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I am SO EXCITED to review the new Archer and Olive Acrylograph pens for y’all! I have been not so patiently waiting for these ever since I pre-ordered them back in May, and I finally have them!
Y’all know I’ve been using Archer and Olive journals for 2 years now, and I’m on my third one! So when they came out with pens, I was so excited! Not to gush, but I feel like you can tell the passion that goes into every product they create. It’s always the highest quality and I love supporting a woman-owned small business.
I got the Jewel selection in the 0.7mm tip. There are also primary and tropical packs. And the all also come in 3.0mm. The colors in the Jewel selection are basically all of my favorite colors so I had to get them. I’m sure I’ll get the other packs eventually. Each pack is $35. If you use my code RAE10 you can save 10% off your order.
What Are Acrylograph Pens?
They are opaque water-based acrylic ink pens. They are blendable. You can use them for lettering, doodling, and even painting! They’re basically the coolest paint pens ever.
How Do You Use Them?
Like most paint pens, you get the acrylograph pens started by shaking them and the pressing the tip down. Some of them took longer than others to get started, but once they got going I didn’t have any problems.
The Acrylograph pens come in a pretty box that is actually very useful. There are instructions for using the pens, blending colors and there’s a huge blending palette.
One this I wasn’t expecting, and that is different from any paint pen I’ve used, the tips are plastic. It takes some getting used to because it can feel a little scratchy at first. But once you get the hang of the right amount of pressure to apply, you don’t really notice it anymore. The set also comes with a couple extra tips.
You can use these pens on white, kraft, or even black paper and they will be completely opaque. Now I’m starting to think I need a black journal!
As far as using them, when you’re doodling, you just use them like you would any pen or marker. Once you get the ink flowing, you’re good to go. I did have to shake them a little more after doing a few doodles. After the paint dries, you can layer on top of it with a different color, or a different pen. They also did really well at filling in a solid area, although I do this the 3mm would be better for large areas.
I haven’t really tried blending yet, but I will definitely try that out. I just love the colors in the set so much I didn’t want to blend them yet!
I will definitely be using the Acrylograph Pens in many bullet journals spreads to come. I’m excited to play around with them some more, and hopefully pick up the other packs. Will y’all be trying them out? Let me know what you think of them in the comments! Don’t forget to use the code RAE10 to save 10%!
