Where do you buy brushpens in Manila, Philippines?
From one newbie who would gladly help out other newbies and drag them with her down the rabbit hole (mwa ha ha). Also because there aren’t a lot of local resources, so here’s one to start.
You can buy brush pens at National Bookstore, but I can’t say for certain just how widely available they are, as other artist friends have complained that it’s a hit or miss with them. Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pen (PHP99) and Sakura Pigma Brushpens (PHP75, if I recall) are available at National Bookstore Ayala, but I was surprised to find Yoka Medium and Large brushes from National Bookstore Greenbelt One for PHP28. They also sell the watercolor brush pen sets for about P288.
You can also find brush pen sets for about P999 at Scribe in Eastwood. Deovir Art Supplies sometimes stocks the wonderful Pentel Pocket Brush Pen and their refill cartridges. You can visit Deovir stores in North Edsa or Recto, or even order from them online.
I found watercolor brush pens and sets for sale at Art Media Trading, but I haven’t tried ordering from them so I can’t vouch for their system just yet.
Any other shops or art supply stores that fellow Filipino brush and pen fans should check out? Share them in the comments.
Pen Love
Good writing is part craft, part distraction that isn’t facebook. I thought the distraction would be photography, then I discovered that the local bookstores carried brush pens for as low as PHP28.
It started innocently enough. Doodle. “Oooh” and “aaah” at the brush strokes. Write a quote in script (and face the horror of finding out several years of cursive drills in primary school are GONE).