Invitation To Show Off Your Stuff...

[hzsimms]

 

Thanks for that, Howard. It's actually just an extract from the source that Fiberdrunk referred to (Forty Centuries), but it's a quick link to the relevant text.

 

I haven't seen a forum for home making IG ink, but I've not really looked. If you start a thread on it here, I'd be happy to contribute to it.

 

Dominic

 

 

 

 

Under Inky Recipes you'll find:

• Home Made Ink (Mostly Ig) & **tips And Tricks**
• Open Source Ink Project (which led to the Open-Ink Wiki. If you're an ink-maker, they'd love to hear about your contributions/experiments there.)

 

Some of my own threads, where I've discussed ink at length, are here:

 

• Pomegranate Ink
• California Live Oak Iron Gall Ink Recipe
• Homemade Black Walnut Ink

 

Other good sources for info, besides David Carvalho:

 

• The Iron Gall Ink Website (formerly called the Ink Corrosion Website)
• Evan Lindquist
• The Calligrapher's Handbook by Heather Child
• Ink Corrosion videos on YouTube (there are various ones-- good tidbits)

 

 

 

There's got to be one around here some place. I remember writing up how I made IG ink out of red bush chai, iron supplement tablets, and gum arabic. (Really. It starts out reddish brown then turns grey.)

 

Thanks for the info folks. The Homemade Ink (mostly Ig) link that Terri posted is pretty much what I was looking for. I think I'll put up my experimental recipes with some samples in that thread later in the week.

 

Dominic, the last entry in that thread is very interesting, a recipe awfully similar to the postal service recipe you sent me. Mickey, didn't see your recipe in that particular thread but I'd love to see it if you care to post it.

 

Sorry for getting off topic.

 

Howard

[Mickey]

 

 

 

Mickey, didn't see your recipe in that particular thread but I'd love to see it if you care to post it.

 

It's not so much a recipe as a method. I read somewhere that red bush tea (rooibos) was a good source of dietary gallic acid. As I drink a fair amount of red bush tea and red bush chai, I started collecting the dregs for secondary extraction. Once I had a pound or so of soggy lees, I added fresh water and boiled the mess for a while. After that I strained and filtered the tea, which I then boiled down further. To this I added, a couple of crushed ferrous sulphate tablets (dietary supplements) gum Arabic, and (eventually) a drop of Pelikan Red. Voila, IG ink. I've made little effort to refine or accurately document the quantities or times. The experiment was done just to see if it would work. It did.

 

Here's the original thread.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/242839-iron-rooibos-chai-ink/?hl=rooibos

Edited January 6, 2014 by Mickey

[VladDracule]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e395/VladDracule/20140108_114747.jpg

[mboschm]

The first stanza of a most eyebrow-raising madrigal I sang many years ago.

 

http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o565/mboschm/DSC_0637_zps870da8f2.jpg

[Tangster]

http://i.imgur.com/U3sDqlE.jpg

I think this was pretty much the last thing I wrote before I reground my TWSBI 1.1 to a 0.8 cursive italic.

[MusinkMan]

 

 

[Tangster]

-beautful Spencarian-

I do love seeing your Spencarian.

[teuneu]

That's insane

[yogalarva]

The examples of writing in this thread are awe inspiring, much better than my poor kurrentskrift. Though I will say my writing is far superior to what it was before I picked the fountain pen back up a month ago.

 

This looks awesome! I'm currently trying to learn Sutterlin (I know it's related to kurrentshrift, but I'm pretty sure they aren't the same?) and I aspire for mine to look this effortless. :-)

[carretera18]

The examples of writing in this thread are awe inspiring, much better than my poor kurrentskrift. Though I will say my writing is far superior to what it was before I picked the fountain pen back up a month ago.

 

 

A couple of my own lettering / doodlings with calligraphy markers:

 

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3775/10946330746_b3a9eca4fb_z.jpg

 

 

I love this color alphabet

 

My first experience in Penmanship. Started last night with my Pelikan 140 OB. A lot can be done but for now, I'm happy!

 

Very nice start! Congrats!

 

Here is my flexy writing and my regular cursive. I am still practicing daily for more scale letters, it all comes with practice.

