Review: Ohuhu Acrylic Markers

Review samples provided by Ohuhu

Ohuhu has started selling acrylic markers in addition to the alcohol markers that they are known for.

The product lineup is confusing to me because there are no names for the series.

There are fine, broad and brush tips to choose from. Some markers require shaking, some don't. Some have visible ink levels, some don't. Colour codes are not consistent across the different series of markers.

These are the two sets of acrylic markers I received.

The white case has 24 colours consisting 24 fine-point and 24 broad tip acrylic markers. Price is SGD 48 (~USD 36).

The black case has 24 colours with 1.5mm brush tip markers. Price is SGD 34 (~USD 25.5).

The prices may or may not include free shipping depending on your location or purchase amount, but regardless of that their pricing is still very attractive.

Caps have extrusions to prevent the markers from rolling off the table. Caps can also be posted.

The fine point marker has a 0.7mm plastic tip.

Extra fine point markers with opaque inks are actually quite difficult to find. So it's great that Ohuhu are selling these.

It's actually quite rare to find pens or markers with opaque inks that can produce fine lines thinner than 1mm. The only other pen I know of is the POSCA PC-1MR markers which are 3 times more expensive.

The bullet point uses a 1.8-2mm cotton tip.

Press on the marker tips and the ink will start flowing, and the ink flow is good. The markers can work on most surfaces since it's acrylic ink, and the ink is waterproof and permanent when dry. All inks dry with a matte surface finishing.

The other acrylic marker features a 1.5mm brush tip which is great for drawing thin lines and can cover large areas.

All three types of markers shown have visible level to show the remaining amount of ink. There's also a bead inside for shaking and mixing the ink.

These are the swatches created with the brush tip marker.

The inks are very opaque and have good covering strength. I love to use such markers to add details on my sketches at the last stage.

For some reason, the brush tip marker uses colour code while the other markers uses colour names. As such, it's difficult to know if the colours actually will match if you plan on using both types of markers.

Another downside is the pigments used to create the inks are not listed, so there's no way to know if the colours are actually lightfast unless you test the lightfastness yourself.

At the time of review, individual markers are no sold separately yet, nor are there ink refills. There's also no mention of the total colours available so the total colours would be limited to the maximum number of markers in the set.

Having such affordable acrylic markers available is great for artists. I hope Ohuhu can sell individual colours in the future, and also list the pigments used because artists concerned with the archival quality of these inks will want to know the pigments used.

Availability

The Ohuhu acrylic markers are available from Ohuhu online store.