EFNIR: Diamine Night Sky

[Penguincollector]

8 hours ago, yazeh said:

@Penguincollector thanks a lot for introducing me to another writing implement, I don't need  

 

  Sorry! 😝 

[InesF]

12 hours ago, LizEF said:

No green squirrels were harmed in the making of this episode.

Aaaahh, good to know! Thank you! 👍

 

Today, I like to reply in A. Schwarzenegger movie style (be aware of the exclamation marks):

Voltaire is a prophet!

Klaw is void master!!

Unhealthy glitter in fountain pens - grrr!!

There shall not be another black besides Shogun!!

Get the Green Squirrel out here!!!

When all black is consumed, the world is free!!!!

Enough talked, learn the alphabet with Arnold!

 

Thank you, @LizEF, for the review, for the story part (for letting us hanging on the cliff) and for your effort in trying to use glitter ink in fountain pens with EF nib. 

Looking forward to releasing the grip from the cliff.   

[Sailor Kenshin]

8 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

  I use a Moonman that has a set of EF-B glass nibs, but I find myself using the Hocoro fude more for the line variation. For swatches I previously used a brush for the swatch with the glass nibs for the writing, but the fude does the job of both. I don’t find either one difficult to clean at all. 

O noz!  Nao I haz 2 lk 4 dis Moonman!

[LizEF]

8 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

  Definitely. The mica I normally use is practically eyeshadow. The two most recent ones are jagged, larger pieces that are really reflective. They definitely look like they’re very different. 

Interesting.   Thanks for the confirmation.  I'm sure the differences are some combination of design and science.

[LizEF]

7 hours ago, InesF said:

Today, I like to reply in A. Schwarzenegger movie style (be aware of the exclamation marks):

Voltaire is a prophet!

Klaw is void master!!

Unhealthy glitter in fountain pens - grrr!!

There shall not be another black besides Shogun!!

Get the Green Squirrel out here!!!

When all black is consumed, the world is free!!!!

Enough talked, learn the alphabet with Arnold!

 

7 hours ago, InesF said:

Thank you, @LizEF, for the review, for the story part (for letting us hanging on the cliff) and for your effort in trying to use glitter ink in fountain pens with EF nib. 

You're most welcome!

 

7 hours ago, InesF said:

Looking forward to releasing the grip from the cliff.   

[Penguincollector]

19 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

O noz!  Nao I haz 2 lk 4 dis Moonman!

 

Here’s the Amazon link

[Sailor Kenshin]

14 minutes ago, LizEF said:

Interesting.   Thanks for the confirmation.  I'm sure the differences are some combination of design and science.

Or cheeper to leave it in big steel hunks.

[Sailor Kenshin]

15 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

 

Here’s the Amazon link

 

Thanks, but link hijacks me to someplace off-planet.  😭

[LizEF]

1 hour ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Thanks, but link hijacks me to someplace off-planet.  😭

I'm not sure I understand, but here's the URL that link takes me to (with the unnecessary bits removed): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C13ZCBJ9

[Sailor Kenshin]

1 hour ago, LizEF said:

I'm not sure I understand, but here's the URL that link takes me to (with the unnecessary bits removed): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C13ZCBJ9

Oooo shinyyy!  Thanks.

[Penguincollector]

  

4 hours ago, LizEF said:

I'm not sure I understand, but here's the URL that link takes me to (with the unnecessary bits removed): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C13ZCBJ9

  Thanks, Liz. @Sailor Kenshin, I haz no idr what happenz.

[LizEF]

On 2/25/2025 at 10:01 AM, Penguincollector said:

I could make a better behaved version using a black ink and one of the commercial shimmer additives I’ve on hand. 

Can you tell me where you find these?  I have a friend who wants a green ink with blue shimmer and I can't think of any such ink.

[Sailor Kenshin]

14 hours ago, LizEF said:

Can you tell me where you find these?  I have a friend who wants a green ink with blue shimmer and I can't think of any such ink.

 

I may not be @Penguincollector, but I've used Pearl-Ex (or Pearl-X?), an artist pigment that even comes in interference colors.

[LizEF]

16 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

I may not be @Penguincollector, but I've used Pearl-Ex (or Pearl-X?), an artist pigment that even comes in interference colors.

Thanks!  What are "interference colors"?

 

[LizEF]

Just now, LizEF said:

What are "interference colors"?

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Interference colors are colors that change depending on the angle of view. They can appear transparent or iridescent, and can create a three-dimensional effect. 

Thanks, google!

[Penguincollector]

14 hours ago, LizEF said:

Can you tell me where you find these?  I have a friend who wants a green ink with blue shimmer and I can't think of any such ink.

 

  I went looking and I came up with nothing for a green ink with blue shimmer. For shimmer additives made especially for fountain pen ink, I use either Wearingeul Glitter Potions (bought from Dromgooles and Vanness), which comes in light blue (Frost), or Pennonia Csillám, which comes in several different shades of blue. Endless Pens has them in stock in the US, Cult Pens in the UK. I have used different brands of mica, but have only used them in cheap pens and once in a Pilot Lucina F. 

 

Pennonia Shimmer at Endless

[LizEF]

3 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

I went looking and I came up with nothing for a green ink with blue shimmer.

I found Robert Oster Crystal Marine.  Seems that will do, but I wanted to pass along the shimmer sources anyway.  I've forwarded your and Sailor's sources, so now my friend can decide for himself whether to try any of them.    Thanks!

[Penguincollector]

 
  That Crystal Marine is very pretty! Hope he finds the color he’s looking for. 

[Sailor Kenshin]

24 minutes ago, LizEF said:

Thanks, google!

InkVent 'chameleon' inks are made with such pigments, I suspect.

[LizEF]

31 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

InkVent 'chameleon' inks are made with such pigments, I suspect.

Could well be.