 

Let me know what you think

 

Nice handwriting with flex nib and nice color choice too!

 

 

 

I'm not expert on penmanship but I read in lot of places that slow writing is the key for success.

 

 

The first stanza of a most eyebrow-raising madrigal I sang many years ago.

 

 

 

Great Cursive Italic!

 

 

think this was pretty much the last thing I wrote before I reground my TWSBI 1.1 to a 0.8 cursive italic.

 

Amazing penmanship and great color. Is Lamy Turquoise?

 

 

 

 

Amazing!

[carretera18]

Here's my last attempt to practice my handwriting with Leonardt Hiro nib on dip pen. You can see it at my blog too.

 

[hzsimms]

Never got around to posting my ink experiments so thought I'd do it here. I figure since I'm putting up the pics with my writing on them, it qualifies as showing off my stuff. This was done with an ink I made from a recipe at Home Made Ink (Mostly Ig) & **tips And Tricks**. The poster who's formula I copied is stevenrs11.

 

http://i1349.photobucket.com/albums/p743/hzsimms/e1f435fbde5463c4381432606c66f876_zps62a081a1.jpg

 

It acts very much like classic IG ink. Goes on pretty much clear and dries very dark.

 

This was done with an older ink that I made from a much less complicated recipe.

 

http://i1349.photobucket.com/albums/p743/hzsimms/a32a9eac-4eec-4e4b-b34e-b9c4340d1fdb_zps75f0dd4b.jpg

 

For whatever reason, this version starts out much darker than the new one. Finished products are pretty similar, though. The signature on the left is with the older ink and the one on the right the newer stuff.

 

http://i1349.photobucket.com/albums/p743/hzsimms/d915b1e6-0335-4b77-a86a-3055f2dd514c_zpsdb0b7ad6.jpg

 

For some reason, on the last photo, my camera made the hairlines a bit darker than they actually are. Not much, but noticeable. The other two are pretty much WYSIWYG.

 

Howard

Edited January 12, 2014 by hzsimms

[MusinkMan]

Lookin' good Howard!!!!

[mvarela]

Some practice bits...

 

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3666/11937672353_a84874cde2_h.jpg

[carretera18]

Never got around to posting my ink experiments so thought I'd do it here. I figure since I'm putting up the pics with my writing on them, it qualifies as showing off my stuff. This was done with an ink I made from a recipe at Home Made Ink (Mostly Ig) & **tips And Tricks**. The poster who's formula I copied is stevenrs11.

 

 

 

It acts very much like classic IG ink. Goes on pretty much clear and dries very dark.

 

This was done with an older ink that I made from a much less complicated recipe.

 

 

 

For whatever reason, this version starts out much darker than the new one. Finished products are pretty similar, though. The signature on the left is with the older ink and the one on the right the newer stuff.

 

 

 

For some reason, on the last photo, my camera made the hairlines a bit darker than they actually are. Not much, but noticeable. The other two are pretty much WYSIWYG.

 

Howard

 

Some practice bits...

 

 

Amazing handwriting!

 

I'll be very happy if someday I can reproduce 10% of this samples!

[mvarela]

 

 

Amazing handwriting!

 

I'll be very happy if someday I can reproduce 10% of this samples!

 

Thanks! It's a matter of practice... keep at it, and you'll be able to do even better!

[carretera18]

 

Thanks! It's a matter of practice... keep at it, and you'll be able to do even better!

 

I hope...

 

Thanks! :)

[carretera18]

 

Thanks! It's a matter of practice... keep at it, and you'll be able to do even better!

 

I hope...

 

Thanks! :)

[SuperNib44]

Some practice bits...

 

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3666/11937672353_a84874cde2_h.jpg

When creating the great line variation, such as in the "c" of Camus, is it necessary to change the angle of the nib to more of a right to left diagonal than normal? I am not sure if my question is clear or not.

[mvarela]

When creating the great line variation, such as in the "c" of Camus, is it necessary to change the angle of the nib to more of a right to left diagonal than normal? I am not sure if my question is clear or not.

 

It's not necessary, as the nib should be aligned with the slant of the script. That's why we commonly used oblique holders for this type of script; they keep the nib positioned properly to do the shades.