For anyone that uses the Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Brush & Nib Pens --- especially for the people who do Basket Illusion pieces. I would like to share some of my findings about the Micron pens & how they differ from the Faber-Castel counterparts. (1) A brand new, unused Micron Brush Pen has a finer tip point than the F-C brush pen -- which allows you to color further down between the beads. (2) If you carefully ink using a light touch and the wood surfaces are smooth, the brush point of the tip can last for a decent amount of time. (3) As the brush point wears, I found that I could trim the stray fibers & continue using the pen without much falloff in accuracy, I think the trick was to trim off the pulled fibers as soon as they were noticed rather than continuing to use the pen until they got too long or started to ball up at the point. (4) The Micron brush points are not reversible like the Fabre-Castell brush pens - when I removed a worn out brush tip, I found that the opposite end was blunt - not a fresh point. Also, the fiber material behind the brush point & inside the casing is substantially thinner so there really is no chance of reversing it to use the other end. *** see photos*** worn tip vs new tip & view of brush point removed from pen.
The Micron Pigma Nib Point #01 worked well for detailing and I found it to be surprisingly durable for a tip size that small. I would have preferred using a #02 nib, but Micron doesn't make the #02 size pen to match all the various colors of their brush pens. The only drawback I had using the #01 is that the nib itself is short & in some cases that made it difficult to reach all the way down between the bead. Other than that, the 01 Nib pen worked well and if it is used gently to tip can last a long time before it begins to fray and cause problems.
The Micron Pigma Nib Point #01 worked well for detailing and I found it to be surprisingly durable for a tip size that small. I would have preferred using a #02 nib, but Micron doesn't make the #02 size pen to match all the various colors of their brush pens. The only drawback I had using the #01 is that the nib itself is short & in some cases that made it difficult to reach all the way down between the bead. Other than that, the 01 Nib pen worked well and if it is used gently to tip can last a long time before it begins to fray and cause problems.