. I’m very happy with it. In the past I’ve used Rapidograph pens, which I liked but were also prone to clogging. Admittedly I sometimes let them sit too long between uses and I haven’t had the Rotring that long so we’ll see. The set also includes a very nice .5 mechanical pencil which I feel is a bonus. All in all I’m very happy with this pen set.

These are the best- bar none. The quality of the output, the strength of the ink, the professional grade... I could go on. Industry standard and there is simply nothing better in the world, yet. I wish to bathe in a pool of rotring pens that are all mine.

I've used Rotring isographs before but not for a long time. A relative was an engineer who had hundreds of these and I actually started ink drawing using these. (Stole a few from his collection.)I've been using throw away/archival pens for several years for cartooning and they've worked for the most part but $3-$5 a pen is getting out of hand.This "Junior Set" is probably a good way to get re-introduced to old school technical pen drawing.While initially the cost for the pens is higher, they are refillable, name brand ink about $7. That'll refill 3 pens for about a year with fairly heavy use. (Quite a few people say you can refill microns. I've tried and the pens just aren't the same afterwards. The nibs flatten and or they just wont produce even after trying to clean them.)The Rotring pens themselves require maintenance and care. (Will get to that.)Out of the box there was an issue. (Aside from the plastic carrying case being cracked.)None of the supplied ink cartridges worked. The ink was completely dried up.Tried installing/inserting all of them on the various pens and nothing-nada.Put a syringe directly into the cartridge to see if they could be drained....bone dry.Annoying. (minus 1 star.)Used the Rotring ink I bought with the refillable cartridge on the pens and right out of the gate.... they work.This set has 3 different size nibs or tips.Unlike Microns, the nib is stainless steel. Micron is plastic.You can replace the nibs as well. Buy 1 pen and 5 different nibs. (Changing and refilling can be messy.)With proper care and use- learning how to be a little more LIGHT HANDED, they'll last years. (The nibs can break.)The .50 nib is a monster. Too huge for most of what I do. The ink flows quickly and is a bit hard to control for now..50 is comparable to a 08 Micron, maybe smaller but again, a lot of ink flow. Will try a different .50 nib and see if that's an issue..30 is comparable with a Micron 01. I'm planning on buying another .30 nib. My favorite size for outlining and starting the inking for cartoons..20 is just a little bigger than Micron 003. Perfect for cross hatching, double lining, pointing and filling in finer details.Will get another of these as well.There are hundreds of videos available showing you procedure, care etc...Filling them can be messy. Changing nibs can be messy.You need to use them daily or they can clog. They need to be cleaned with cleaning fluid every so often to avoid clogging BUT...All of the fuss and muss is worth it. They are a delight to draw with and like I said, the stainless steel nibs will last a long time.Last but least....Introducing the Rotring .5 Tikki pencil. Meh. (Made in China.)

Great for people like myself that love to draw in absurd detail. The ink flow is great and the lines always look fantastic.The only cons are:1) easy to bend the nibs if you are being heavy handed, but that's to be expected with super fine tipped pens like this.2) if you don't keep up with cleaning them, then they also clog easily-again-thats to be expected with super fine tipped pens.That being said the cons don't detract from the fact I think this is a five star product and definitely the pen for you if you are an artist that wants a pen that enables you to get fine detail.

The Isographs feel great, they are brand new and the 3 worked flawslessly, my only minor gripe is that the case lid arrived broken from one of the hinges (which in all honesty, I wasn't planning on using) so I guess it need a little more protection when shipped.

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It arrived in good condition. Product is very good.

I got these as an alternative to disposable micron pens, to use for line work with watercolor paints. I do love how waterproof the ink is.There is not really an explanation on how to use the disposable ink cartridges that come with the pens, and I don’t feel like it is intuitive if you have not used something similar in the past. I had to watch several YouTube videos to discover that you just have to use brute force to puncture the plastic and position the cartridge onto the pen.I find that they don’t love to write/draw as smoothly over watercolor paper as micron pens do, and require shaking to bring the ink down to the nib pretty frequently. I will continue to use them though; I just can’t stomach throwing away the entire pen when it runs out ink with micron pens. I may try other brands in the future to see if some work better with watercolor paper.I feel like these probably work much more smoothly with regular sketch paper, and this set is definitely the way to go if you plan on getting some of these pens, price-wise.