How do you use Staedtler watercolor brush pens?

Color or draw with the brush tip for broad strokes and the fine tip for outlines and detail. For a wash, brush clean water over the ink on watercolor paper. The listing itself does not give instructions.

How do double ended watercolor brush pens work?

One end is a brush tip for broad strokes and the other is a fine tip for lines, so each pen does both jobs. Staedtler calls them watercolor brush pens, and watercolor-style ink is usually spread with a wet brush.

How many colors are in the Staedtler double ended set?

36 colors, with 2 tips on each pen for 72 tip options in total.

Are Staedtler watercolor brush pens good for lettering?

Yes. The listing names hand lettering, creative lettering and calligraphy, and a brush tip is what makes thick and thin strokes.

What paper should I use with Staedtler watercolor brush pens?

Watercolor or mixed media paper if you plan to add water. Regular paper is fine for dry lettering and coloring.

Best dual-tip brush pens

STAEDTLER

Staedtler Double-Ended Watercolor Brush Pens (36)

A set of 36 double-ended watercolor brush pens, each with a brush tip and a fine tip, that paint straight from the pen with no tubes or mixing.

Best for: Beginners in hand lettering, journaling and watercolor who want no mixing

Colors: 36
Tips: Brush and fine
Ink: Watercolor
Brand: Staedtler

Check price on Amazon

As an Amazon Associate, Drawings Easy earns from qualifying purchases. Prices and availability are shown on Amazon and can change. Disclosure

Buy it if

You want watercolor effects without mixing paint or setting up a palette
You do hand lettering or journaling and want a brush tip and a fine tip on each pen
You want a large set of 36 colors to start with

Skip it if

You want to mix your own colors. These are 36 ready-made pen colors, while a pan set such as the Winsor & Newton Cotman 24 Half Pans is paint you mix yourself
You need a stated lightfastness for finished work. This listing does not give one, while the Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer Watercolor Markers list high lightfastness

What the Staedtler Double-Ended Watercolor Brush Pens (36) is

The Staedtler Double-Ended Watercolour Brush Pens set has 36 colors, and each pen has two ends: a flexible brush tip for broad strokes and a fine tip for lines and detail. That gives you 72 tips in one set.

Staedtler pitches them as a way to start painting with no intimidating mixing, tubes or fragile nibs, and calls them both fine liner pens and broad stroke watercolor markers. The listing aims them at hand lettering, journaling, coloring and beginners.

Key features, explained

Based on the manufacturer's Amazon listing.

Two tips on every pen
A brush tip for broad strokes and lettering, and a fine tip for outlines and small details, so you swap ends instead of pens.
36 colors, 72 tips
Staedtler counts 36 ink colors and 72 texture options, using the fine tip end or the brush tip end.
Watercolor ink
Staedtler sells these as watercolor brush pens. Watercolor-style ink is usually softened into a wash with a wet brush, though the listing does not describe that step.
No mixing, tubes or nibs
The listing pitches them for beginners who want to pick up a pen and start painting without an intimidating setup.
Lettering and coloring
A flexible brush tip makes thick and thin strokes for calligraphy, and the fine tip works for coloring books and journals.