In 2018 the rise of roll and write games was marked with the release of three heavy hitters: Welcome To…, That’s Pretty Clever, and Railroad Ink.
Diamine Damson is a purple ink I wanted to try in my hunt for the “perfect purple” and this was available in a diminutive 30ml mini-bottle for $7. Diamine Damson is the smokiest of th…
I got a sample of Noodler’s Dostoyevsky ink (19.50 for 30z bottle or $1.75 per sample) because I need more teal blue grey ink like I need a hole in my head. Right? But there was rationale her…
The next ink from my ink sample survey , which got equal votes to Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrun , is Diamine Syrah. This ink is perfect for...
The Pelikan Edelstein ink series contains ten colors including the color of the year. Edelstein means gemstone in German and ink and bottle are beautiful.
This is a gorgeous red-brown ink. It’s the ink that’s most commonly commented upon by non-pen people. (Yes! Such people exist! I even consent to remain friendly with some of them.) Here…
Review of Diamine Claret.
Diamine Eclipse is a great blue black, with the emphasis very much on the black. It flows well and dries quickly. Here I am doodling the Inkling. You can find some more reviews of Diamine Eclipse o…
This ink was a wonderful surprise! I wasn’t expecting to like it much but I love it. It’s a rich brown with gorgeous shading. The dry times are better than this review might suggest – t…
These little shooters of J. Herbin ink are just so addictive! This is the Rouge Opera ($4.75 for 10ml bottle) which came highly recommended by a friend as a “good red”. I paired it with…
When you squeeze an orange, orange juice comes out ~ because that's what's inside. - Dr. Wayne D. Dyer (Internationally renowned aut...
Read more Sailor Ink Studio reviews (by other fountain pen bloggers) here – Sailor Ink Studio Reviews Directory I’m no stranger to the Ink Studio line. Prior to purchasing this…
There are a few super sheeners out there now. The first was Organics Studio Nitrogen Royal Blue and Organics Studio have come out with a teal and a darker blue super sheener, Krishna has come out with a blue super sheener similar to Nitrogen and now Ink Institute in Taiwan has come out with two more. One is again similar to Nitrogen; rich moderately bright blue ink that's practically all sheen. But excitingly they also came out with a green ink that's a super sheener. All the rest have been either blue or a blue-green (such as Walden Pond Blue) and this is a lovely rich true green.
Read the full Iroshizuku Sui-Gyoku Ink Review for a look at the 2022 addition to the popular ink collection. Then shop inks at PenChalet.com.
The original Sailor Ink Studio collection included 100 inks, but recently they retired three inks and introduced three new ones, including Ink Studio 224 . I purchased my bottle of ink from Pen Chalet (aff. link).
Review of Diamine Grape.
Kaweco Summer Purple is one of my absolute favorite ink colors. It’s a dark, muted, complex, plum-y purple. More eggplant purple really. When watered down, it reminds me of lilac blossoms. At…
I must confess right away that the new Montblanc Meisterstück Blue Hour Twilight Blue ($17 for a 30ml bottle), despite its lengthy name, is an ink color that is totally in my wheelhouse. Initially …
Sailor Miruai roughly translates to seaweed, and this ink really looks like the nori sheet used to make sushi. Sailor inks are a favorite of mine, and
Ink review of Lamy Agate.
