Your Most Recent Impulsive Ink Purchase? (Replacement Bottles Don't Count.. Only 1St Timers!)

[SLinkster]

23 hours ago, Misfit said:

@SLinkster well yes, because once the pen arrives, you’ll want to put ink in it. 

So nice to be surrounded by my people! 😁

[Misfit]

2 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

  I bought a bottle of Herbin Vert de Gris at the art supply store next to the post office. It was my reward for filling out forms and queuing at said post office. Almost bought a big bottle of Perle Noir but left it for next time. 

How cool to have an art supply store next to your Post Office. 

[Runnin_Ute]

On 2/2/2024 at 9:08 PM, Runnin_Ute said:

Lamy Crystal Peridot on the way.

 

[Penguincollector]

3 hours ago, Misfit said:

How cool to have an art supply store next to your Post Office. 

  It’s really cool, a very neighborhoody place. It’s walking distance from me so sometimes it’s also a reward for being active. They give coupons that you scratch off and save up to 40%. 

[Misfit]

@Penguincollector I’m jealous of that. So cool!  But I’m glad you have it. 

[Misfit]

@Runnin_Ute thank you for sharing the image of that Lamy ink. 

[Penguincollector]

 I finally ordered a bottle of Octopus Fluids Write and Draw Brown Penguin, along with a bottle of White Lightning from Vanness. I also ordered Pilot cartridges in purple, green, and red from Amazon. 

[Runnin_Ute]

20 hours ago, Misfit said:

@Runnin_Ute thank you for sharing the image of that Lamy ink. 

You're welcome.

 

It's an interesting color. The pen I used on the Colo-ring card is a Parker 45. The collar says it is an A (accountant) nib, but it looks more like an oblique of some sort. I have since put it in a second pen - a Pelikan M205 DUO (BB) and the look is a bit different. The smudge on the card was done on purpose to show the range of color.

[Pfire84]

I’m a sucker for le inks.  And I managed to snag a bottle of noodles cupids legion.  It fills a hole in my ink lineup at least - I don’t have many reds at all.  

[inkstainedruth]

I'm really curious as too how Cupid's Legion compares to Grinch Garnet (both color-wise and in terms of behavior -- the only real downside I've seen to Grinch Garnet (so far, anyway) is that it's got a relatively long dry time.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Misfit]

@inkstainedruth thank you for commenting on Grinch Garnet. I haven’t used mine yet. When I read your comment, I thought great, another slow drying Noodler’s ink. 

[SLinkster]

9 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

I'm really curious as too how Cupid's Legion compares to Grinch Garnet (both color-wise and in terms of behavior -- the only real downside I've seen to Grinch Garnet (so far, anyway) is that it's got a relatively long dry time.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

I have both. If you can be patient I should be able to pull together an informal side-by-side review. I have a decent selection of papers - is there any specific paper on which you'd like to see the inks together? I have more than a few "duplicate" pens, notably Jinhao in all nib sizes, so can at least be scientific about the writing instruments I use. 

[inkstainedruth]

Whatever is convenient for you to pull together.  Remember -- I use cheap sketchpads from Barnes and Noble for ink testing and comparisons.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

ETA: Mostly I just want to know what the two inks look like next to each other, to decide if it's worth me even bothering to get a bottle of Cupid's Legion.  Grinch Garnet was just enough different in color from other magenta/pink inks I already had that I'm glad I got it -- but it might not be worth me getting a bottle of Cupid's Legion as well.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[SLinkster]

1 hour ago, inkstainedruth said:

cheap sketchpads from Barnes and Noble

Can you characterize that paper for me? Maybe it would be easier for me to just send you some Cupid 💘

[inkstainedruth]

The sticker on the one to hand says "Piccadilly Sketchbook"; "200 pages" and "120 gsm, acid-free paper".  They're top spiral-bound and the most recent one I bought cost $7 + tax.  I think the pages are 6" x 9", and they tended to be in the front section of B&N stores, where their "bargain" books are located.  I'm currently working on the fourth one, but have.a fifth one when vol. 4 gets filled up (I'm kinda doing 1 sheet per ink, front and back.  I don't do swabs but I do try to do comparisons of inks which are similar to each other in color (stuff like "X ink is redder and dries mores slowly than Y ink".  And I look for stuff like feathering and showthrough/bleedthrough.  

I started with them because they were inexpensive, and because they're *not* high quality paper (unlike stuff like Tomoe River).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[A Smug Dill]

TACCIA Sunao-iro Midori and Cha.

[Pfire84]

On 2/13/2024 at 7:18 PM, inkstainedruth said:

The sticker on the one to hand says "Piccadilly Sketchbook"; "200 pages" and "120 gsm, acid-free paper".  They're top spiral-bound and the most recent one I bought cost $7 + tax.  I think the pages are 6" x 9", and they tended to be in the front section of B&N stores, where their "bargain" books are located.  I'm currently working on the fourth one, but have.a fifth one when vol. 4 gets filled up (I'm kinda doing 1 sheet per ink, front and back.  I don't do swabs but I do try to do comparisons of inks which are similar to each other in color (stuff like "X ink is redder and dries mores slowly than Y ink".  And I look for stuff like feathering and showthrough/bleedthrough.  

I started with them because they were inexpensive, and because they're *not* high quality paper (unlike stuff like Tomoe River).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

I just picked up grinch garnet. I had thought it was all sold out but Vanness had a bottle.  So I will do a side by side when it comes in. 
 

I’m curious though, have you had any experience with Piccadilly paper reacting with your ink?  I have a ton of them (my family likes to be supportive of my journal hoarding haha) and every single one I have used distorts the ink colors   It almost looks like there is come chemistry happening.  I’m just curious if your experience is the same as mine. 

[inkstainedruth]

I think I may have, but it seems to depend on the ink.  But I've also had issues with the ink varying by not only what paper is being used, but also by how long it's been in a specific pen (i.e., whether the ink has evaporated somewhat).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth 

[Misfit]

A small bottle of the discontinued Iroshizuku Tsukushi is on order. I saw it mentioned by two people in another thread. It didn’t show up at first except in reviews. I checked AliExpress, and found it there. I almost walked away, but I saw the True Writer Kyoto, another discontinued color, and completed the order. The True Writer Kyoto has some dark brown and bits of pink in it, so the ink might be a good 

match. 

[inkstainedruth]

At an estate sale last weekend, I picked up several vintage pens, plus a half full bottle of Skrip Blue (yellow box, jar with the inkwell shelf); and a mostly empty bottle of vintage Quink Washable Brown (40s era style bottle) -- but I'm thinking there's enough for maybe a couple of fills left.

And the pens, the inks, and a paperback cost me five bucks total.  Can't beat that.... 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth