Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. Pretty expensive, used to be cheaper, can be more of a clog risk, can scan to a red shade, or is that my scanner? So here are the examples I created on good paper (the Artway 50% recycled Flat White 250GSM Mixed Media sketchbook I use regularly) and shitty paper – some cheap copier paper. Rather than use different fountain pens which wouldn’t be fair as I don’t have five identical FP’s, or go through the faff of refilling and emptying one pen, I used my Zebra G Titanium nib in my excellent Tachikawa Comic Pen Nib Holder, Model 40. Both are much recommended. Oh and EDIT: e) Noodler’s is run by a alt-right-winger who put the literal ‘Jews With Horns’ anti-semite trope on their ink bottles and has done it twice?– so that’s a massive NOPE from me. Boycott Noodlers, don’t buy their products). And then you have the day-to-day inks that people might not think of as being the best, but people use for years on end and keep buying, so they have to be at least mentioned…

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Not a major problem for the majority of fountain pen users, but it is important issue for artists who need to use water-based media with ink, and artists who need truly archival lightsafe pieces for sale. In my case it’s both of those, but also working outside I can get drenched by rain/leaks and don’t want everything in my sketchbook to start running everywhere (it has happened!). I have no idea why R&K Dokumentus looks so red on this? I put R&K initially down for a more blueish tinge but red it is! Real World Examples One of the issues with nano inks is the fact they are waterproof and permanent – so if a pen dries out (like my Noodler’s Ahab did – grr) it’s A Big Problem…so clogging is a risk, and then it might be hard to remove the ink as unlike dye ink, it won’t wash away. In my experience very few pens have ever dried out – vintage pens seem to cope just fine, as does Platinum Preppy’s and Monami Olikas although the latter can hard start (translation: it need several tries to make a mark). This is a pigmented ink so it’s water-resistant, but it won’t clog your pen and isn’t impossible to clean. It’s a nice writer and a practical everyday ink that remains fun to use. The wash came out a strange sort of red but only on the copier paper, not sure why. In my practical experience, it washes similarly to Sketchink but darker.This isn’t usually visible when you just write in pure ink, but when you wash with water before the ink is dry you get a colour tint so to speak. I’ve indicated what these inks seem to lean towards – some are more neutral but mostly they have a cool or warmer shade to them. Examples Handmade Leather Pen - Fountain Pen, Rollerball Pen, Unique Pen, Custom Handcrafted Premium Luxury Pen of the ones I have and can afford! Any comments saying ‘oh you didn’t try this ink’ and such pedantry will require an automatic forfeit of sending me that bottle of ink, for free. 😛

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Engraved Wooden Pen Set Monogramed Pen Case Rosewood Pen Box Maple Pen Personalized Executive Pens Monogrammed Executive Pen Christmas Gift Graduation Gift Engraved Wooden Pen Set Monogramed Pen Case Rosewood Pen Box Pen Personalized Executive Pen Fathers Day Gift Father’s DayPersonalized BOLT ACTION PEN Custom Pens Engraved Groomsmen Gifts for Him Dad Boyfriend Gift for Men Man Unique Birthday Teacher Graduation Now given this long journey, I wish I could say ‘use THIS ink!’ and be done with it, at least for myself. But as always, it’s a matter of compromise. LUXURY FOUNTAIN Pen, Actual 1945 WWII Postage Stamps in Cap & Barrel, Rare and Unusual Historic Pen! Also surprisingly did really badly on the Shitty Paper Test. As much feathering as Sketchink. Uh-oh.

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For the past 5 years, I’ve shared my work for free. But, the pandemic has taken a toll on my planned shows and sales. So we have some special pigment inks with tiny (nano) particles of carbon that are all those things. But there are many types, price ranges and fancy bottles even within that. And there are ‘hybrid inks’ like Noodler’s which are a sort of special paper-reactive dye. I didn’t test because a) it’s American and hard to get here b) not always waterproof, depends on the paper c) not a nano-particle ink and d) I have had a bad experience with Noodler’s pens, so why should I spend more on their inks?Leather Pen Holder for one Fountain Pen Bag with Vegetal Buffalo Leather Pen Pouch Gift For Pencil Lover Pen Case for Teacher Montblanc x Ferrari About Montblanc Montblanc Heritage Fine Watchmaking Our Sustainability Strategy Our educational program: Dear future Craftsmanship Product Care Corporate Gifts Creative Writing Courses MONTBLANC HAUS The Library Spirit