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 might want a thicker ink, often pigmented inks
• these are sold as calligraphy ink
• fountain pen inks on dip nibs can be too wet
  • thicken it with gum arabic?
• calligraphy ink should never be put into fountain pens

My Collection

Fountain Pen Ink

Numbered list is numbered by page in my ink samples book.

1. Diamine Purple Dream (deep purple)
2. Diamine Citrus Ice (bright orange with silver shimmer)
3. Diamine Writer’s Blood (dark bordeaux red)
4. Diamine Onyx Black (black)
5. Diamine Blaze Orange (rich orange)
6. Diamine Raspberry Rose (raspberry magenta)
7. Ralf Brüll Königsblau (royal blue)
8. Kyo-no-oto Adzukiiro (dark bordeaux red)
9. Diamine Tulip (bright red)
10. Pilot Iroshizuku Tsutsuji (vibrant pink) (sample only)
11. Diamine Amazing Amethyst (medium blueish purple)
12. Herbin Bouton d’Or (bright yellow) (sample only)
13. Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo (medium-dark blue) (sample only)

Not in my ink sample book yet:

currently none

Calligraphy Ink

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

Wish List

Fountain Pen Ink

• 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 Tsutsuji
  • I already tried a small sample from Fountainfeder
  • enjoyed it a lot
  • but seems to have been discontinued :/
• Robert Oster Pen Addict Fire on Fire
  • saw in a fedi post and I think I need it

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)