Week #37 / 10 Sep: Faster (Drying), Higher (Sheen), Stronger (Shading) - 2017 Weekly Ink Project

[Tas]

@Tas - cool circles

 

Your idea . . .

[Newjelan]

I took a different approach - Which ink has the best all round drying, sheeting and shading. The "triathlon" (yes, I know it's not an Olympic event) winner:

 

 

On cheap paper:

 

 

Close-up on Tomoe River paper:

 

 

[amberleadavis]

@New - great choice.

[Ian the Jock]

 

I went for a sheeny one this week: has to be gold of course!

 

I think this one out-sheens my entry last week, but then it is the Olympics.

 

http://i65.tinypic.com/2nsz5ub.jpg

 

http://i65.tinypic.com/jt8hlj.jpg

Wow

I use Bilberry daily, and I've never seen sheen like that, in fact any sheen at all.... What's going on.

[evyxmsj]

Wow

I use Bilberry daily, and I've never seen sheen like that, in fact any sheen at all.... What's going on.

 

Top one is Rhodia A5 stapled, with a dip pen and ink drops, so lot's of ink. You can still see some sheen though with the Pelikan M200 M nib in the same pic.

 

Bottom pic is Tomoe River paper (cream, I think). There's a lot of sheen, even with the Pelikan.

 

The drops were made by literally dropping ink from a pipette. Good luck in your sheen quest!

[Ian the Jock]

 

Top one is Rhodia A5 stapled, with a dip pen and ink drops, so lot's of ink. You can still see some sheen though with the Pelikan M200 M nib in the same pic.

 

Bottom pic is Tomoe River paper (cream, I think). There's a lot of sheen, even with the Pelikan.

 

The drops were made by literally dropping ink from a pipette. Good luck in your sheen quest!

Many thanks.

I do have some regular sheeners, sargasso sea, majestic blue etc but I'll definitely need to get bilberry into a broad nibbed or Italic pen, as that sheen looks magical.

 

Ian

[EBGBs]

Not joining this week; I would have wanted to go with the 5 colors too but i'm missing half of them!

 

Tas; I love your circles too; what a great idea to use the bottles this way!

 

Thank you Evyxmsj for showing this side of Bilberry; I have a bottle at home but haven't used it much so far, and had never seen that glorious sheen!

[lgsoltek]

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[amberleadavis]

@LG, I've decided to do my IG Green inks in order. I'm still on #1. I love these inks.

[FPRebel]

MANY THANKS to a generous Ink-Abler for providing me with a large sample of the ink which ran the table at the Inklympics.