About a year and a half ago, I started experimenting with making my own inks. I started looking at books and journal articles, and I contacted other small ink makers around the country to pick up any tips and tricks that they were willing to offer, and I made some good progress. At the same […]
Camlin “Camel” inks are among the most widespread and popular in all of India, though they are not widely available outside of India. After trying out Camlin’s Royal Blue, which is a wonderfully vibrant medium blue, I was interested to try Camlin Scarlet Red, but I’ll admit that my preconceptions misled me. Because Camlin’s “Camel” […]
I recently published a video and review of the full line of current Monarca inks, but I only made a full review of Manglar, which was the bottle that I purchased. After getting quite a few questions about it, I decided to start my reviews of the samples with Monarca Arena Blanca (white sands). Monarca […]
While browsing through stationery products on Etsy last week, I ran across a brand of ink that was new to me: Monarca Ink, a Mexican brand. Currently, the ink is only available in the USA through the Monarca Stationery store on Etsy, but I hope that it becomes available domestically in the future because I’d […]
Following the theme of my recent acquisitions, I bought this bottle of Colorverse Blue Moon from Goldspot Pens because it is an exclusive offering from that store. Like many Colorverse inks, it ships in a 30ml bottle with cool moon-themed graphics. The ink itself is a pale blue that has green shading, though it’s not […]
When I was ordering Noodler’s 1984 a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that Dromgoole’s also had an exclusive Noodler’s ink called “Sidewinder Sepia” in a small, one ounce bottle. Apparently it was a pen show ink recently, and the label is marked “2021” and has a phone number that I assume is Dromgoole’s, but […]
While I was pestering the good folks at Krishna Inks a few weeks ago about one of my orders (it seems that I’ve been buying a lot of Krishna inks lately), they were kind enough to offer me a pre-release bottle of a new ink to review, and I agreed (obviously), but they said nothing […]
I missed out on the original release of Noodler’s 1984. By the time I knew that it existed, it was sold out everywhere that listed it online, and I wasn’t willing to pay Ebay prices for it. When the second version was announced, though, I was able to track it down at Dromgoole’s while it […]
When I ordered my Berlin Notebook Blue inks, I also noticed that they had a nice green, and since I was already paying for shipping, I thought that I might as well add it to my cart. I’m glad that I did. It’s a nice hunter green with moderately heavy purple sheen. This is the […]
With autumn upon us, I’ve been thinking about warm orange and yellow inks, and I ordered a few of them from Krishna Inks in India, including Caramel, Bronze Leaf, and Halloween Orange. “Caramel” is a color in the “Super Rich” line of inks, and is packaged in a standard Krishna 20ml bottle. For Americans the […]
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