Comments about Grafix Incredible Nib:

Love this product. I am fairly new to watercolor and this is a must have tool for any watercolor artist!

Comments about Grafix Incredible Nib:

I use the incredible nib with acrylics. It is perfect for making fine lines with more control than a brush. It works best if you soak it in water for a few minutes prior to dipping it into paint.
I am very satisfied with the product. The shipping was very prompt as well.

Comments about Grafix Incredible Nib:

I've tried several types of masking fluid and different ways of applying it, especially for fine lines and smooth lines. The best luck I had up till now was not the fancy Masquepen setup, which blobbed and occasionally thinned or choked producing a randomly variable line with blots, but using a toothpick with Pebeo Drawing Gum.

I had considered the Incredible Nib but after getting the Masquepen instead, I kept putting it off. Finally after the toothpick experiment I was convinced I needed to at least give it a try.

I was happily surprised at how clean a line I got, much better than the toothpick if not as fine. The texture of the nib is unique, proprietary, there aren't any comparable products unless you could create one with the dried out tip of a marker -- and even then, that wouldn't really be as sturdy or solid, I don't think. This is what it is.

I was also pleased to find out that I could paint or draw with it using other watermedia and plan on getting a second one for painting -- there's no way I'm going to use the same one for painting and masking or take any chance on staining colors getting into masked areas. The large one might be good for covering larger areas too, though I usually use a cheap expendable brush if I want to cover that much. It's the fine line aspect that really thrills me.

Now if I can go using watercolor like a marker, then the large one may get very useful indeed as what it is, another size of tip. But for masking a cheap bristle brush quarter inch flat is as good for areas big enough to need it.