These pens are amazing so far and I am so happy to have them in my possession! They even arrived earlier than expected, so I'm thoroughly pleased with them. For anyone looking for examples of these pens in use, I included photos in different lighting.

As a college student, and frugal with my pens, this set has worked wonders in my life. you see, not only does the sleeve contain all of the colorful pens, but it also had a zip up pouch on the inside. Now, I absolutely hate it when random people ask to borrow one of my pens, then rub their grubby hands over them, or even stick the end in their mouths. Like, Eww! Stop!

Well, if you have the same problem as I do, this pen set is for you. All you have to do is get prepared by stocking the little inside pouch with those stupid papermate, cheap pens. Then, whenever your brightly colored, fun looking pens catch the eye of some greedy, grimy passerby, just whip out a lower ranking pen from you well stocked pouch, and they you have it. Crisis averted, and now if the shady character runs off with you pen, who cares? All of your beloved stabilo pens are safe and secure, tucked into the roll up sleeve. Joke's on you, all ya pen thieves!

After spending some time researching what kind of markers would work the best for small spaces on coloring books, I decide on Stabilo. I love everything about them! The variety of colors are great, the brightness of the ink itself is great, they do bleed a little so I put something under the page I'm actually coloring, but I've already ordered these for other family who color, as well as bought additional colors! These are a great investment!

I figure it would be easier to write one review comparing all of them.

Triplus Fineliner(30): Out of the bunch these have the smoothest application and I enjoy using them the most. You don't have to worry about ruining the paper if you go over the same spot a couple times. You can actually fill up a decent size area without it being streaky like you'd expect with most of these products. It's unfortunate they chose so many muted/ dark colors (12/30 to be exact) and they are the most expensive. Bleed? Little to moderate

Stabilo(30): Wide range of bright colors at a decent price. I find myself reaching for these more than steadtler because of the colors although they have a harder tip and can be scratchy, it would be hard to fill a decent size area but good for precision. Bleed? Moderate

Pentel(36): Got these to fill in bigger spaces as they're cheaper than the steadtler colour pens and stabilo 68 pens. For the price they're ok. I love all the colors but really hate using them. They feather, can't be used for precision, and tear up the paper pretty fast. It's almost impossible to get even coverage as well. I'm not sure how much use I'll get out of them, pretty bummed overall. Bleed? Yes

Monami(24): I love these things. They're CHEAP!, colorful, and bright- but not good for big areas. The tip is hard to explain, think maybe like Papermate Flairs except finer, great for details that can be hard to get with the other fineliners. They're actually good for writing as well(I buy the packs of black for note taking). It's smoother than the pentel felt tip but will still tear up the paper and can give streaky coverage (some colors more than others) if you aren't careful. Note- they sometimes "sputter" when brand new. Not a lot though and it subsides quickly. Bleed? Little to none!

I really like the fine point. I can color the small details. You need the 68 to color large areas. Neon Green 88/033 pen, first time using, stopped working, then i had ink all over my fingers. No longer useable. Disappoineted, since i have only had for 10 days.