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Ink Review: Taccia Hokusai Sabimidori

2020-01-20 [Edd Wilder-James]

Taccia Hokusai Sabimidori is an incredibly expressive teal ink. “Sabi midori” translates to “rust green”, which accurately describes the mix of the ink’s sheen and underlying shade.

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I’ve been obsessed with this ink for nearly a month now, since getting a sample in December, and immediately deciding I wanted to order a bottle!

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Ink Review: Diamine Purple Scribble

2020-01-04 [Edd Wilder-James]

You can find lots written about inks, their qualities, and how they work on different papers. There are some very talented reviewers, such as Mountain of Ink, who do a much better job than I could. What I can do is tell you how an ink feels to me.

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Diamine Scribble Purple is a private pleasure. So saturated it’s nearly black, and at first you wonder if it’s worth it. The deep royal purple comes out when you take a second look at your writing. It’s the subtlety that appeals to me.

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Inkvent 2019

2019-12-29 [Edd Wilder-James]

All my Instagram posts from the Diamine’s Inkvent Calendar 2019. Here’s the swab of every sample to give you an overview: read on for close-up illustrations with each ink, and some videos of the shimmer inks.

This was a great amount of fun, and I hope they do something like this again in future. I left “Happy Holidays” inked up for regular writing in my journal!

Day 1: Blue Peppermint

Day 2: Candy Cane

Day 3: Snow Storm

Day 4: Polar Glow

Day 5: Triple Chocolate

Day 6: Ho Ho Ho

Day 7: Mistletoe

Day 8: Gold Star

Day 9: Nutcracker

Day 10: Winter Miracle

Day 11: Elf

Day 12: Noel

Day 13: Mulled Wine

Day 14: Jack Frost

Day 15: Festive Cheer

Day 16: Season’s Greetings

Day 17: Poinsettia

Day 18: Holly

Day 19: Gingerbread

Day 20: Midnight Hour

Day 21: Fire Embers

Day 22: Solstice

Day 23: Roasted Chestnut

Day 24: Purple Bow

Day 25: Happy Holidays

Inktober 2019

2019-11-10 [Edd Wilder-James]

This #inktober I decided to pay cheeky tribute to the fountain pen experience with haiku-like poems and ink doodles. I followed the spooky themes from Goldspot Pens #goldspotinktober list.

I had a lot of fun doing this! I used watercolor paper, and a Nemosine 0.8 stub inked with Noodler’s Black for the words. Otherwise, inks are as noted.

Day 1: MYSTERY

Day 2: CHILL

Day 3: VENOM

Day 4: BLOOD

Day 5: WHISPER

Day 6: TERROR

Day 7: SHIVER

Day 8: VICIOUS

Day 9: MADNESS

Day 10: SUFFOCATE

Day 11: CURSE

Day 12: NIGHTMARE

Day 13: SHRIEK

Day 14: SPELL

Day 15: SUSPENSE

Day 16: WRATH

Day 17: CREEP

Day 18: PARASITE

Day 19: HEART

Day 20: FEVER

Day 21: EERIE

Day 22: REVENGE

Day 23: SHADOW

Day 24: GHOST

Day 25: WEIRD

Day 26: HAUNTING

Day 27: OUTBREAK

Day 28: TORTURE

Day 29: APOCALYPSE

Day 30: EVIL

Day 31: TERROR

Ink drops

2019-07-08 [Edd Wilder-James]

Some fun insights and grumbles from my week with inks. Sloshing around in this post are Noodler’s, J. Herbin and Troublemaker.

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Pen pops

2019-07-08 [Edd Wilder-James]

One of the fun things about stationery as a hobby is picking up nuggets of trivia. Here’s a selection of pen facts I’ve learned recently, about Pelikan, OMAS, Noodler’s, Pilot, and more.

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