I've used quite a few metallic markers over the years, as I'm an avid paper craft enthusiast. What I like about this pen is the rounded tip. I use them for edging card layers, ATC edges, and I find that by simply placing the pen on the edge of the paper on my table and pulling it down, I can get the perfect edge, as thick or thin as I want, without the fear of running the pen across the front of my papers. That, in and of itself, is an excellent reason to purchase this pen. But I was forced to set aside my craft projects for a few years, and my metallic markers sat, unused for almost 2 years. When I went back to them, I found that the Krylon pens had either dried out or changed colors (gold because ugly non-metallic green, copper became non-metallic brown, ect) while my Pilot pens were just as beautifully golden and silver, and just as juicy, as the day I opened them. I strongly recommend these pens to anyone that enjoys paper crafts and has need for a bright, metallic marker. They are my "go to" marker of choice.