• Staedtler

( German brand, produces good pigment liners, strong and bold black that will not feather under watercolour )

• KUM

( German brand, produces high quality pencil sharpeners )

• Uniball

( Reliable gel inks that does smooth writing, and when dry are mostly waterproof. Ball points not as good )

List of brands to avoid:

• Copics

( Bad multiliners. Inks are not waterproof and will feather when wet )

• Sakura

( Bad ink )

• Micron

( Inks are not true blacks, will fade to purple over period of time. Dislike the nibs )

• Faber Castell

( Haven't tested out any other except for their colour pencils, which I didn't like and found too waxy )

• Twin Art Markers

( Ink will bleed through and feather )