What ink(s) are you waiting for in the mail?

[wallylynn]

Just ordered black swan in Australian roses. Is that a midnight magenta?

[dragondazd]

7 minutes ago, wallylynn said:

Just ordered black swan in Australian roses. Is that a midnight magenta?

With the right orange street lamps maybe!

[Just J]

1 hour ago, essayfaire said:

I find it surprising there aren't more "Noon" inks for contrast.

I'm thinking there might be a reason for that. I once heard the Goulets refer to yellow ink(s) almost derisively. Apparently having a hard time giving them away, much less selling!  

[Misfit]

Well, most inks qualify as Noon because it’s almost always daylight at Noon everywhere. So whatever colors you see outside should qualify, right?

[essayfaire]

12 minutes ago, Misfit said:

Well, most inks qualify as Noon because it’s almost always daylight at Noon everywhere. So whatever colors you see outside should qualify, right?

But it isn't always noon somewhere - sometimes it's dusky.  We have a thread for that! 

[Just J]

1 hour ago, essayfaire said:

But it isn't always noon somewhere - sometimes it's dusky.  We have a thread for that! 

[I saw what you did there. lol +1 ] 

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Something hilarious (to me) about the whole thing.... 

This whole thing happened near year end, iirc on one of their podcasts. Might've been a postscript for a clearance sale or ???...don't remember, BUT, ....

Almost immediately after, Pantone announced their CO-colors for the coming year - a dull gray and, you guessed it, a bright yellow. 

 

[inkstainedruth]

5 hours ago, Just J said:

I'm thinking there might be a reason for that. I once heard the Goulets refer to yellow ink(s) almost derisively. Apparently having a hard time giving them away, much less selling!  

Probably because many yellow inks are hard to read on the page.  That's been my experience, anyway.  Kobe Taisanji Yellow isn't too bad, because it runs a little darker and a bit more orange/brown than a true yellow, but did well in the Sailor 1911S with the music nib.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[chromantic]

From Pen Gallery in Malaysia, 2 bottles of Diamine Kopi O Kaw and three of the new Manyo Series 2, Akebi, Konagi and Ume. I had debated whether to order 2 of the Kopi the first time and then regretted not doing so because it's really nice, a not quite as severe Macassar.

[wallylynn]

On 10/3/2022 at 10:29 PM, inkstainedruth said:

Probably because many yellow inks are hard to read on the page.

That's like the secret dots printers add to one's printouts

 

Anyway, I received my "midnight magenta" in a bubble baggie. I'm impressed that it wasn't a shattered mess.

[dragondazd]

31 minutes ago, wallylynn said:

That's like the secret dots printers add to one's printouts

 

Anyway, I received my "midnight magenta" in a bubble baggie. I'm impressed that it wasn't a shattered mess.

I should compare bsar to Birmingham waterfront dusk...

[Horseflesh]

I ordered thirty-seven samples this week. Most are from Goulet, 2 are from FPR. I'll also be getting the free Goulet random sample set with my order, for another 11. 

 

1. De Atramentis Document Ink Dark Green - Ink Sample × 1
2. De Atramentis Lilac (scented) - Ink Sample × 1
3. Diamine Autumn Oak - Ink Sample × 1
4. Diamine Chocolate Brown - Ink Sample × 1
5. Diamine Green/Black - Ink Sample × 1
6. Diamine Majestic Blue - Ink Sample × 1
7. Diamine Marine - Ink Sample × 1
8. Diamine Matador - Ink Sample × 1
9. Diamine Red Dragon - Ink Sample × 1
10. Diamine Scribble Purple - Ink Sample × 1
11. Diamine Wild Strawberry - Ink Sample × 1
12. Herbin Perle Noire - Ink Sample × 1
13. Jacques Herbin 1670 Emerald of Chivor - Ink Sample × 1
14. Jacques Herbin 1798 Amethyste de l'Oural - Ink Sample × 1
15. LAMY azurite - ink sample × 1
16. Monteverde Horizon Blue - Ink Sample × 1
17. Monteverde Purple Mist - Ink Sample × 1
18. Organics Studio Nitrogen - Ink Sample × 1
19. Pelikan Edelstein Garnet - Ink Sample × 1
20. Pilot Iroshizuku Murasaki-shikibu - Ink Sample × 1
21. Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-budo - Ink Sample × 1
22. Pilot Iroshizuku Yu-yake - Ink Sample × 1
23. Platinum Carbon Black - Ink Sample × 1
24. Platinum Classic Cassis Black - Ink Sample × 1
25. Platinum Classic Lavender Black - Ink Sample × 1
26. Private Reserve American Blue Fast Dry - Ink Sample × 1
27. Private Reserve Infinity Violet - Ink Sample × 1
28. Private Reserve Sherwood Green Fast Dry - Ink Sample × 1
29. Private Reserve Spearmint - Ink Sample × 1
30. Private Reserve Tanzanite Fast Dry - Ink Sample × 1
31. Rohrer & Klingner Helianthus - Ink Sample × 1
32. Sailor Ink Studio 464 - Ink Sample × 1
33. Sailor Manyo Ayame - Ink Sample × 1
34. Sailor Seiboku Pigmented Blue Black - Ink Sample × 1
35. Sailor Shikiori Kin-mokusei - Ink Sample × 1
36. FPR Green with Envy Fountain Pen Ink × 1
37. FPR Mardi Gras Fountain Pen Ink - Purple Sheening Ink × 1

