Tulip Fashion Markers 33613 Mrkt Multi Opaque 2Pk Metallic, As Detailed...

markers were dried up nothing could bring them to life completely useless

Ran out of ink after about a minute of use.

These markers are the kind that require you to shake them and push the tip in repeatedly in order to function. They were working alright for me at first - not very precise/defined marks but my designs were simple so I didn't really need them to be. However, about halfway through my use of the gold one, I applied pressure at a slight angle without meaning to do so or realizing I was doing it. Suddenly, rather than pushing in, the tip just completely splintered. I think the tip is made of felt or some similar material but when it splintered, it split out like crusty bristles on an unwashed paintbrush. As you can probably imagine, past that point, the marker was essentially unusable because I could not longer push in the tip to distribute the "ink" because it was too fractured to fit back into the shaft. After that, I switched to using only the silver but since I was now using one pen instead of alternating between two, it dried up pretty fast. Toward the very end of my project, I ended up switching to using ordinary (metallic) Sharpies and that worked a lot better, except on particularly dark fabrics (where the Sharpies barely showed). So basically, if you have a lot of experience working with shake-and-push pens like this and your project is small-scale and doesn't require intense detail, then these might fit the bill. Otherwise, I suggest you look into other options.

The pens are very hard to write on fabric with. I had to go over the letters 3 and 4 times before you could see anything. Black or other dark colors are hard to label and maybe I was expecting to much. I didn't get what I was expecting, that's for sure .

This was amazing! The word had completed faded and you could barely see the outline of the word anymore. I thought $10 was a bit pricey but I gave it a shot and am pleasantly surprised!! The picture was taken after it was washed and it held up wonderfully! I would recomend this to anyone!