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Post by Lupine on Jan 26, 2021 16:23:48 GMT
My Birmingham Inks arrived today! Here's a link to my Instagram post. The colors don't look quite right on my laptop monitor, but you'll get Amaranth is a stunner, but how will you use it? Is it dark enough for a letter? Do you have a plan for it, like a matching journal or matching stationery? Of those I would end up with the Blue Steel. Those bottles have caught my eye too. I like the straightforward design very much. Thanks for sharing. I also bought a new bottle of ink, but it has not come in yet and guess what? It's another blue/black. Mountain of Ink says Aurora blue/black is "true" and I'm hoping that means it retains some "blue" in the black even with a fine line. I need a really cute pink some day. I have a sample of Taccia Lip Color-Rose Pale that is bubblegum pink. I have no idea what I would use it for though.
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Post by distractedmom on Jan 28, 2021 3:53:16 GMT
My Birmingham Inks arrived today! Here's a link to my Instagram post. The colors don't look quite right on my laptop monitor, but you'll get Amaranth is a stunner, but how will you use it? Is it dark enough for a letter? Do you have a plan for it, like a matching journal or matching stationery? Of those I would end up with the Blue Steel. Those bottles have caught my eye too. I like the straightforward design very much. Thanks for sharing. I also bought a new bottle of ink, but it has not come in yet and guess what? It's another blue/black. Mountain of Ink says Aurora blue/black is "true" and I'm hoping that means it retains some "blue" in the black even with a fine line. I need a really cute pink some day. I have a sample of Taccia Lip Color-Rose Pale that is bubblegum pink. I have no idea what I would use it for though. I think the Amaranth is dark enough for a letter. It's such a lovely color. I really love the Cold Steel too. Of all of my Birmingham Inks, there's only been one that I didn't love, the Honus Wagner Infield Brown. It flows nicely. It's just kind of boring. As for pinks, I really love my Iroshizuku Tsutsuji. It's vibrant and girly.
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Post by vertolive on Jan 29, 2021 7:50:00 GMT
Today I was scrolling through Instagram and came across an ink that I "needed" because of the color AND the name. It's out of stock everywhere. I am feeling sad and will continue to until another ink catches my eye. I’ve been lying in wait for a new release of this ink for maybe three years now. Same reasons, too. Sigh.
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Post by Lupine on Feb 21, 2022 15:17:47 GMT
This might be long-ish post. So, I have been expanding my ink collection with the idea that I want to find the "quintessential" representation of light, medium, and dark versions of the basic colors (black, brown, red and so on). It's been a fun hunt. On the other hand, I have a bottle of Vinta Aegean Armada coming in the mail which does not follow those rules because it's an in-between-y shade of grey and purple mountainofink.com/blog/vinta-armadaI just got caught up in the world of greys. I sampled a vial of 3 Oysters Doldam that changed my life. mountainofink.com/blog/3oysters-doldamAnd, I have my first shimmer ink coming in, Ancient Charm: A Fisherman's Song vanness1938.com/products/ancient-charm-a-fishermans-song. I am frightenend by shimmers because cleaning them out completely looks hard. I've been assured in Reddit fountain pens: www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/ that I'm being a worry wart. It is also an in-between-y color, light blue,green, gold. All this to warm up to my question for the group. I don't paint with these inks, I write with them, and usuually in a Fine or Medium nib. I took out all my browns (most are sample vials, but I own the bottle Bekakt Haag, Noodler's Pecan, and was given Pelikan Brillian Brown) and wrote with them using a fine dip nib (also a recent gift!!). Here's the picture of my effort: imgur.com/a/GbCPQYLI am chagrined. In a fine line, I can't honestly tell the difference between several of the browns. Am I an idiot? What the heck am I doing? Why am I doing this? Do you do this? Can you tell the difference between colors using even a Medium nib, let alone a Fine nib? Last point. I LOVE the gorgeous colors of inks in the brilliant letters I receive. I am a huge fan of ink colors. The sad epiphany it has taken me years to come to is this, aren't A LOT of them indestinquishable in the pen? What do you think?
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Post by radellaf on Feb 23, 2022 3:25:10 GMT
If you're an idiot then I'm... whatever comes after idiot. I know a bunch of my ink colors must be indistinguishable. Kon Peki, Crystal Planet, and Edelstein Topaz, I certainly don't need all three of: for color purposes. I still like having them. It is amazing how fast a nice broad, italic, or music nib can go through a converter. I got a Sailor and Platinum music nib and, wow. The sailor is doing a lot better after I polished it just a little on some 1.5 micron lapping film. I'll have to ink it up again. The 3776 music is making inroads into my Platinum pigment inks. As an EF & F user, almost exclusively, I'm enjoying this.
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Post by Lupine on Feb 23, 2022 14:56:58 GMT
As an EF & F user, almost exclusively, I'm enjoying this. Oh my gosh. I am also getting interested in broader nibs. I can't imagine owning a music nib, but I've never tried one. What if I fall in love? Thank you for your insight/confession. Yes, moving through bottles at a good clip is a nice reason to have small variations in colors.
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Post by vertolive on Feb 23, 2022 21:57:23 GMT
Lupine: it most definitely takes a broader nib to bring out ink shading! I use my 1.5mm Lamy Joy (huuuge italic nib) when I want to show off my J. Herbin “Amethyste” in all its glory.
You do need to keep mixing the ink in the pen as you write to keep glitter consistent , but I’ve never had a problem with cleanup.
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Post by allanorn on Aug 1, 2022 20:23:45 GMT
Ordered a couple of bottles today from JetPens: Diamine Chocolate Brown (30ml) and Pelikan 4001 Turquoise (62.5ml). I had a large bottle of the former but I disposed it some time ago (Contamination? Pen clogger?); I had a sample of the latter and loved it!
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