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Try creative colour blends with the Pentel Brush Sign pens

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Try creative colour blends with the Pentel Brush Sign pens

The Pentel Brush Sign pens are popular the world over due to their colour range and ease of use. What's more, by dipping the pens in rich watercolour inks, you can create seamless colour blends with ease.

 

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How to create colour blends the easy way with the Kuretake Brushables

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How to create colour blends the easy way with the Kuretake Brushables
Kuretake Brushables markers are double-ended and have a large brush nib on each end. One side has a richly coloured ink while the other has a lighter ink that's roughly 50% as strong as the other, making colour matching and basic blends a doddle

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Choose the perfect brush pens for use with watercolours & inks

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Choose the perfect brush pens for use with watercolours & inks
Have you ever created a beautiful work of art or piece of calligraphy, only to ruin it when you add some colour? With the waterproof Pentel Brush Sign Pigment pen that's not a problem - Andra shows us how.

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Incorporate metallic watercolours into your lettering

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Incorporate metallic watercolours into your lettering
Metallic watercolours are infused with reflective pigment that catches the light, creating a wonderful added dimension to your designs. In this project, Andra uses metallic watercolours to create lettering with shine and warmth.

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Meet the maker - we chat to brush lettering expert Andra Elena Danciu

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Meet the maker - we chat to brush lettering expert Andra Elena Danciu
We chat to Andra Elena Danciu about her love of Copperplate and fine-tip brush pens, how she overcame her self doubt and she shares some of her favourite projects

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