Best Paper For Making Ink Samples?

[cabbie]

I have tried several systems for making ink samples and after a few trial starts, I have decided on a version I think will suit my needs. I will need 2 different types of paper. I am planning on:

1) Making half page writing samples on normal letter/print paper.

2) Making my own sample cards about the size of a baseball card for swabs.

So I am looking for both regular paper for writing samples as well as a heavier card stock type paper for the baseball cards.

 

I look forward to your suggestions and expertise in starting with the right paper.

 

Thanks,

Cabbie

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

For quick samples / swabs I use a 90g laser copy / print paper.

 

For the most part, the paper/s should be those that you use the most.

 

 

> Baseball cards ??? well, just don't use coated stock. Personally, I'd us something in the 120g range trending toward a hot press watercolour paper, yet a G00gle found this : https://www.staples.com/Staples-Cover-Stock-Paper-8-1-2-x-11-White/product_490882

 

In some of my Ink Reviews I use many papers, in part because I reckon when taken out dancing, it will dance to many tunes.

 

Bye,

S1

Edited February 12, 2018 by Sandy1

[Chrissy]

I use "Col-o-Ring" cards for my ink samples. Cheap and perfect for the job. No need to adapt.

[cabbie]

I am planning on making cards similar to those in a Col-o-ring but put them in plastic baseball card sheets and keep them in a notebook. That way they are better protected than in a Col-o-ring and easier to see a variety of shades next to each other or pull out and compare several cards.

[alanshutko]

For my ink samples, my goal is to understand what an ink does on the kind of paper I use with pens I'm familiar with. So I'm currently using a bunch of old Levenger Circa paper I have, dating from before their recent paper change. It's a somewhat absorbent paper, but not prone to feathering or bleed (UNLIKE current Levenger paper). It consistently has a bit of a thicker line than Rhodia, Midori, etc. But it's white and I have a huge amount of it now that I no longer use disc bound journals. It will shade, but probably won't sheen.

 

I can extrapolate from it to better papers like Rhodia and to worse papers. So in a way it's a good thing the paper isn't quite as well-behaved as others.

[Runnin_Ute]

I am planning on making cards similar to those in a Col-o-ring but put them in plastic baseball card sheets and keep them in a notebook. That way they are better protected than in a Col-o-ring and easier to see a variety of shades next to each other or pull out and compare several cards.

I was just looking at the col-o-ring - looks like they are about 2" x 4". If I recall correctly, that is similar to a baseball card - maybe a bit bigger. If bigger, you could trim to size. If smaller, they would still fit in your card sheets.