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Van Dieman do come up with some weird #inks. Busy swatching Mermaid, their Jan 2026 ink of the month. Shading, multichromatic, multi shimmer... Pity the pink shimmer settles so quickly you have to fill very fast indeed.
I've filled several sample vials for my own use, just so that I have a vague chance of getting a consistent fill. In the meantime here's their page: https://www.vandiemansink.com.au/products/van-diemans-2026-mermaid-100ml-shimmering-multichromatic-fountain-pen-ink
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Van Dieman do come up with some weird #inks. Busy swatching Mermaid, their Jan 2026 ink of the month. Shading, multichromatic, multi shimmer... Pity the pink shimmer settles so quickly you have to fill very fast indeed.
I've filled several sample vials for my own use, just so that I have a vague chance of getting a consistent fill. In the meantime here's their page: https://www.vandiemansink.com.au/products/van-diemans-2026-mermaid-100ml-shimmering-multichromatic-fountain-pen-ink
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Bother. My Majohn Sakura glass pen must have knocked against something. The tip's chipped so it's now either an EEF or a B depending on which way I hold it, which means I can no longer use it for ink drying time comparisons.
#FountainPen #FountainPens #inks -
Bother. My Majohn Sakura glass pen must have knocked against something. The tip's chipped so it's now either an EEF or a B depending on which way I hold it, which means I can no longer use it for ink drying time comparisons.
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Currently wondering which Bizarroland ink from Van Dieman I should open and swatch today. I have rather a lot to choose from after the binge earlier this year. I also need to choose one of their less insane ones to put a new Jinhao 20.
Or I could just be boring and put a nice reliable Diamine in a new J20 so that if it borks I know it's the pen and not the ink. :-)
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Currently wondering which Bizarroland ink from Van Dieman I should open and swatch today. I have rather a lot to choose from after the binge earlier this year. I also need to choose one of their less insane ones to put a new Jinhao 20.
Or I could just be boring and put a nice reliable Diamine in a new J20 so that if it borks I know it's the pen and not the ink. :-)
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New Ink, New Pen, and Writing Sample
https://feddit.online/c/fountainpens/p/1695915/new-ink-new-pen-and-writing-sample
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New Ink, New Pen, and Writing Sample
https://feddit.online/c/fountainpens/p/1695915/new-ink-new-pen-and-writing-sample
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✒️ Fountain pen ink retailers, I beg of you: post ink swatches on paper along with product shots
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✒️ Fountain pen ink retailers, I beg of you: post ink swatches on paper along with product shots
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✒️ Inky Wednesday: Wearingeul and Birmingham Pen Company
https://cjs-wunderkammer.ghost.io/inky-wednesday-wearingeul-and-birmingham-pen-company/
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✒️ Inky Wednesday: Wearingeul and Birmingham Pen Company
https://cjs-wunderkammer.ghost.io/inky-wednesday-wearingeul-and-birmingham-pen-company/
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Inks I'm currently using in my pens!
Imperial Purple, Kon-Peki, and Tsutsuji are my three favs, and are ALWAYS in a pen.
I just found out today that Sailor is discontinuing a lot of inks, so I'll probably need to find similar colors to replace the Sailor inks once my bottles are empty.
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Inks I'm currently using in my pens!
Imperial Purple, Kon-Peki, and Tsutsuji are my three favs, and are ALWAYS in a pen.
I just found out today that Sailor is discontinuing a lot of inks, so I'll probably need to find similar colors to replace the Sailor inks once my bottles are empty.
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✒️ Fountain Pen Quickie: Spring Ink Palette
https://cjs-wunderkammer.ghost.io/fountain-pen-quickie-spring-ink-palette/
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✒️ Fountain Pen Quickie: Spring Ink Palette
https://cjs-wunderkammer.ghost.io/fountain-pen-quickie-spring-ink-palette/
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So, I noticed something odd the other day. I was writing in a notebook using my Asvine V126 with Diamine Writer’s Blood. When I came home I grabbed by V200 with Writer’s Blood to finish what I was writing, but the color / shading of the ink was very different. It was a lot darker and more saturated from the V200 vs the V126.
