Rob Smith of Dot Cross Dot has been addressing a problem many fountain pen enthusiasts come across: filling a pen from a small ink bottle. Rob was frustrated by the small size of the neck of the 30ml Diamine bottles but that’s not the only problem with ink bottles. Taller bottles can be a little […]
G.I. Green is part of Noodler’s V-Mail series. This sample was sent to me by Pure Pens who describe this series thus: These are all replica vintage inks that exhibit classic period ink behaviours with mild (when compared to our modern bulletproof and eternal inks) water resistance upon the page (particularly after the passage of […]
J. Herbin’s Vert Reseda is a gorgeous minty green. It flows well and dries quickly. Here I am doodling the Inkling. You can find some more reviews of Vert Reseda on Pennaquod.
I’ve been writing here at Pens! Paper! Pencils! for almost three years now and in that time I’ve reviewed 130 inks, 61 pencils (wooden and mechanical), 116 pens and 47 other items (notebooks, cases, etc). As I did around this time last year, I thought it would be interesting to look at what I reviewed […]
Another of Diamine’s sparkly inks and this one is as overtop in colour as it is in name. Purple with gold sparkles, it’s my daughter’s dream combo. This ink does not do subtle. Here I am doodling the Inkling. To get the best(?!) out of this ink you need to use it with a big […]