Premium Paint Pens by Beric 12 pack, Oil-based Paint Marker, Medium Point, Writes on Almost Anything, Water and Sun Resistant Vibrant Colors Low Odor Long Lasting Fast Drying Assorted Colors

Let me start by saying that upon opening the box, one of the pens obviously had "bled out" inside it's wrapper. It was all crispy & dried, so it happened awhile ago. The wrappers must be excellently sealed, because none of the paint leaked out all over the other pens. I was kind of disappointed, because I use silver a lot, & the set is not cheap. Besides that: The pens are incredible. The colors are what I love most. They are all bright, & once they dry completely, they hold their color. Some of the reviews for these & other paint pens had me a little worried. I've had several paint pens over the years & they are not like any other medium. I've had my share of splats, puddles & shredded tips, which can be awful if you ruin a project, or have to toss an expensive pen. You can't use them like other pens & markers. With a little patience, you can avoid a mess & keep your investment for awhile. The most important thing is the priming. After shaking the closed marker a few times so you hear the mixers inside, take off the lid holding the tip up. The point is dry the 1st time, but after that, sometimes he shaking will fill the tip. If you pull the lid off over your clothes, or with he point down, you may end up with paint everywhere. Next you need to prime the pen. It says to push the point up & down several times. I've seen people whack it over & over. Don't. Push it down gently & hold it a few seconds. Check if you see the paint moving into the point. Push & hold again until you have a flow going. Keep a stack of old newspapers nearby & always check the flow before touching it onto your project. Shake gently every so often while using. As soon as you finish with it, put the cap on right away. You can't really use several pens at the same time since each one needs to be primed before use & capped when it's not. Shouldn't be a problem if you do a bit of planning first. These are excellent quality pens. When I need more & I save up a bit, I'd definitely choose this brand again.

These are really wonderful markers. The colors and bright, and the paint flows smoothly once primed. I used them to bring out the design on a pair of pressed-back, vintage wooden chairs that had been previously painted in one solid color. I knew it would be too much work to strip all of the paint from the many recessed areas, so I decided to give these pens a try. I decided to keep the original base color of the chairs and paint the areas I wanted to highlight with these pens. I was very pleased with how well they worked and how much better the chairs looked once I finished. The gold was particularly striking and looked as if I had used real gold leaf on the areas where I had painted it. In addition, the company is very responsive in answering emails and addressing any questions. I have re-ordered these pens and can highly recommend them to anyone. You will not be disappointed with their quality!

So! So far I love the pens and their flow. These are the first oil based paint pens I've bought and I'm impressed. The only reason I give 4 stars is before a couple leak. Not from the tip but from the side where the top is screwed on to the metal container if that makes sense. Color Is awesome tho

Work well - somewhat difficult to start ink flow

I wanted to mark glass storage bowls to be able to match them with their lids by color and letter. These seem to work well. I followed some of the other comments and let the paint dry for 24 hours; then I baked them starting in a cold oven, turned the oven to 350 and after the oven reached 350 I let them bake for 20 minutes and then cool in the oven. I have no idea if that is safe or even needed, but we've run them through the dishwasher three times so far and the paint seems to be staying on. I had one pen that had leaked when I received the package. It had gotten out of the plastic wrap around it, but hadn't hurt any of the other pens in the package. I contacted the company and sent them pictures of the package with the leaked pen. They immediately sent me out another pen to replace the one that had leaked. They were very responsive and made it right. I appreciate that. So even though there was a problem with packaging, I gave them 5 stars overall.

(Based on first use) These pens did just what we needed! We had tried writing names on glass mugs with sharpy pens and then baking the mugs. That "sort of" worked, but the results were wearing off with a few washings. So, we looked for something more likely to avoid fading or rubbing off. There were a few options for oil-based paint pens, and the Beric ones looked like the best combination of ratings and price.After using them to over-write the names onto the mugs, I'd say they are very easy to use, although I wish we'd gotten the fine points instead of medium. Not a fault in the product, just that the medium points were a bit harder to keep on the lines I'd already written. However, the paint flowed perfectly - not too thin, not 'globby', just right. It covers nicely - very opaque, which is what we wanted. (Note - do be patient in getting the paint started: shake WELL, and then persist in pushing the tip onto a piece of paper until the tip fills with paint and starts to dot the paper. It took me about 15 pushes, so the directions saying "a few" may be slightly misleading.)I can't rate them for durability yet, but based on the appearance after this first application, I'm guessing they'll do better in terms of staying on the glass through gentle washing. (I plan to do a bake of the mugs as well, since several reviews recommend that.)