Anyone who has visited this site will have noticed that when I buy inks I tend to buy either blue or red and I generally lean towards the deeper shades and if not deeper then brighter more highly saturated variations. Continue reading “Going Deeper & Darker With Cult Pens”
Category: Inks
Sheaffer Retro Sunset – An Ink To Brighten Up January
Once Christmas and New Year are over then comes January. Often considered the longest month in the year; so, I thought I would review an ink that might brighten things up a little bit. Continue reading “Sheaffer Retro Sunset – An Ink To Brighten Up January”
Autumn & Hallowe’en Inks
Today it is time to look at some colours for Autumn and Hallowe’en and for this post I have chosen four inks: Continue reading “Autumn & Hallowe’en Inks”
The Blues – Cerulean & American
TWSBI’s latest release is its Cerulean Blue Eco; now there’s nothing new about this Eco that you haven’t already seen on earlier models except the cap and the piston knob are a really nice sky-blue aka cerulean blue. Continue reading “The Blues – Cerulean & American”
Inks From Berlin – No.3 & No.6
A little while back Peter from Berlin Notebook contacted me and asked if I would like to try out some inks; and having something of an addiction to ink, I happily said yes. Continue reading “Inks From Berlin – No.3 & No.6”
Pen & Ink For Summer ’22
Having chosen and published some suggestions for inks for Spring and Summer my thoughts were turning to what I might suggest for Autumn when TWSBI released a new Eco fountain pen and changed my plans. Continue reading “Pen & Ink For Summer ’22”
Back To School
A long, long time ago in a world far far away; in a time when the internet was known as ARPANet and the ideas that one day turned in to the iPhone were just starting to be discussed, junior schools handed out fountain pens to those leaving to go to high school. Continue reading “Back To School”
Inks Of The Season – Spring/Summer ’22
It’s been a little while since I wrote one of these posts but having said that it’s only recently that the seasons have finally started to change, and it feels like Spring is finally here. Continue reading “Inks Of The Season – Spring/Summer ’22”
The Italian Job – Venvstas Inks
Towards the end of last year whilst walking around a pen show I stopped to speak to Derek from Stonecott Fine Writing Supplies Ltd and we chatted for a few minutes and I left his table with three bottles of Venvstasink:
- Mirtillo – Navy Blue
- Mare Aperto – Sapphire Blue
- Rosa Canina – Red
Hints & Tips No.7 – How To Make Your Own Ink Catalogue
If you are anything like me, you have what we will politely call a ‘respectable selection of inks’ to choose from. Continue reading “Hints & Tips No.7 – How To Make Your Own Ink Catalogue”
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