Consider Ohuhu Honolulu B if you want a brush and fine tip on each marker. Consider the Arrtx OROS 80 set if you want a brush and chisel tip instead. For adult coloring, start with the marks your pages need and the colors you already own. The larger box is not automatically the better purchase.
This comparison uses two specific alcohol-marker options: the standard Ohuhu Honolulu B 48-color Brush & Fine variant, with new color codes, and Arrtx OROS 80, product SKU B1000783. It reports manufacturer specifications and gives you a task card to fill yourself. We have not physically tested their nibs, blending, ink life or comfort.
Check the exact edition before comparing brands
The Ohuhu 48-color product page offers both Brush & Chisel and Brush & Fine options. Select Brush & Fine for the Honolulu B option discussed here, then check the regional variant. The ordinary Honolulu brush-and-chisel version is different. A 48-color collaboration or pastel assortment can also have a different color list from this standard set.
The Arrtx OROS 80 listing identifies brush and chisel tips. Keep the set name and product number with your notes. Do not infer the tips of a different Arrtx pack from the OROS name alone; read that exact listing.
Honolulu B 48 and OROS 80: documented differences
| Check | Ohuhu Honolulu B 48 | Arrtx OROS 80 |
|---|---|---|
| Ink type | Alcohol-based dye ink | Alcohol-based ink |
| Two tips | Brush and fine | Brush and chisel |
| Listed package size | 48 colors plus a colorless blender | 80 art markers |
| Second-tip question | Would a fine point help with your enclosed details? | Would a broad face and narrower edge help with your fills? |
| Edition check | Standard 48, Brush & Fine; confirm old/new codes | OROS 80, SKU B1000783; confirm the chart against your pens |
Specifications were checked on November 5, 2026 against the linked product pages and Ohuhu's series descriptions. These are different-sized selections, not a matched set-size contest. A marker count does not tell you how many useful light, middle and dark choices your next page will have.
Make a three-task card for your next coloring page
Choose one page you own and may use. Identify a small enclosed detail, a curved object and a broad area. For example, a tea scene might offer a tiny leaf, a mug and a wall. You can also draw those three shapes on scrap paper; copying a publisher's page is unnecessary.
On spare paper matching your intended surface, draw a small square about 5 mm wide, a curved leaf about 3 cm long and a rectangle about 2 cm wide. These sizes are practice suggestions, not a timed performance test.
- Small detail: try the fine tip on Honolulu B or the narrow edge of the OROS chisel. Record whether you can reach the corners without crossing the outline.
- Curved shape: use the brush tip on whichever marker you have. Observe how you change stroke width around the curve, rather than assuming two brush tips will feel identical.
- Broad area: use the brush, then try the second tip in a separate rectangle. Note which approach you would actually use on that page. A chisel has a broad face, but that alone does not establish smoother ink coverage.
- Read it dry: compare the edges and overlaps after drying, in the same light. Check the reverse and the sheet beneath before using the marker in a book.
Use this blank card to separate a feature from an observed result. If you have only one option, fill its column and mark the other untested. You do not need to buy both sets to complete a useful first check.
| Task on my page | What my current pen cannot do | Honolulu B observation | OROS 80 observation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small enclosed detail | ________________ | ________________ | ________________ |
| Curved brush shape | ________________ | ________________ | ________________ |
| Broad background area | ________________ | ________________ | ________________ |
For alcohol markers, use a protective sheet under your practice page. That can protect the next sheet, but cannot preserve artwork on the reverse of the sheet being colored. Follow the coloring-book bleed-through guide before testing an important book. For a collection reference, use a blank swatch chart or the existing printing walkthrough.
Check the palette separately from the tips
Write down the jobs your scene needs: perhaps a pale wall, a middle-value mug, a darker shadow, a leaf green and one accent. Put an owned marker code beside each job. Leave a gap when nothing suitable is available; several similar shades need not solve that missing role.
For Honolulu B 48 digital planning, open the free palette generator and choose Ohuhu → Honolulu B 48. Choose the code system printed on your markers, and enter owned codes if you have only part of the set. Pick a style and select Generate Palette. The browser check for this guide returned unique codes belonging to that 48-color selection.
OROS 80 has a different workflow. In our November 5, 2026 check, the palette generator offered Arrtx OROS 160, with no separate OROS 80 option. A printable code list can exist without digital color data for that named set. OROS 80 owners can fill the chart linked below and assign the scene roles from their own dry samples; OROS 160 represents a different assortment.
A digital suggestion does not establish physical color accuracy or a blending result. Screen lightness and role labels are starting ideas; compare them with your dried swatches. A small owned selection may return fewer than five colors.
The OROS 80 printable chart and Honolulu B 48 printable chart let you inspect the labels and source notes before printing. For older Ohuhu caps, use the official old/new index. Similar numbers across brands are not evidence of equivalent ink.
Choose the next purchase only after naming the gap
If your current brush already handles the mug but tight details repeatedly cause trouble, investigate the Honolulu B fine-tip option. If the missing task is a broad-edge stroke, investigate OROS 80's chisel option. If the task card reveals a missing shade rather than a tip problem, compare the actual color lists before buying another whole set.
Compare the delivered total for the correct regional offer, including any separate shipping or charges. Check whether a frequently used color and compatible replacement parts can be obtained for that exact range. No current price, stock, refill coverage or cheapest-brand claim is made here.
Already able to complete your page with the markers you own? Keep using that selection. Save the task card so a future purchase answers a specific need. For a broader system comparison, the existing Ohuhu versus Copic guide addresses a different named pair; it does not replace this Honolulu B–OROS decision.
