What Color Are Your Fingers Today?

[AndyYNWA]

The thumb on my right hand is totaly covered in Kobe #37 Island Blue.

The nib had dried out, so I tried to start it on my thumb. It worked after a while....

[AndyYNWA]

Now I also have De Atramentis Steel Blue, Sailor Sei-boku and Sailor Tokiwa-matsu all over my fingers.

[snowbear]

Noodler's Apache Sunset

[drv1913]

My cavalier ink handling methods have finally resulted in inktastrophie. I now have Noodler's North African Violet all over my hands, writing table, and lap (which was covered with my favorite cargo skirt). Because I did not learn my lesson adequately the first time, I put the uncapped sample vial right back on the edge of my slanted drawing table when I resumed writing and knocked it over again - thereby spilling the few drops that were left onto every surface that did not get covered the first time. :/

[amberleadavis]

Okay, good news, NAV is NOT fade resistant or bulletproof.

[drv1913]

That is indeed good news, since I'd already planned to keep wearing this skirt regardless of whether the stain washes out I'm just glad that I was not writing in bed, where I have been known to refill directly from the bottle with nary a thought spared for my comforter and sheets.

 

I may have to mend my ways after this incident.

[dcwaites]

Alternatively, acquire a white cat. All spilled ink will then be magically attracted to the cat.

[dkomarechka]

Noodler's Raven Black. Testing to see if it has any identifiable UV properties as stated. Initial thoughts? I thought it would be very difficult to make a black ink that also fluoresces. I think that initial thought stands true. I'll see how deeper analysis goes.

[jmccarty3]

Hermès Red (Pilot) in a Namiki Yukari Royale Vermilion M. Sheens!

Iroshizuku Asa-gao in a Sheaffer PFM V F. Smooth as silk.

DeAtramentis Tokyo in a Pelikan 620 Grand Place F.

Iroshizuku Yama-guri in an Aurora 365 Factory stub.

Pilot Blue-Black in a Nakaya Shiro-tamenuri Decapod.

Iroshizuku Shin-kai in a Pilot 823 M.

Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki in a Pilot E95S EF.

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Pilot bluess

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[AndyYNWA]

Lamy Dark Lilac and some minor spots of Kobe #38.

[inkstainedruth]

Alternatively, acquire a white cat. All spilled ink will then be magically attracted to the cat.

 

Unless you have some vintage Carter's ink....

I don't normally collect ephemera, but I love the artwork in the Carter's ads with the (white) mother cat and her kittens.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[carlos.q]

Iroshizuku Kon-Peki... Seems like my new-to-me Pelikan M805 has developed a leak between the threads and the binde.

Edited April 7, 2016 by carlos.q

[thudthwacker]

Iroshizuku Yama-budo. Never seem to be able to fill a pen without splotching myself.

[snowbear]

Cross Black

 

Alternatively, acquire a white cat. All spilled ink will then be magically attracted to the cat.

[chromantic]

Diamine Evergreen from filling a Sailor Clear Candy, red with white trim - this will be my Xmas pen.

[trdsf]

A little Private Reserve Sonic Blue (from the desk pen) and Lamy Turquoise (from the new pocket piece). I use the desk pen on 'official' looking papers because blue-black is a good 'office' color. I use the turquoise most everywhere else because it's just beautiful.

[inkstainedruth]

Before I washed my hair, there were little splotches of Waterman Mysterious Blue and Noodler's El Lawrence (from filling a couple of pens this AM), and a bit of Diamine Purple Pazzazz (from trying to get a pen started).

Shortly, there will a lot of other colors (yellow, orange, reds, and greens, mostly) but that will be from food coloring -- I need to make up a gift box of marzipan but am stalling for time...).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[deacondavid]

Noodler's Berning Red. Doing an ink swap out went well - no ink on my fingers. Went to write with my Diamond 580 and I twisted the piston cap without thinking. I guess I have been using my vacuum-fillers too heavily!