Monday’s review of the Lamy Accent is one-third of the latest United Inkdom Meta-Review. Head over to see what my illustrious handwriting and videoing colleagues thought of it. We’re also giving away a full set of the six Diamine Cult Pens Deep Dark inks.
Pilot Iroshizuku Momiji (“Autumn Leaves”) is a gorgeous pinkish cherryish red with not a little gold sheen in it where it pools. It’s fairly quick to dry and flows well. Here I am doodling the Inkling (and in the process spelling Iroshizuku wrong). I received a sample of this from Pure Pens as part of […]
Lamy make a lot of similar looking pens. The Linea, CP1, Logo, Pur, ST and Scala are all variations of slim metal cylinder with identical nibs. The Accent is no exception to this aesthetic, it’s particular schtick being a contrasting grip section. An accent, no less. In this pen’s case, the colour is similar (i.e. […]
Here’s a little sketch I did while we were having a picnic in the Mayenne area of France. Good times. Sailor Fude DE Mannen pen, De Atramentis Document Ink Black, Calepino notebook
I was very fortunate to be able to visit Italy again this year, for nine days at the end of August. I know I’m among friends here, so I can admit that I spent quite a long time before the trip trying to decide which pens to take. In fact, I was spending far too […]