Writing samples: Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm. ... Mountain of Ink. There are three very important aspects of using a fountain pen. See more ideas about Ink, Fountain pen ink, Pen and ink. Awhile back we wrote a blog on some of the When it comes to sheen, the rule is always the wetter the better!


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A lot of inks show sheen in large swabs or ink drops, but some of them only show sheen in large swabs, but don't show any sheen in writing. You can’t always see the sheen in the swab, so be sure to check out the video for up an up close look at each ink, or the individual product pages for images showing off the sheen. There are inks, like Organics Studio Nitrogen, that can sheen no matter the paper, nib, or anything. Hi, I’m Kelli, and I’m the brain behind Mountain of Ink. Overall, this is a fun ink, lots of sheen and shimmer, but not much shading. If you have either of those already you probably don’t need this one too.Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some pretty shading.Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes.Turquoise is very similar to Diamine Havasu Turquoise and Diamine Aqua Blue. I’m a homeschooling mama of three littles, full-time student, aspiring photographer, amateur chef, and lover of all things stationery.

Sheen shows most in the areas where the ink pools, and less absorbent paper allows for more ink pooling. Today we are going to focus on how to create sheen with ink, and all three aspects of using a fountain pen are going to come into play.Different papers produce different amounts of sheen. This page is based on my experience with sheen, and is not to be taken as fact. In general, you can expect more sheen from Tomoe River Paper, Rhodia Paper, and Clairefontaine Paper, than your average copy paper.Certain inks will sheen more than others, and some inks do not produce any sheen. Remember, we have The Write Tools for the Analog Writer!I haven’t considered sheen much until you made this article (tried to post earlier, but had some browser problems).
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I find shading and sheen to be interesting, and use them more than inks that don't have special properties. Unfortunately, sheen is not super conducive to finer nibs, but hopefully one of theseEnter your email address to receive notifications of new Pen Chalet blog posts

On my site you will find fountain pen, ink, and paper reviews, along with stationery bits and bobs along the way. Different inks have different properties, including: sheen, shimmer, shading, etc, which is part of what makes inks so fascinating. I think any day that doesn’t involve learning and playing with ink is a day wasted. Let’s take a look at four inks from the Tono & Lims Baby Color SE collection: Beside U , Shine Muscat , Bleu Macaron and Forgetting U . You can always try to improve flow by using a brass shim to loosen the tines a little.

Sheen shows most in the areas where the ink pools, and less absorbent paper allows for more ink pooling. Medium nibs are typically a good place to start with most sheening inks but broad or stub are even better.

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Inks that show sheen when used for writing fall into the other four categories: low (shows sheen in 1-2 nib sizes), medium (3-4 nib sizes), high (5+ nib sizes), and monster. Certain inks will sheen more than others, and some inks do not produce any sheen. I’m a homeschooling mama of three littles, full-time student, aspiring photographer, amateur chef, and lover of all things stationery.

Comparison Swabs: Aotani Cascade Green is pretty close to Pelikan Edelstein Jade in color, but flows so much better.