[Misfit]

It arrived today!

 

[Misfit]

Nice variety of ink samples @Horseflesh  It takes time to figure out what you want from inks. There is saturated, shading, shimmering, sheening and outlining. 
 

I’ve learned I like shading and outlining (or halo-ing). 
 

Here is a link to see what halo-ing inks look like.  By the way, some of the ones you bought can be halo-ing inks, especially on paper like Tomoe River paper. 
 

 

[Horseflesh]

3 hours ago, Misfit said:

By the way, some of the ones you bought can be halo-ing inks, especially on paper like Tomoe River paper.

 

I was up to speed on shading, sheen, and shimmer... More or less... But I have not seen references yet to outlining. Thanks for the link! Oh, I see my Diamine Strawberry is there, sweet! ... Wow, that Kobe Ink Ijinkan Red 4 is my kind of thing. Gotta get some of that. 

 

I have all my samples now, the post office got both my shipments here early... This afternoon I made a rack for them, put a sticker on the top of each vial, and put a smear of ink on so I can at least get an idea of the color. 

 

 

I have some papers to try, too. This is the Goulet notebook sample pack, plus an Endless notebook, plus a CVS Caliber spiral notebook. (Which seems to be surprisingly really good, like people said.)

 

 

[Misfit]

That rack is cool. What did you use to make it?  
 

As for outlining inks, you can see a pattern in the colors that show it. I think I noticed the same Kobe ink you mentioned.  I’m wanting Kobe #77 Himalayan Blue. 

[Horseflesh]

13 minutes ago, Misfit said:

That rack is cool. What did you use to make it?  

 

I have a laser cutter, and a pile of 1/8" acrylic in various colors... I hoard laser materials like the regulars around here hoard ink! It's easy to make a tabbed box, there are web tools that spit out plans if you give them dimensions. I just had to modify the plans with holes for the vials.

 

 

[upupup]

Noodler's Black.  Lately,  I find myself leaning towards waterproof inks that are not too expensive.

[essayfaire]

7 hours ago, Misfit said:

That rack is cool. What did you use to make it?  

I have similar 3D-printed ink holders.  If you have a 3D printer I'd be happy to send you the calibrations - it's taken a few iterations to get the sizes just right.

[Horseflesh]

6 minutes ago, essayfaire said:

If you have a 3D printer I'd be happy to send you the calibrations - it's taken a few iterations to get the sizes just right.

 

I bet it does!

 

Sadly, no 3d printer here yet. I'm very interested in getting one, but haven't dived in yet. My buddy who has a filament printer seems to spend more time working on the printer than actually using it, which has made me gun shy. But he's the kind of guy that overcomplicates everything, if he had a fountain pen, it would be the same way...

[essayfaire]

4 hours ago, Horseflesh said:

 

I bet it does!

 

Sadly, no 3d printer here yet. I'm very interested in getting one, but haven't dived in yet. My buddy who has a filament printer seems to spend more time working on the printer than actually using it, which has made me gun shy. But he's the kind of guy that overcomplicates everything, if he had a fountain pen, it would be the same way...

They are more complicated than fountain pens.