Product Review of the Lightwish Acrylic Dual Tip Markers

Product review of the Lightwish 48-color Dual-Brush Flex Tip Acrylic Paint Markers. I tested these markers on products and applications that I use regularly and tried to answer the questions I’d like to have answered. If I missed anything you’d like to know, please leave a comment.

Disclaimer: A representative from Lightwish contacted me and sent me the Lightwish Acrylic Dual Tip Markers – 48 Colors for free. However, all opinions expressed are my own.

Expectations for the Lightwish Acrylic Dual-Tipped Markers

Unlike many reviewers, I form opinions about the product before trying it. Then, I see how the product matches up with my expectations. So, here’s what I expected.

I expected these markers to be similar to all the other broad-tip acrylic paint markers I’ve used. No, I didn’t carefully look at the picture before I got them because it clearly shows a tapered tip. However, after I saw the tapered tip, I did not expect the marker tip to be flexible. After using the markers, I was pleasantly surprised by some of the features and how the products I tested held up to use. Although there were some features I’d like to see, nothing was a deal breaker.

I wanted to test at least these few things about the Lightwish Acrylic Markers:

1. The durability of the markers.
2. How opaque is the ink? I.e., how thickly do you need to apply the ink for good coverage?
3. How fast do the markers dry out? (Time will tell with this one – I’ll update this post in 6 months.)
4. Does the ink bleed through the paper in notebooks?
5. How hard is it to remove the markers on glass surfaces once applied?

What else would you like to know about these markers?

What The Marker Set Was Really Like – The Good, The Bad, and Would I Buy Again?

Most of the acrylic markers I’ve tried have a stubby tip that you push down to ‘activate’ the paint. These Lightwish acrylic markers don’t require activation. I was surprised and also a little concerned. The only reason to be concerned was that they might dry out before getting to the consumer. But I didn’t have any issues with dry marker tips. In fact, all of the colors flowed nicely and continued to do so afterward.

One thing I was not able to test when it came to marker flow is how long they stay ‘fresh’ after opening the first time. Other acrylic markers tend to dry out quickly, so I recommend using them as soon as possible for any projects.

Flex Tip Markers

Surprisingly, the markers were true flex tip markers – meaning I could use them in modern calligraphy lettering without having to do the faux calligraphy technique. The nib wasn’t as flexible as, say, Tombow Dual Brush Pens, but I could get some great thin and thick lines when lettering.

The markers came in a clear, snap-shut carrying case. They snap in and out of place in the carrying case – which is very convenient. The markers stay together and secure in their carrying case. The case makes it easy to keep track of and store them horizontally.

Lightwish Acrylic Dual Tip Marker Features

Each Lightwish acrylic marker is dual-tipped, which I can see as both a pro & a con. For one thing, it takes up less space to get more colors! But if you need a lot of one color (like black), you might risk running out of ink before your project is through.

Colors

The 48-pack marker set came with lots of blues and greens to choose from. Plenty of purple and a few variations of gray mixed in. One color I expected to have more variety in was red despite the orange-red options. I guess I expected more options in the red-purple tones. Though I’m sure combined with orange and purples, you could get a larger variety if that was a big deal.

If Lightwish were to ask me what color I would take out and replace with a red-purple, I would look at the green, thinking that we could sacrifice one of those beautiful colors for another red. Maybe one of the sky/cerulean blue options. Of course, I’d probably end up relenting the loss of that color as well. This is probably why they haven’t (nor ever will) asked me my opinions on color choices.

I love to have color names for each color – and unfortunately, these Lightwish Acrylic Dual Tip Markers only have numbers but no names. I tried to run the names on the package through a translator (because they have Chinese symbols printed on them), but the translator couldn’t pick up the symbols.

What I Tried

Bullet Journal Pages & Layering

I used the markers when setting up one of my months in my bullet journal. I layered the colors thickly on top of each other, but they never bled through. And except where I purposefully left ridges on the edges of my marker painting, there was very little texture left by the paint. Something I was surprised by – usually, acrylic markers have a distinct texture left by the paint on the page. The texture was very minimal, if any. In some cases, it felt like I used Crayola Supertip Markers on the page instead of acrylic paint markers.

I tried layering many colors, and the colors blended well enough for acrylics. The colors did dry very quickly, so it was not easy to blend, but that’s to be expected with all acrylic markers. The marker tips were self-cleaning (meaning continued use of the marker after combining with another color – the marker returned to the original color and was not stained.)

About My Notebook

Some call me a paper & pen snob. I embrace it and admit it readily. The pages in my notebooks are thick. (I currently use an Archer and Olive A5 dot-grid notebook). And I prefer thicker paper to thinner paper like that in the Leuchtturm1917, Hobinochi Cousin, and Moleskine notebooks.

Some pre-made planner books have equally thin pages – so your results could be different than mine. I did, however, test the markers in an old Leuchtturm1917 notebook (they’ve since changed their paper slightly), and the Lightwish acrylic markers did not bleed through. They did ghost but did not bleed.

Need to know the difference between ghosting and bleeding? Read this post!

Window & Glass

Handlettering on glass was extremely satisfying and fun. I loved not having to use the faux-calligraphy method of creating the thicks and thins of the calligraphy letters. I also loved the variance of ink levels when lettering. You can especially see this in the star shape I made in the picture below.

Removing the ink afterward was not easy. And I didn’t let it sit for long before trying to remove it. Please note before using it on a surface you want to reuse.

Faux Leather Soccer Ball

My six-year-old started soccer not long ago, and his coach gave him a soccer ball (standard issue – just like all the other kids on the team). The coach recommended decorating the soccer ball or writing his name on it so it didn’t get mixed up with all the other kids.

Well, we received the markers the same day we got the ball. Cue the markers! We had a ton of fun decorating the white sections of the ball with various colors from the Lightwish acrylic marker pack.

Surprisingly, the paint stuck. The paint has stuck through wet, dewy grass, kicks/scratches with cleats, and general six-year-old soccer ball use, plus a puppy who thinks he is a pro soccer player.

Croc Decoration

A friend recently asked me to create custom Crocs for her daughter. She couldn’t find the right size on Etsy for her daughter, so I gave it a go. Well, it kind of flopped. The acrylic-based markers I used at the time cracked in the creases almost immediately. It was disheartening and rather disappointing. Unfortunately, the same thing happened with the Lightwish Acrylic Markers. I would not recommend using these markers on Crocs or equivalent.

Would I Buy These Markers Again?

The takeaway for this product is to test with a small section or on a scratch piece to make sure the marker will ‘stick’ to the product. Overall, I thought the Lightwish Acrylic Markers were excellent and versatile.

Would I buy these markers? Yes! I would. In my opinion, I thought the value of the cost was great. And I enjoyed having a variety of colors. I especially liked how smooth the finish was on paper. In general, the markers were opaque enough that I didn’t have to color over and over again. They were easily layered/and blended well enough.

For my purposes, these markers fit nicely into my collection and work well with the products that I regularly use.

Where to Find/Links

Find the Lightwish Acrylic Markers featured in this review on Amazon!