Artline Supreme Fineliner 0.4mm Pastel Purple Pick

The Artline Supreme fineliner in pastel purple is a 0.4mm fibre-tip pen with water-based ink that won't bleed through paper, sold in a box of 12 and built for everyday writing, marking and colour-coding. It's a soft, muted purple aimed at offices, schools and healthcare teams who want a fine, controlled line in a gentle colour.

Why a pastel purple fineliner is worth a place on the desk

Most desks already have black and blue. A distinct pastel purple gives you a second or third "ink colour" that stands out without shouting, which is exactly what you want when a note needs to be noticed but not alarming.

For small and medium offices, a consistent colour can flag actions, approvals or your own annotations on a shared document. For Australian schools, a softer purple is friendly for marking and student work where harsh red isn't ideal. For hospitals and clinics, a recognisable colour helps separate one person's notes or one category of information from another on charts, planners and handover sheets.

What are the Artline Supreme fineliner's key features?

The pen writes a 0.4mm line, so it's fine enough for small boxes and tight margins but still dark and legible. Artline rates each pen to write for over 1,300 metres, which is a lot of writing life from a single pen.

The ink is water-based and is designed not to bleed through paper, so you can write on both sides of a sheet without ghosting ruining the back. The barrel uses a curved "pinch grip" system and a modern curved design intended for writing comfort during longer sessions.

Each pen has a fibre nib and a plastic barrel, measures roughly 166mm long, and the product is ROHS compliant. It ships as a box of 12 identical pastel purple pens — handy for stocking a team, a classroom or a ward station rather than buying singles.

How do offices, classrooms and hospitals use it?

Office: Use pastel purple as your "review" colour. Mark up printed drafts, initial a checked invoice, or annotate a meeting agenda so your comments are easy to spot against the printed black text. With twelve pens in a box, every desk in a small team can carry the same colour.

Classroom: The 0.4mm tip suits neat handwriting, labelling diagrams, and gentle marking. Because the water-based ink won't bleed through, students can work on both sides of exercise-book pages, and teachers can annotate worksheets without the ink showing through to the next question.

Hospital and clinical admin: A fine, legible line is useful for filling in observation charts, ward planners on paper, handover sheets and patient-education printouts. A consistent pastel purple can mark one category of information clearly. Keep the colour for general admin and note-taking rather than anything that needs a specific approved ink.

Tips for getting the most out of it

Store fibre-tip pens horizontally or tip-down and re-cap them straight after use — this keeps the 0.4mm nib wet and writing cleanly. If you colour-code, write a quick legend at the top of the page so anyone picking up the document knows what pastel purple means.

Pair the pastel purple with other Artline Supreme colours for a full colour-coding set. Because they share the same 0.4mm nib and barrel, your line weight stays consistent across colours — only the meaning changes.

Frequently asked questions

Does the Artline Supreme fineliner bleed through paper? No. It uses water-based ink designed not to bleed through paper, so it's suitable for writing on both sides of a sheet.

What line width does it write? It writes a 0.4mm line from a fibre nib, fine enough for small fields and neat handwriting while staying legible.

How many pens come in a box? This product is supplied as a box of 12 pastel purple fineliners.

How long does one pen last? Artline rates each Supreme fineliner to write for over 1,300 metres of line.

Where to buy the Artline Supreme fineliner in pastel purple

You can order the Artline Supreme Fineliner 0.4mm Pastel Purple (box of 12) directly from The Stationery Store. Browse the full fineliners range for more colours, or explore all pens to build a complete colour-coding kit for your office, classroom or ward.