: Sakura Gelly Roll Gel Pens

Sakura invented the gel ink pen in 1984, and the Gelly Roll is still the original. The pigment-based gel ink is what separates it from most competitors: truly opaque, which means it writes on dark, black, and coloured papers in a way that dye-based inks cannot. The white Gelly Roll in particular has become something close to essential for illustrators — the go-to for highlights, corrections, and adding light back into tonal drawings.

The range covers the Classic in standard colours and bulk packs, opaque White in three nib widths, Metallic, Metallic Shadow, Stardust glitter, Glaze 3D, Souffle raised-finish, and Moonlight pastels formulated for dark paper. Individual pens and sets, retractable and capped, from £2.99.