Ohuhu Honolulu B 48 Colors Review: Alcohol Markers + Coloring Book

The Ohuhu Honolulu B 48 Colors Alcohol Markers with Coloring Book set solves one of the most common problems for people getting into alcohol-marker coloring: figuring out what to buy first.

Instead of giving you only a marker case and leaving you to find suitable paper, the bundle pairs 48 Honolulu B alcohol markers with 20 original coloring designs printed on 200gsm paper. Each marker has a brush tip and a fine tip, and the package also includes a protective sheet and a portable cloth storage bag.

I think that combination makes more sense than chasing the biggest possible marker count if your main goal is to start coloring immediately. Forty-eight shades are still enough to create varied pages, but the set stays manageable, and the included book gives you paper that is much more appropriate for alcohol ink than an ordinary thin notebook or many mass-market coloring books.

Who it is for

I think this set makes the most sense for adult colorists, beginners, and hobby artists who like the look of alcohol-marker artwork but do not want to assemble a complete setup from separate purchases.

The brush-and-fine configuration is especially useful for coloring books. I would use the brush end for medium-size shapes, curved areas, foliage, clothing, hair, shadows, and softer transitions. The fine end is better for small printed spaces, edges, facial details, narrow objects, and areas where a flexible brush feels too large.

The included artwork is also intentionally approachable. The 20 designs focus on simple, everyday scenes rather than extremely intricate line art, so this feels more like a relaxing starter kit than a technical illustration set.

I would be less interested in the bundle if I already owned a large Honolulu collection. In that situation, the main reason to buy this particular version would be the coloring book and coordinated 48-color selection rather than the marker system itself.

What comes in the Ohuhu Honolulu B 48 Colors set?

The headline feature is the 48 curated alcohol-marker colors. Rather than pushing the palette into triple digits, this set keeps the selection smaller and pairs those shades with the included illustrations.

You also get a 20-page coloring book, a protective sheet, and a portable cloth storage bag. The book measures about 8.5 x 8.5 inches, which is a comfortable square format for desk coloring without requiring a large drawing surface.

The pages are perforated, so finished artwork can be removed instead of staying permanently bound in the book. I like that detail for alcohol-marker work because it makes it easier to display a finished page, scan it, frame it, or simply work with the sheet flat.

Brush and fine dual tips: a useful pairing for coloring

For coloring books, I generally prefer a brush-and-fine marker over a brush-and-chisel combination when the artwork contains lots of small enclosed shapes.

The brush nib is the creative side. A flexible tip can make narrower strokes when used lightly and broader strokes when more of the nib touches the paper. That makes it useful for organic shapes and for building transitions without covering an area entirely with rigid straight passes.

The fine tip is the control side. It gives you a firmer point for places where accuracy matters more than expression.

That combination is one of the strongest reasons I like the Honolulu B format for adult coloring. A chisel tip can cover large areas faster, but a fine tip is often easier to use inside compact printed illustrations.

The 200gsm coloring book is a major part of the value

The most important accessory in this bundle is not the storage bag. It is the paper.

Alcohol markers are famous for smooth, saturated color and blendable transitions, but that performance comes with a trade-off: the ink can travel through paper. Using alcohol markers in a thin, double-sided coloring book can permanently affect the artwork printed on the reverse.

The included book uses 200gsm recycled sketch paper and prints the artwork on one side of each sheet. A protective sheet is included to help keep ink from transferring onto the following page.

That is a much better starting point for alcohol-marker coloring than assuming any coloring book will behave well.

I would still treat bleed-through as normal rather than as a defect. The thicker paper and protective sheet reduce the practical problem, but they do not turn alcohol ink into a no-bleed medium. The single-sided layout is what makes that manageable: if ink reaches the back of the active sheet, there is no second illustration there to ruin.

Are Ohuhu Honolulu B markers good for adult coloring books?

Yes, particularly when the book uses single-sided pages and marker-friendly paper.

Alcohol markers are appealing because they can create smoother-looking fills and transitions than many ordinary water-based felt pens. Layering related shades can add depth to clothing, plants, food, interiors, characters, and other illustrated objects without relying only on flat blocks of color.

The limitation is paper compatibility.

If I were using the Honolulu B markers in a different coloring book, I would first check whether the artwork is printed on both sides. If it is double-sided and I care about preserving every illustration, I would choose another medium such as colored pencils, gel pens, or lighter water-based markers.

For single-sided pages, I would place a scrap sheet or protective board beneath the active page and make a small test swatch before committing to a large area.

48 colors vs a larger Ohuhu Honolulu set

A 48-color set sits in a useful middle ground.

It is large enough to give you multiple greens, blues, warm shades, skin-adjacent tones, and accent colors, but small enough that you can actually learn what you own. With a 100-plus-marker case, organizing and swatching can become a hobby in itself.

For a beginner, I think 48 curated shades are easier to understand. You can learn how neighboring colors layer, how much ink your paper can take, and which combinations you repeatedly reach for before expanding the collection.

A larger Honolulu set makes more sense if your priority is palette depth. More colors give you extra steps between light and dark values, more subtle hue choices, and more flexibility when matching reference images.

This bundle is more about convenience and a ready-to-color experience than maximizing the number of shades per dollar.

How it compares with water-based coloring markers

The Honolulu B set is very different from a water-based marker collection such as Ohuhu’s Maui line.

I would choose alcohol markers when I care about saturated coverage, layering, blended transitions, and a marker-illustration look. They are especially enjoyable on dedicated marker paper or thick single-sided coloring pages.

I would choose water-based markers when preserving the reverse side of thinner paper matters more, or when I am working in journals and notebooks that were never designed for alcohol ink.

Neither type is universally better. The right choice depends heavily on the paper.

The advantage of this particular Honolulu B bundle is that it removes much of that guesswork by giving you paper intended to accompany the markers.

The biggest advantages

The strongest advantage is the complete setup. You get the markers, suitable coloring pages, protective sheet, and storage in one package.

The second advantage is the brush-and-fine tip pairing. It is versatile enough for the mixed-size shapes common in adult coloring books without forcing you to use a broad chisel tip for tiny details.

The third is the single-sided 200gsm paper. That design acknowledges the biggest practical drawback of alcohol markers rather than pretending bleed-through does not exist.

I also like the restrained 48-color palette for beginners. It gives you enough variety to explore color combinations without immediately managing a very large case.

The main drawbacks

The biggest drawback is still bleed-through. Alcohol ink can penetrate paper, and the protective sheet only protects what is underneath the active page. It cannot preserve artwork printed on the reverse side of the sheet you are coloring.

The second limitation is palette size. Forty-eight colors are plenty for casual coloring, but experienced marker artists may want more close-together shades for smoother multi-step gradients and more precise color matching.

Finally, some buyers will already own a coloring book they love. If you have marker-friendly paper and only need markers, a standalone Honolulu set may be a more direct purchase.

Final verdict

I think the Ohuhu Honolulu B 48 Colors Alcohol Markers with Coloring Book set is one of the more sensible ways to start adult coloring with alcohol markers because it treats the markers and paper as a single system.

The 48-color palette is broad enough to stay interesting without becoming overwhelming. Brush and fine tips cover the two kinds of control I would want most for printed coloring pages, while the 20 single-sided designs on 200gsm paper give the alcohol ink a much more suitable surface than an ordinary thin coloring book.

I would choose this bundle for a beginner, a casual adult colorist, or as a gift for someone who wants to try alcohol-marker coloring without researching every component separately.

I would skip it if I already had a large Honolulu collection, needed a much broader palette, or mainly colored double-sided books where preserving the artwork on both sides was essential.