Best Acrylic Paint Markers | Episode 3 | Pintar Paint Markers

 

Overview - ★★☆☆☆

These markers are yet another generic set. After having worked with them a bit, I do enjoy the ink being used. However, the marker body and tip are almost identical to that of every other generic marker I've reviewed. As these aren't refillable, their color range is pretty limited. 

For the purposes of craft projects, I'd recommend these markers most highly. They are only 6 cents more expensive per marker than Artistro and I think they give a better experience overall. Even when blending, I didn't detect any tip clogging. Since the drying on these takes some time, the blending wasn't too bad, either. 

These can't really compete with mid-tier priced markers, but you'll find they offer a better experience than their generic marker bodies would first suggest. 

Breakdown

Below I'll go over all my points that led me to my conclusions. 

Pros

• Good opacity
• Good price ($1.08/marker)
• Nice colors

I enjoyed the colors that this range does offer. They're fairly standard, but have more of a subtle quality than other brands aim for. The price outpaces the quality of the ink, making me really wish I could buy the ink on its own to use with a fancier marker series. 

You'll get a lot of these markers for the very little money down. 

Cons

• Low color range
• Cheap marker body and tip
• No refills
• Each marker comes shrink-wrapped

As always, I mark off pat least one star when it comes to offering eco-friendly options like refillable markers. Not only that, but each one is shrink-wrapped despite being part of a set in a box. The box itself is then shrink-wrapped. This produces too much waste. I felt guilty for all the plastic I was having to toss. 

The color range is very limited and the marker bodies are nothing innovative. They're fragile, cheap plastic the manufacturer expects to end up in a landfill. 😓 Which really does pile on that guilt.

Price

As mentioned a few times, these come in sets. You can buy them over on the manufacturer's website for around $1.08 each. 

Here's a nonaffiliate link there.

Opacity Tests

Below you'll find the opacity tests. These were done on double-coated cardstock. The black used here is Sharpie marker which has no streaking with these markers. The red is Uni Posca Marker, Red. 

The "1" stands for "1 coat". The "2" stands for "2 coats". The lines show horizontal application. The circle over black shows circular application. The middle shows a fill to the true hue over no background. The red background shows a textured background interaction. 

These are as close to real life as I could get them.