A long time ago, Sharpie pen was available as a click pen. I freakin’ loved it. And then it disappeared. I think I hoarded the last one I had until it finally dried out.
A decade passed and then Writech, the little pen company that could, has released a new clickable felt tip style pen, the Writech Clictek Liner (9-color set, $22). The Clictek is what would happen if that legendary Sharpie retractable pen was combined with a set of Sakura Pigma Microns. Really.
So, if you’re a felt tip pen fan, stay tuned.
The Clictek Liner pen is available in 9 different tip sizes from .005mm up to 1.0 AND (yes, AND!) a brush tip! This makes the Clicktek competitve with the Sakura Pigma Microns.
Above is a picture of all the tips from left to right. I use the thinner tips most but wanted to test drive all of them. The wider tips are great for larger sizes or for filling in larger areas in sketches, doodles and art.
So let’s see how they work.
OMG, how do I make this sound like a well rounded review? I can’t. Look at this! They write just like Sakura Pigma Microns but I can click to close and switch to another size. My first love in pens was the LePen and this is so much better (okay, these are lacking the range of colors that the LePen line has but I’m willing to give Writech time to launch colors too).
But the biggest test, are these pens waterproof?
YES!!! I let the ink above dry for about a minute and then literally dumped water on to it. This is dry. No bleed, no feathering, nothing. Which makes the Clictek Liners perfect for multimedia art, combining with fountain pens, watercolor, brush markers, colored pencils and more.
If you have a favorite tip size in felt tip pens, you do not need to buy the whole set, you can cherry pick the sizes you use most for $2.45 each, including the brush tip.
The only test I was not able to do before posting this review is what is the longevity of these pens? Will they dry out faster because of the click style closing? I don’t know — yet. But I will keep using these and let you know as soon as I know.
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Just a note, even if they do dry out faster, it looks like JetPens has the felt insert as a refill, so you don’t have to stress out so much if they do! Looks like they don’t have the tip replacements (like in fine liner Copics) but they’re inexpensive enough to replace once the tip wears out after replacing the insert a time or two.
Question, though, do you think these would write on coated paper or plastic? I’ve been looking for a decently priced permanent fineliner for marking some medical supplies I use. The fine tip retractable markers are too fat (but ok when new) so was looking into the extra fine when this post went up.
I may just buy a set and see, I can always use them elsewhere if not for that. Thanks for posting these!
That’s great about the refills. I wrote on a piece of glossy magazine paper, it works but the dry time is a bit longer so be prepared to wait for it to dry but it should work!