uni-ballUM 153 Signo Broad Point Gel Pen - White - Pack of 3

These Uni-ball gel pens are fantastic! The ink flows smoothly, creating bold, opaque white lines that stand out beautifully on dark paper and artwork. The broad tip glides effortlessly, making it perfect for writing, drawing, or adding highlights. Plus, the ink dries quickly and doesn’t smudge. A must-have for artists, calligraphy lovers, or anyone who needs a high-quality white gel pen

This review is made in comparison to the Sakura White Gelly Roll, which is what I’ve been using exclusively up until now.PROS:• Even and consistent ink flow.• Very opaque.• Rubber grip and thicker barrel makes it much more comfortable and ergonomic.• Can go over lines and do multiple layers to make sections thicker.CONS:• Pen tip is much larger (1.0 mm) compared to what most people are used to on a Gelly Roll• Distributes a lot of ink (takes some getting used to).• Slightly longer drying time.I was skeptical of the Signo making that much of a difference compared to the Gelly Roll but it surprised me. With both pens, I always do a little “warm-up” scribble before I go into an art piece — but with the Signo, I can rely on the ink flow to stay consistent and even until I’m done with it. If not, I can easily go back to areas that need touching up without ruining the ink I already laid down. With the Gelly Roll it would skip frequently and when I went over another area again, it would always scratch the ink already in the process of drying — this often turned a small touch up into a larger problem.The Signo is also a lot more comfortable. Often times, my hand would cramp up with a Gelly Roll because of its skinny barrel. Especially since I would have to spend more time with it going over areas to make the lines more opaque or filling in areas the ink skipped. With a Signo, I usually only have to make one pass.Yes, the Signo produces a much bolder line than a Gelly Roll — because of that it does release a lot of ink and needs a little longer drying time. It’ll also take a bit to get used to and familiar with so you can control it and know what to expect when you detail/write.Overall the Signo is a great alternative to the Gelly Roll. It’s now my go-to pen, although I still plan to always keep at least one Gelly Roll pen nearby for times I need to do very small details.

I love these pens. I've been searching for a white ink ballpoint that's small enough to fill in the numbers on resin dice, and these work great. They're still a little big for the D20, but the ink flows smoothly and is easy to control, the white color is vibrant and bright. Super glad I grabbed these.

These are excellent white ink pens, and I use them often in my pen and ink art. They surprised me at how well they work, especially considering some of the negative reviews talk about how their ink isn't consistent, is too thin, or dries up. I've had my pens for several months now, and they haven't dried out or clogged up (though I could see how they could clog up if you don't cap them or don't do anything for the little ball tip when ink starts to build up, but that's not different from other technical pens I use).I was quite surprised when using this pen at first to describe snow falling on top of a dead, crumpled flower in a quick single panel comic I did—over india ink, it works extremely well. One might need to use another layer if one needs a thicker white, but other than that, I was very pleased.The work with the moon and the flower was a more thorough test of what could be done with the pen. Again, over an india ink background. The moon took two passes but the ability to build up texture was excellent in giving the moon a cratery grain. It was easy enough to write as well, and the finer white lines on the branch was done via going over the white lines in black again to partially obscure them. Pretty excellent.The rather intensely colored work did show off a bit of their weakness with regards to covering up color—I didn't want a completely opaque series of dots to represent the sparse cherry blossom, but they did require a second pass to get the right level of opacity. A third or fourth dot would have purely white, I think.All in all, I greatly enjoy these pens, and have incorporated them into my regular art workflow.

These are really good pens. They write on dark paper and slick paper. According to Amazon's AI, you can use them if you're left-handed. I would be cautious if you are. The ink will smudge if not allowed to dry for a few seconds. Also, you have to write slowly or they will skip. Once you've taken off the cap, the ink can dry out within 2 months. Storing both opened and unopened pens in an airtight container will extend their ink life.

I recently purchased a Silhouette Cameo II, and was dying to try out the "sketch" option using a white gel pen, since I was looking at white laser printers but there's no way I could justify the cost of the laser printer for my home crafts.These pens are FANTASTIC!! They didn't skip at all through the whole "sketch" process, they dried quick enough to where the rollers didn't smear the ink (although I was using the 'limit back and forth movement as much as possible' option to give it as much time as possible to dry), the quality of the sketch/ink is great!The ink appeared to be wet for a few seconds, but even after it was dry it was slightly shiny, so I can't tell for sure how much time it took to dry.I also tested this pen on a metallic cardstock, which feels like a coated piece of paper. The ink dried just fine and didn't smear.The other reviews were right; this is the best white gel pen on the market!For the setup in my pictures, I used the "silhouette pen adapter" in my Cameo II machine. I downloaded a graphic of a piece of lace and traced it in Silhouette Studio and sketched it from there.Please click "yes" below if this review was helpful to you.