This is such a great idea for Mother’s Day, what Mom wouldn’t want this on her desk? When I made my first stationary box (scroll clear down to see) and mailed it, the post office lady asked if I would make her one for her niece for a bridal shower […]
General

James L. Foster, Jr. – or Jim – is a self-taught portraiture. Jim has been commissioned for portraits, reproductions, restoration, murals, signage and illustrations for more than 25 years. His work currently includes portraiture in graphite, carbon, charcoal (separate and mixed) and oil on canvas. Jim is a big fan […]
Artist’s Corner – Artist Profile: James L. Foster

We’re giving you more Manga because we know how much you love it! Last month, you had the chance to read our Tombow Tale about Yumiko and her fantastical Shojo Dual Brush Pen Set. Today, we’d like you to meet the imaginative Hiroshi and his magical Shonen Dual Brush Pen […]
Artist’s Corner – Fun-filled fantasies with Shonen Dual Brush Pen

If you like getting two for the price of one, then we’ve created the perfect correction tape pen for you! Our hybrid style single-line correction tape has the convenience of side action and the precision of our pen style. The pivoting head provides ultra smooth tape application, and the retractable […]
The Best of Both Worlds – MONO Correct Tape Hybrid

Amanda Grazini is a freelance illustrator and teacher at Quanta Academia de Artes based in São Paulo, Brazil. Her avant-garde artwork has been featured in a number of Brazilian exhibits including Fungos na Via Libris, Livraria Pop and Revista Collectiva. Amanda prefers our Dual Brush Pens for the color variety, […]
Artist’s Corner – Artist Profile: Amanda Grazini

There is nothing more serene than nature. Our Tombow Dual Brush Landscape Set helps artists capture the tranquil essence of nature in landscape drawings. The set, which comes in a 6- and a 10-pack, features earth tones, variants of green and blue and a blender pen that gives landscape drawings […]
Artist’s Corner – Scenic Views

We’re continuing our “How do you choose correction tape?” series with a look at the side application. Consider us your all-knowing guru when it comes to correction tape of all types. The benefits of side application: Allows full view for accurate corrections – quick, clean and complete coverage Long lasting […]
A Little Side Action

Whitney Pollett is a freelance illustrator with Disney Interactive Media. With creativity to spare, Whitney’s repertoire features everything from whimsical sketches of Disney fairies to vampy sirens. Her area of expertise lies in character design, costume design, props, storyboards, textures and environments. Whitney is a fan of our Dual Brush […]
Artist’s Corner – Artist Profile: Whitney Pollett
Do you want to make $25 for testing a new Tombow product? What a silly question; of course you do! We will be hosting one-on-one interviews from June 29 to July 1 at the Tombow offices in Suwanee, Ga. for those who would like to participate. So if you live […]
The easiest $25 you ever made!

We promised you a manga illustration and a Tombow Tale in our May 27 post, and that’s exactly what you’re going to get! This illustration, created by Nate Morris, is featured on the packaging for our Shojo Dual Brush Pen Set. We were so inspired by the illustration that we […]
Artist’s Corner – Fun-filled fantasies with Shojo Dual Brush Pen
A few weeks ago, we asked you a question – “How do you choose correction tape?” It’s not an easy question to answer, especially since we make such a large variety of applicators. So let us help you. We’re going to give a quick tutorial on each our correction tape […]
The view from the top

Irina Troitskaya is a freelance illustrator and tutor at the British Higher School of Art and Design in Moscow, Russia. Her artwork has been commissioned by Elle, Afisha, Popular Finances, Kids, Hewlett-Packard, Alfa-Capital, Yandex and BMW – to name a few. Her works are in private collections in Russia, Spain, […]