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I've been collecting ballpoint pens for years now, but I could never track down a yellow. I literally had every other color in the rainbow, in many shades, but no yellow. I needed yellow!
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I've found 3 different yellow pens! Click for purchasing info.
The search was long and arduous.
I googled, I went to every art supply and office supply store I came across, and I checked out the websites of the top pen manufacturers. Still, no yellow! Well, at least not that I could get my hands on in the States.
Then a breakthrough!
I was gifted this set of ballpoints from a patron in the Netherlands. It included the first yellow ballpoint I've ever had!
A Yellow Perfecto
I was gifted this set of ballpoints from a patron in the Netherlands. It included the first yellow ballpoint I've ever had! (Thanks Natasja!)
The yellow is has a nice bright hue and the ink goes on almost like a gel pen. There's just a little more moisture in the ink than a traditional ballpoint, but it still works well.
I used my yellow Perfecto pen in this sketchbook drawing. The ink is nice and bright.
One is never enough
I was thrilled to find this yellow, but I knew I'd need more than one solitary yellow pen. I was going to run that sucker out of ink in no time! Again, I hunted all over the internet for Perfecto ballpoint pens but they were nowhere to be found.
The hunt Continued....
This Yoobi ballpoint pen has yellow and 7 other fab ink colors. Click to purchase one for yourself!
The Yoobi 8-in-1
I was taking a stroll through the pen aisle at Target one day and came across Yoobi product display. Amidst all of the colorful, well designed Yoobi merch was this rad 8-in-1 ballpoint pen with YELLOW!
All of the inks in the Yoobi are nice and smooth and despite its larger barrel size, it is pretty darn easy to use. The yellow ink has more of a golden hue than the Perfecto, which is great, as now I've got a range of yellows to choose from!
I finally found a Bic yellow ballpoint pen. The ink is incredible! Click to purchase.
The Bic 4 Color Fluo
As I'm never really satisfied with the pens I have, I decided to search Amazon one more time for yellow ballpoints. This time, there was a hit! And it was a Bic! (My all-time favorite ballpoint brand.)
This 4-in-1 Bic pen features a fluorescent yellow ink that slightly wider than the other 1 mm coloured ballpoints. I paid a pretty penny for it and had to have it shipped from the UK, but man was it worth it! This pen is a dream.
The yellow ink in the Bic pen is fluorescent and smooth as silk. Click to purchase.
Bic is the BEST!
The Bic is by far the best yellow pen I've found. The fluorescent ink is smooth as silk and is oh so bright! I'll certainly be ordering more of these soon and maybe, just maybe, Bic will decide to stock these stateside sometime.
The yellow in the Paperchase 8-in-1 pen is warm and golden.
The Paperchase 8-in-1
I didn't really need another yellow pen, but when I spotted this cutie at the Paperchase store at Victoria Station in London, I had to have it! The colors are all a little different from my 8 color Yoobi, so I've got an even wider selection of colors and values to work with. The yellow has a lovely golden tone to it and feels very "Indian Summer."
When I came back from London about a month ago, I was able to find this pen for sale on the Paperchase USA website. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to be available any longer. Boo! If you're lucky enough to live near a Paperchase store, I suspect you can pick one up there.
Have you found any other Yellow ballpoints I've missed?
Do tell so I can try 'em out and add them to this list!
That's all for now. Ciao!
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