What a delightful manual. If you've ever wanted to use a brush pen, this beginner book is for you. Every page is full of colorful instructions and demonstrations. It's a pleasure to browse or to follow the demos step-by-step.

If you're looking for a guide to painting quick sketches for your journal, illustrating notes, or drawing for children, you'll have so much fun with this. The simplicity of line, of how-tos, and ideas will make you smile, and - even for that alone - I'd recommend it.

Brush pens are becoming more common and easier to find with the popularity of hand lettering. This book explores how they can be used for illustrations as well. In general, it's a great book for American readers who may only be familiar with brush pens for writing. Different techniques are explained and illustrated and the beginner can dive right in. But the supplies aren't going to be quick or easy to find. I was able to find all the pens online. The tools all have brief descriptions that are probably enough for someone to use to find comparable items in stores but the brands aren't ones that are in most stores in the US. So it's not as beginner friendly as it could be. But overall, the techniques are worth a look.