Basically really good, but it doesn’t dry all that fast. Well, it’s almost immediately “touch dry,” but no matter how long you wait, if you paint over it with acrylics, the ink still shows through — even though the manufacturer claims it’s waterproof once dry. Go figure.
That said, if you sketch with a pencil first and draw over it with a Rotring, you can erase the pencil lines afterwards — the ink won’t smudge.
The ink flow is good, maybe even on the generous side. A feature you might appreciate if drawing on uneven surfaces, like thick watercolor paper. The ink is really deep black, and the marker feels nice in the hand. It has a see-through cartridge window that looks like it could be replaceable… but nope. That luxury is reserved for Rotring’s pro model, the Isograph pens. And don’t even Google their price. And I used to think the Copic SP was expensive.
These fineliners come in seven line widths, which should be plenty for graffiti sketching. Rating? Somewhere around 3rd or 4th place — hard to say. There’s nothing wrong with them, but there are at least three or four markers that outperform this one.
Rotring was originally a German company but I don’t remember anymore who owns them. These fineliners are made in China though.
