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Hi everybody! I'm not sure: is my topic needs an individual topic, but I did not find where I can put it. I am interested in fountain pens not so long ago, but I already have a lot of test sketches made with different inks. I combined them into one big post, in which you can visually compare colors and shades. There are both thin and thick lines, overlays in hatching and more others(I think:)). For the first impression I think is suitable. Welcome: https://lenskiy.org/2019/01/fountain-pen-ink-colorama/ https://lenskiy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1230049sm_OSNitrogenRB.jpg List of inks: - Antoine Encre Bleu Imperial (vintage) - Antoine Encre Vert Emeraude (vintage) - Aurora Blue - Campo Marzio Arancio - Diamine Ancient Cooper - Diamine Bilbery - Diamine Blue-Black - Diamine Inferno Orange - Diamine Ochre - Diamine Oxblood - Diamine Presidental Blue - Diamine Pumpkin - Diamine Regency Blue - Diamine Ultra Green - Diamine Washable Blue - Gamma (Russia) - Koh-I-Noor Black - LUX (Ukraine) - Montblanc Mystery Black - Montblanc Royal Blue - Noodler's Beaver - Noodler's Kiowa Pecan - Noodler's Ottoman Azure - Noodler's Polar Brown - Noodler's Red Black - Noodler's Midnight Blue - Organics Studio: Nitrogen Royal Blue - Pelikan 4001 Brilliant-red (vintage) - Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Brown - Pelikan 4001 Violete - Pelikan Edelstein Topaz - Pelikan Edelstein Olivine - Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz - Pelikan Edelstein Onyx - Pelikan Edelstein Ruby - Pelikan Fount India (pigmented) - Platinum Brunt Sepia (pigmented) - Platinum Carbon Black (pigmented) - Private Reserve: Ebony Purple - Sailor Kiwa-Guro: Super Black (pigmented) - Sailor Sei-Boku: Blue-Clack (pigmented) - Sailor Storia: Night Blue (pigmented) - Schneider Violette - Sheaffer Skrip Blue-Black (vintage) - Sheaffer Skrip Turquoise - Waterman Bleue Intence (vintage) - Waterman Black (permanente) (vintage) - Waterman Blue-Black (permanente) (vintage)

Based on suggestions by FPN members who like to use their pens & ink to draw but find they lack motivation, I am starting this thread to encourage sketching. There are no hard and fast rules on how much time participants should spend on their work, nor how skilled the sketchers must be. This is about setting a personal goal to take time every week and draw an object. The benefit is to the individual as they hone their skills one line at a time and take pleasure in the act of creating. 1. Each theme will run Sunday - Saturday. 2. Themes will be posted on the first Sunday of each Month, for the entire month. 3. You may post your sketch at any time you wish during that week. 4. Each theme will be numbered. Please include that with your post. 5. Do not post a drawing prior to the date set for the theme. 6. If you are unable to post the week of the theme but still wish to do so later, you are free to post the image. 7. You may participate in as many or as few themes as you wish. 8. Include the materials (pen, ink, paper, etc.) you used for the sketch. Thoughts on the process are encouraged if you are willing, as we can learn from each other. 9. If you have any suggestions for themes, please email me. 10. Have fun!

Why I joined is simple. I couldn't answer crairett's question about the origin of his pen without joining, and the question seemed to have gone unanswered for a year. Pens, well, pens are fun. My handwriting looks lousy, but with a dip pen and India ink, I can turn pencil sketches into pen and ink sketches, which are better remembrances, from my point of view. As a child, I had pen pals. I found it interesting to see the difference it made to feel the character of my friends in their choices about pen, paper and ink as well as in word choice and subjects. As I grew up, it became necessary to conduct business and occasionally social correspondence. This meant, to me, a fountain pen. My current favorites are the burgundy Campo Marzio that helped me give information to crairett and a lighter weight Pelikan Madrid. I'm glad I ran across y'all! KBH