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I recently fell in love with fountain pen inks. I started making icons of ink bottles because I wanted to make an online ink database which lets users share reviews and rate inks in a more standardized way. However I don't know if fellow FPN members would find it useful, I'll ask for more opinions first. Anyway, just thought I'd share these icons.

 

http://winsonli.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/visconti-sailor.png

http://winsonli.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/montblanc-regular.png

http://winsonli.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/montblanc-seasonal.png

 

You can download them here.

 

I'll try to create icons for other brands, but I have to find better pictures to base my design on or maybe I would buy a bottle.

Hope you like it, and do tell me what you think!

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http://winsonli.com/bottledinkicons/small/visconti-blue.png http://winsonli.com/bottledinkicons/small/waterman-brown.png Bottled Ink Icons version 0.3 | Forum Thread

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Man, now I'm definitely going to have to buy some MB Seasons Greetings ink. Love that bottle.

 

Excellent work. I think you definitely need to buy some of the fancy Pilot ink and make icons of that awesome bottle.

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Very cool! Well done !

 

Man, now I'm definitely going to have to buy some MB Seasons Greetings ink. Love that bottle.

 

Excellent work. I think you definitely need to buy some of the fancy Pilot ink and make icons of that awesome bottle.

 

 

Thanks for the comments. I drafted the Pilot Iroshizuku icon today:

 

http://winsonli.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/iroshizuku-shin-ryoku.png

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http://winsonli.com/bottledinkicons/small/visconti-blue.png http://winsonli.com/bottledinkicons/small/waterman-brown.png Bottled Ink Icons version 0.3 | Forum Thread

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I'm not sure what I'd use them for, but those are adorable! :thumbup:

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I'm not sure what I'd use them for, but those are adorable! :thumbup:

 

Agreed -- not sure what I'd use them for, but they look great.

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I'm not sure what I'd use them for, but those are adorable! :thumbup:

 

 

I'm not sure what I'd use them for, but those are adorable! :thumbup:

 

Agreed -- not sure what I'd use them for, but they look great.

 

Thanks. Yea, I'll have to admit that I can't think of a practical usage also. But I had fun making them. Could let me understand more about the different bottle designs and practice my photoshop skills. :)

 

Anyway, should I stop updating this thread due to the lack of interest, or if you would like to see new icons?

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http://winsonli.com/bottledinkicons/small/visconti-blue.png http://winsonli.com/bottledinkicons/small/waterman-brown.png Bottled Ink Icons version 0.3 | Forum Thread

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Please do keep posting! Having just picked up a bottle of Montblanc Season's Greetings (the red vanilla- I love the cute round bottle!) I think I'd like to use them to show my "ink of the moment"...

 

PS would love to see the Waterman inks, as they're another distinctive bottle shape...

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/4619/inkxchangemm0.png Currently out of vials.my ink list

 

Ink of the moment: mix of Noodler's Lermontov, Britannia's Blue Waves, and Whiteness of the Whale

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I'm glad you found the icons useful. I just drafted the Waterman bottle. Would publish the icon in different colors soon. Thanks :)

 

http://winsonli.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/waterman-green.png

 

Please do keep posting! Having just picked up a bottle of Montblanc Season's Greetings (the red vanilla- I love the cute round bottle!) I think I'd like to use them to show my "ink of the moment"...

 

PS would love to see the Waterman inks, as they're another distinctive bottle shape...

 

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http://winsonli.com/bottledinkicons/small/visconti-blue.png http://winsonli.com/bottledinkicons/small/waterman-brown.png Bottled Ink Icons version 0.3 | Forum Thread

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Nice but about 150x150 might be better.

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Nice but about 150x150 might be better.

 

Due to my limited skills, a lot of flaws would show when the icon is bigger. :unsure: I should have created the icons in vector format for resizing anyway.

 

Version 0.3 is out, featuring the 8 waterman colors. Thanks.

 

If you would like to use the icons in your signature, feel free to link to the image's URL which can be found on the following pages:

Right click on the icon you want, select properties and copy the image url. Thanks!

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http://winsonli.com/bottledinkicons/small/visconti-blue.png http://winsonli.com/bottledinkicons/small/waterman-brown.png Bottled Ink Icons version 0.3 | Forum Thread

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I just noticed this thread from your signature in another post. This is really cool, I love the little icons! Please make Noodler's and Herbin!

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Thanks! As to use - I use them for some folders that I need to code with colours.

 

On a mac it's extremely easy to change icons so I have always been doing that and now I can remove the Winnie the Pooh set :-)

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Thank you for the comments. I've been busy these few weeks so I stopped for a while. Would make more when I've finished my assignments :)

 

This is my first attempt in making icons. Please let me know if there's something I can improve. Thanks!

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http://winsonli.com/bottledinkicons/small/visconti-blue.png http://winsonli.com/bottledinkicons/small/waterman-brown.png Bottled Ink Icons version 0.3 | Forum Thread

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I will be using them on my FP, Ink and Penmanship folders. Great job!

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The faintest ink is more powerful than the strongest memory.

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Those are very interesting. Are you sure that you want us all to be linking to your site for the icons?

Hey, I've got these two: http://winsonli.com/bottledinkicons/large/waterman-brown.png and http://winsonli.com/bottledinkicons/large/waterman-blue.png .

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