52+ Inks - 2017 - Weekly Community Ink Project

[Chrissy]

I didn't know there was this reminder thread. Thanks LG for posting these.

[lgsoltek]

Week 31:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/325776-week-31-30-jul-be-done-with-it-2017-weekly-ink-project/

[LizEF]

Just a thought... Since next week's ink is a mix of something you love and something you dislike, you might want to plan to mix early so you know whether your mix is going to go all wonky (so you have time to pick something else that might not go wonky). My mix is sitting in a glass vial now, waiting to see if it'll go goopy or anything.

[lgsoltek]

Just a thought... Since next week's ink is a mix of something you love and something you dislike, you might want to plan to mix early so you know whether your mix is going to go all wonky (so you have time to pick something else that might not go wonky). My mix is sitting in a glass vial now, waiting to see if it'll go goopy or anything.

Great idea Liz! I also suggest using a dip pen for testing if we're not sure whether it works!

[lgsoltek]

Week 32: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/326022-week-32-6-aug-lovehate-2017-weekly-ink-project/

[lgsoltek]

Week 33:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/326298-week-33-13-aug-umbra-rumba-2017-weekly-ink-project/

[lgsoltek]

Week 34:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/326513-week-34-20-aug-the-fifth-element-2017-weekly-ink-project/

[lgsoltek]

Week 35:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/326774-week-35-27-aug-true-love-2017-weekly-ink-project/

[lgsoltek]

Week 36:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/326981-week-36-3-sep-charlie-the-unit-of-sheen-2017-weekly-ink-project/

[lgsoltek]

Week 37:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/327229-week-37-10-sep-faster-drying-higher-sheen-stronger-shading-2017-weekly-ink-project/

[lgsoltek]

Week 38:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/327502-week-38-17-sep-inkuinox-2-2017-weekly-ink-project/

[amberleadavis]

What are we going to do next year?

[lgsoltek]

What are we going to do next year?

 

I haven't given that much thought yet. Maybe a monthly theme of combos, like complementary colours, high and low saturations, sheenful and sheenless, similar colours, etc.?

[evyxmsj]

The postage might get a bit much, but what about a mystery sampler? (Receive an ink sample from a person, and send one out to another). Could do it monthly or quarterly to keep costs low. It would need a bit of organisation at the start.

[amberleadavis]

 

I haven't given that much thought yet. Maybe a monthly theme of combos, like complementary colours, high and low saturations, sheenful and sheenless, similar colours, etc.?

 

Those sound awesome.

 

The postage might get a bit much, but what about a mystery sampler? (Receive an ink sample from a person, and send one out to another). Could do it monthly or quarterly to keep costs low. It would need a bit of organisation at the start.

 

We do something like that now with a group called the Inksters. We do "spring" cleaning whenever we actually get around to it and share the inks we won't be using. We have a lot of fun.

[LizEF]

We could try something where all of us who have the same ink use it, so we can see it in different pens / nibs. I think the coordination would have to consist of each of us adding our ink / name to a spreadsheet, then sorting on which ink is shared by the most people (for week one), then the second-most common ink (week two), etc. If nothing else, it might help someone who doesn't have the ink get a better idea of whether they'd like it... (Sort of a multi-person ink review.)

[amberleadavis]

Lou Erikson tried doing that with the Iroshizuku inks.

[lgsoltek]

Lou Erikson tried doing that with the Iroshizuku inks.

 

Yeah I remember that. That seems to have gone nowhere though. I think the less pre-planning, the less coordination that we ask of the participants, the better. Too much effort needed tends to discourage people from joining. I think something easy to jump into at any moment is more likely to attract participants.

[mhguda]

 

Yeah I remember that. That seems to have gone nowhere though. I think the less pre-planning, the less coordination that we ask of the participants, the better. Too much effort needed tends to discourage people from joining. I think something easy to jump into at any moment is more likely to attract participants.

I think you got that exactly right.

[lgsoltek]

Week 39:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/327764-week-39-24-sep-undiluted-love-2017-weekly-ink-project/