Xeno Baby Mikey 0.38 Mm Slim Ball Point Pen Box of 12 (Black)

I purchased these Xeno Baby Mikey 0.38 pens to draw with since I needed to produce tiny, fine lines that wouldn't bleed and would be needing to shade hair and draw small portraits in ballpoint ink. These lovely, slim pens arrived very quickly and safely. The adorable box with the Baby Mikey cat and text delighted us all! These pens have absolutely excelled in their job (and made mine much easier!) and not a single pen out of 12 (we tested them all) has been inconsistent in ink output and line weights. They are very easy even for my shaky hands to control. I have been giving them to artistic friends and family since I loved their performance so much and find the Baby Mikey cat imagery and text quite endearing. :) The click of the pen is satisfying and crisp, and the ink flows easily and dries quickly on different kinds and coats of paper. I will definitely be buying these again in the future, and will use these for all kinds of drawings!

This is the only ball point pen that I'm completely happy with for art. The tip is much finer than most ballpoints. The barrel is super thin, which I prefer to the fat pens that are in style these days. The best thing about doing art with these pens is that in addition to the typical blacks you can get with any ink pen, it is relatively easy to get half tones (without hatching or stippling). That is very hard to do with normal art pens or gel ball points. These pens are about as close as you'll get to being able to vary of value (by lightening your stroke) as you can with a pencil, but unlike with a pencil, you can get total black with these pens. I use these pens, the Pentel gel ballpoint art pens, and Copic Multiliner SP pens. All are great. I can get finer lines with the tiniest Copic tips, but not much, and the ball points are less of a hassle to use. I find myself using these Xeno Lisa Larsen ballpoints more and more often. It's just easier to get the detail and values that I want in my art. Absolutely the BEST ballpoints for art. They won't completely replace the other art pens, but as I said, I've been using these more and more often for most of my ink art.

Amazing pens. I’m in healthcare and gel pens are frowned upon as they smear and are then illegible. These pens are amazing. Ultra fine point writes clearly and easily. I never have an issue writing small enough and having it be hard to read. These pens are super efficient with ink and seem to write forever. I absolutely recommend them to anyone who needs to write neatly, clearly, and small. Work great for sketching and design work as well. WARNING: buggers are SHARP! And they will stab you through clothes and draw blood. (Had it it my scrubs pocket, must’ve clicked it, and managed to stab myself.) Photo of 3x3 sticky note.

I love a thin writing ✍️ pen and it has to be a ballpoint pen. I’m left handed and I just can not write with anything but a ballpoint pen. These are the best! Great quality, great price, they do have color options as well. And most importantly for a lefty they dry quickly so no smearing. I have ordered them twice in black and once in colors.

Good value for money. I write small and love the super fine tip that’s harder to find on many pens in the US - good for crosswords, drawing, and journaling. The ink does skip a lot over time which is frustrating.

I write down a lot in my line of work, and these pens definitely hit the mark every time. To start, they are thin and easily stow away in my pen pocket, which helps when I need a pen to write something down quickly or if I know I'll need to fill out some documents and I'm out and about. These pens write smoothly and to my preference, fairly fine. I didn't think a ballpoint could be so fine and not compromise its usability, and that's were this pen shines. I'm one of those picky shoppers when it comes to pens, and this one is better than anything that I can get at an office supply store or department store. My ledgers are small and hardly have room for me to write much, so having this functional fine ballpoint pen really knocks it out of the park for me.

These are nice pens! They are colorful and fun! I like the fine point tip (makes it easy to jot very tiny notes in margins, etc.) I don't have anything negative to say about these pens besides the fact that they are not comfortable to hold. I have very tiny hands, but the barrel is so slim my hands get fatigued after long periods of usage. Overall, this pen is a typical ballpoint pen, yet with a fine tip and a stylish barrel. On the other hand, if you suffer with arthritis or carpal tunnel, I wouldn't recommend these. If not, I totally recommend them.

Exactly as described. Ball point INK pen. NOT GEL! I searched and searched for ultra fine point pens and whenever I found one that was .5mm or smaller they were always gel. Gel bleeds, and smudges. If you are left handed gel ink is a nightmare! These pens are all .38mm plain black ink and every one of them worked great right out of the box. The image in the description shows pink and grey plastic, I was happily surprised when they got here and the pink tint is almost unnoticeable, it’s more like a slightly off white color. The pens work great, look good on the outside, and are exactly as described. Very happy with this purchase!