inks

I like ink. (see handwriting)

Notes

• ink isn’t all the same
• ink for fountain pens is very liquid so it flows well through the system
• for writing with dip nibs you want a thicker ink, often pigmented inks
• these are sold as calligraphy ink
• fountain pen inks on dip nibs tend to form ugly drops or even puddles on the paper because the ink flow far to quickly onto the paper

My Collection

Fountain Pen Ink

• Diamine Purple Dream (deep purple)
• Diamine Citrus Ice (bright orange with silver shimmer)
• Diamine Onyx Black (black)
• Diamine Writer’s Blood (dark bordeaux red)
• Diamine Blaze Orange (rich orange)
• Diamine Raspberry Rose (raspberry magenta)
• Ralf Brüll Königsblau (royal blue)

Calligraphy Ink

• Herbin Calligraphy Noir (black)
• Ferris Wheel Press Calligraphy Ink Celestial Soiree (deep blue with silver shimmer)

Wish List

Fountain Pen Ink

• a dark red / bordeaux
• a bright and vibrant purple
• a vibrant candy red
• shimmer dark blue / dark purple / black, maybe night sky themed
  • Nemosine Coalsack Nebula
  • Diamine Night Sky
  • Colorverse Shiny Black
• a shimmer purple
  • Diamine Frosted Orchid (purple with silver shimmer)
• KWZ Firecracker (bright red with gold shimmer)
• Wearingeul Romeo (black with purple shimmer)
• Lamy Dark Lilac
  • they seem to have changed the recipe at some point
• fancy sheen ink
• a nice deep black (got Onyx Black now)
  • Platinum Chou Kuro
  • TWSBI Black
  • Kyo-no-oto Nurebairo
  • Colorverse Sunspot
• Pilot Iroshizuku in some nice color

Calligraphy Ink

• walnut ink
• india ink
• sumi ink
• Dr. Ph. Martin’s inks
  • I’ve read their white is especially good
• Higgins inks
• Ferris Wheel Press Calligraphy Ink Golden Gala (dark gold with golden shimmer)
• Ferris Wheel Press Calligraphy Ink Black Masquerade (deep black with silver shimmer)