I compared the nibs under my loupe, but they seem to be mostly the same (ie, tines about the same width, no mis-alignment, etc.)
So, I decided to take things a step further and made the image in this message. Note both the Diamine Aurora Borealis and Writer’s Blood seem to have quite different characteristics.
(I should mention: all pens were recently cleaned, and all filled at the same time from the same bottle(s) of ink…)
Anyone have any thoughts on why this would be the case?
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So, I noticed something odd the other day. I was writing in a notebook using my Asvine V126 with Diamine Writer’s Blood. When I came home I grabbed by V200 with Writer’s Blood to finish what I was writing, but the color / shading of the ink was very different. It was a lot darker and more saturated from the V200 vs the V126.
I compared the nibs under my loupe, but they seem to be mostly the same (ie, tines about the same width, no mis-alignment, etc.)
So, I decided to take things a step further and made the image in this message. Note both the Diamine Aurora Borealis and Writer’s Blood seem to have quite different characteristics.
(I should mention: all pens were recently cleaned, and all filled at the same time from the same bottle(s) of ink…)
Anyone have any thoughts on why this would be the case?
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Wordsworth and Black Royal Blue and Racing Green Inks
https://feddit.online/c/fountainpens/p/1530582/wordsworth-and-black-royal-blue-and-racing-green-inks
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Wordsworth and Black Royal Blue and Racing Green Inks
https://feddit.online/c/fountainpens/p/1530582/wordsworth-and-black-royal-blue-and-racing-green-inks
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Testing Fountain Pen Inks
Question: has anyone done extensive testing on any fountain pen inks?
I don’t mean the standard Mountain of Ink style, sample card, writing sample, etc. visual comparisons. (I’d like to call this subjective measurement, but chromatographic measurements aren’t subjective if done in a controlled manner.)
I am thinking more objective testing: viscosity, density, flow rate @ a given line width, etc.
I was thinking about this type of testing tonight, and it seems to me that there are a lot of factors that would need to be controlled: temperature, air pressure / barometric pressure, nib consistency, friction (aka heat), etc. Given what I was thinking this could be an interesting experiment, if someone wanted to undertake controlling all the variables, and implementing the controls necessary for consistent results.
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🖋️ I was listening to a recent episode of The Pen Addict podcast and both Brad and Myke were saying they don't pick the ink first, rather the pen. I thought about it and realize I'm sometimes the opposite! 😆 I think of what ink I want to use next and then think of a pen to pair with it. Not always, but a fair amount. #FountainPens #inks
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🖋️ I was listening to a recent episode of The Pen Addict podcast and both Brad and Myke were saying they don't pick the ink first, rather the pen. I thought about it and realize I'm sometimes the opposite! 😆 I think of what ink I want to use next and then think of a pen to pair with it. Not always, but a fair amount. #FountainPens #inks
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✒️ Lovely gray (or grey) inks. While I'm trying not to buy too many inks while my library is overflowing, these are tempting to sample, at least. Pretty appropriate for the gray, rainy weather we've been having recently.
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✒️ Lovely gray (or grey) inks. While I'm trying not to buy too many inks while my library is overflowing, these are tempting to sample, at least. Pretty appropriate for the gray, rainy weather we've been having recently.
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✒️ Inky Wednesday: Dominant Industry Earl Grey Tea
https://cjs-wunderkammer.ghost.io/inky-wednesday-dominant-industry-earl-grey-tea/
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✒️ Inky Wednesday: Dominant Industry Earl Grey Tea
https://cjs-wunderkammer.ghost.io/inky-wednesday-dominant-industry-earl-grey-tea/
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Beato Angelico's miniatures.
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Beato Angelico's miniatures.
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✒️ Organizing My Ink Samples
https://cjs-wunderkammer.ghost.io/organizing-my-ink-samples/
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✒️ Organizing My Ink Samples
https://cjs-wunderkammer.ghost.io/organizing-my-ink-samples/
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Will I get this finished tonight? Neigh.
Am I happy where it's at? Yea... er, Yes. = )
