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Aen Art Review: Are the Pens and Markers Any Good?

How each Aen Art line rates, what the claims mean, and which set suits what.

The short answer

Aen Art makes well-rated budget colouring pens, and two lines carry the brand. Its 15 listings sit in 10 rating pools with 109,105 Amazon ratings between them. The gel pens — the 30-colour set and the 24-colour glitter set share one pool — stand at 4.7 stars from 40,641 ratings, and the dual brush markers at 4.5 from 27,535. The best seller in the whole range, going by Amazon's monthly sales badge, is the Aen Art 36 Dual Brush Markers. The weakest rating belongs to the Aen Art 24 Outline Glitter Markers, at 4.0.

Every line, by its ratings

LineSetsAverage ratingRatings behind it
Aen Art Glitter Gel Pens44.6968,905
Aen Art Gel Pens24.7042,417
Aen Art Dual Brush Pens34.5027,535
Aen Art 0.7 Black Pens14.405,425
Aen Art Acrylic Paint14.602,919
Aen Art Markers34.252,359
Aen Art Gel Pen Refills14.70186

Averages weight each rating pool by its number of ratings, counting a pool once.

How many buyers have rated each set
30 Gel Pens +1 pooled: 4064130 Gel Pens +1 pooled40641Gel pens36 Dual Brush… +2 pooled: 2753536 Dual Brush… +2 pooled27535Dual brush pens100 Glitter Gel Pens +1 pooled: 21812100 Glitter Gel Pens +1 pooled21812Glitter gel pens36 Glitter Gel Pens: 645236 Glitter Gel Pens6452Glitter gel pens30 Black Gel Pens, 0.7 mm: 542530 Black Gel Pens, 0.7 mm5425Black gel pens16-Colour Acrylic Paint Set: 291916-Colour Acrylic Paint Set2919Acrylic paint160-Piece Gel Pen Set: 1776160-Piece Gel Pen Set1776Gel pens26 Outline Markers +1 pooled: 146026 Outline Markers +1 pooled1460Outline markers24 Outline Glitter Markers: 89924 Outline Glitter Markers899Outline markers80 Gel Pen Refills: 18680 Gel Pen Refills186Refills
Amazon ratings on 2026-09-11. Listings that Amazon pools into one rating appear once. A count is the weight of evidence behind a score, not a measure of how good the set is.

Gel pens

This is where Aen Art started and where most of its ratings sit. The Aen Art 30 Gel Pens splits its 30 colours across five ink types (4 classic, 6 fluorescent, 6 pastel, 6 glitter and 8 metallic), with a 0.8–1.0 mm tip, and the listing claims 40% more ink than before. The Aen Art 160-Piece Gel Pen Set is the big version: 80 pens in 11 glitter, 18 metallic, 18 pastel, 18 neon, 6 rainbow and 9 classic, plus 80 matching refills, five colouring sheets and a carrying case. It rates 4.8 from a smaller 1,776 ratings, so its record is shorter but strong. Both claim non-toxic, acid-free ink.

Glitter gel pens

Four sets: Aen Art 100 Glitter Gel Pens, Aen Art 36 Glitter Gel Pens, Aen Art 24 Glitter Gel Pens, Aen Art 100 Glitter Gel Pens with…. The 100-colour sets share 4.7 stars from 21,812 ratings; the 36-colour set has 4.6 from 6,452. One thing to check: the 36-colour listing says 40% more ink in its title and 30% in its bullets. The 100-colour set with a case adds five colouring sheets — useful if the pens are a gift.

Dual brush markers

Each marker has a 0.4 mm fine tip at one end and a flexible brush tip at the other, which is what hand-lettering and blending need. The Aen Art 36 Dual Brush Markers is the brand's best seller overall. The three sizes — 24, 36, 120 — share one pool of 27,535 ratings at 4.5 stars. The 120-colour set comes in a fabric pouch with a colour chart and a 15-page sketchbook.

Outline markers and the rest

The double-line outline markers draw a silver outline around a coloured core. They are the lowest-rated line — 4.4 for the 26 Outline Markers, 4.4 for the 16 Outline Markers, 4.0 for the 24 Outline Glitter Markers — and two of the three share one pool, so there is less evidence behind them. The listings warn that the ink goes through thin paper. The Aen Art 30 Black Gel Pens, 0.7 mm rate 4.4 from 5,425 ratings, and the Aen Art 16-Colour Acrylic Paint Set 4.6 from 2,919. The Aen Art 80 Gel Pen Refills were out of stock on 2026-09-11.

What the ratings do not tell you

Pick yours

Which Aen Art set suits you?

Pick a set to see what is in it, how buyers rate it and what it is best for.

Who should buy which

For colouring books, start with the Aen Art 30 Gel Pens; if you colour a lot, the Aen Art 160-Piece Gel Pen Set adds refills so the favourite shades do not run out. For lettering, the dual brush markers are the reason to buy Aen Art. For sparkle, the 100-colour glitter set has the most ratings behind it. If you mostly write, the Aen Art 30 Black Gel Pens, 0.7 mm is a plain pack of retractable 0.7 mm black pens. The full set-by-set comparison is in Which Aen Art Set? Every Pack and Colour Chart, and the brand itself in Who Makes Aen Art? Store and Where to Buy.

Questions

Are Aen Art pens good?

On buyers' ratings, yes: the 10 rating pools across the range add up to 109,105 ratings, and the most-rated pool — the Aen Art 30 Gel Pens — stands at 4.7 stars.

Are Aen Art gel pens good?

The 30-colour set has 4.7 stars from 40,641 ratings (shared with the 24 glitter set) and the 160-piece set 4.8 from 1,776.

Are Aen Art markers good?

The dual brush markers are the brand's best-selling line and share 4.5 stars from 27,535 ratings. The outline markers rate lower, 4.4 for the 26 Outline Markers and 4.4 for the 16 Outline Markers and 4.0 for the 24 Outline Glitter Markers.

Is Aen Art a good brand?

For colouring and craft supplies, the ratings say yes. It is an Amazon brand with no manufacturer or retail presence named on its listings; see the brand guide.

Written from Aen Art's own Amazon listings, checked on 2026-09-11. Figures are the seller's own; we have not tested these pens.

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