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From the site this week: Rhoda pencil review Tree at the end of winter (sketch) Noodler’s Polar Brown ink review Noodler’s Nib Creaper Rollerball review Rohrer and Klingner Verdigris ink review From around the web: Sketches and Studies: Organics Studio – 3 Ink Review – Aristotle, Boron, Nickel David Wasting Paper: Straw Dispenser – Meet…
Comparing Caran d’Ache Chromatics Inks Here is the fantastic Brian Goulet comparing the new range of Caran d’Ache inks with the old range plus some alternatives. (These are very expensive inks so it’s good to know there are alternatives!)
J Robert Lennon: Iroshizuku Kosumosu Fountain Pen Ink (Link) Pink has only been considered a feminine colour since the 1950s. Gentlemen, I stand before you to right a great wrong. The forces of gender-based product marketing have robbed us of the confidence to swathe ourselves in pink—one of the most striking and beautiful colors nature…
There may not be many of you who haven’t already seen this but I’m linking to it because this, in particular, rings so true. The easiest way to save money is to stop buying other pens. I often find myself thinking “OH MAN I WANT THAT” and making an impulse buy on a cheaper pen.…