My ink sample box. It's a little like a hidden object game -- can you find the Pilot Varsity pen that somehow made its way into the box?
Ink-wise I am at the same stage of color maturity that I was when my wife and I were first married. Back then I insisted on dressing almost completely in earth tones, but I assure you it wasn't in order to make a fashion statement, unless the statement was "I am a very boring individual who thinks his head will explode if he tries on a green shirt." Luckily, my colorful wife soon took me in hand and now I am (mostly) comfortable wearing almost any color. In fact, I was wearing yellow shorts just this morning. Outside. In daylight.
But I digress. Suffice it to say that my ink color adventures lag far behind my clothing color choices. So here's my solution. For a week, I am going to try a new random color of ink from my box every day, using the same pen (my trusty Kaigelu M nib pen) and the same paper (Bloc Rhodia No. 16) just for consistency of experience. I will handwrite a mini review of each ink, just for reference. At the end of the week, I expect to have found some new favorite inks, and I will have (hopefully) become more comfortable with using some of the wealth of ink colors available to fountain pen users today.
Let's have fun with ink!
I'm looking forward to these posts, Randall! I've been wanting to start using bottled inks with my fountain pens, so maybe you'll give me some ideas for interesting inks to try out.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I think this is going to be lots of fun.
DeleteJust look at all that inky goodness! I'm looking forward to your reviews, too.
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