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    Importing Fountain Pen Inks from China

    Monarca Manglar Ink Video

    Monarca Inks: Manglar Review & All Colors Swatched

    Diamine Inkvent Red Robin

    Diamine Inkvent 2021: Day 14, Red Robin

    Diamine Ruby Blues

    Diamine Inkvent 2021: Day 13, Ruby Blues

    Diamine Stargazer

    Diamine Inkvent 2021: Day 12, Stargazer

    Diamine Party Time

    Diamine Inkvent 2021: Day 11, Party Time

    Diamine Inkvent Peach Punch

    Diamine Inkvent 2021: Day 10, Peach Punch

  • Inks: Color
    Inks: Color

    These bottled fountain pen inks are broadly divided by the base color of the ink, but are also grouped by neighboring colors if they are intermediate, and by their sheen color if they have a strong sheen.

    Monarca Arena Blanca Ink

    Monarca Arena Blanca Ink Review

    Monarca Manglar Ink bottle and box

    Monarca Manglar Ink : A Mexican Ink

    Colorverse Blue Moon: Pale Blue from Goldspot

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    • Berlin Notebook
    • Blackstone
    • Colorverse
    • Diamine
    • Dominant Industry
    • Herbin
    • Krishna
    • Monarca
    • Montblanc
    • Noodler’s
    • PenBBS
    • Pennonia
    • Private Reserve
    • Sailor
    • Tramol
    • Waterman
  • Pens
    Pens
    Ranga Giant 9B Sapphire Sea Acrylic

    Ranga Giant 9B Fountain Pen

    Jinhao to Zebra G Nib Conversion Banner

    How to Convert a Jinhao Pen to a Zebra G-Nib

    Best Flex Nib Options for Fountain Pens

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    Paper+
    "Cosmo Air Snow" Paper Review

    Cosmo Air Snow Paper: My New Favorite

    Ayush Fountain Pen Paper Review

    Ayush Paper: Is it Fountain Pen Friendly?

    Graphilo vs Cosmo Paper Stress Test: Feathering and Sheen

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    daimay leather pen sleeve

    Review: Daimay Leather Pen Case

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Herbin Bleu Pervenche Ink (Periwinkle Blue): Review

I doubt that I’ll be the first person to point out that the name of Herbin’s Bleu Pervenche ink doesn’t...
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Herbin Eclat de Saphir Blue Ink : Review

If it isn’t obvious yet, I have a thing for bright blue inks; the more saturated and vibrant the better....
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New addition to my ink-swatch booklet collection: New addition to my ink-swatch booklet collection: MD paper! I finally got a Travelers Notebook yesterday with extra Midori inserts, so I decided it was high time to make this Midori MD swatching ring. #midori #midoritravelersnotebook #midoripassport #midoripaper #inkswatch #inkswatches #inkswab #fountainpens #fountainpen #fountainpenink @midori_designphil #notforsale
Dominant Industry Lake is probably the color that Dominant Industry Lake is probably the color that is least unique in my collection, but that's because I'm such a big fan of blue-greens. This one is lovely. #dominantindustryink #dominantindustry #inkreview #inkswatch #inkswab #inks #inkstagram #fountainpenink #fountainpen #fountainpens
Dominant Indusrty leaf green falls nicely in the s Dominant Indusrty leaf green falls nicely in the space between an olive green and a more vibrant grass green. Very pretty and well behaved. #dominantindustryink #dominantindustry #fountainpenink #fountainpens #inkreview #ink #beautifulbottle #purepens
My new favorite red ink: Dominant Industry Romania My new favorite red ink: Dominant Industry Romania Red. It's a gorgeous rich red with a little golden sheen. The color is velvety on good paper. #dominantindustryink #dominantindustry #fountainpenink #fountainpens #fountainpen #inkreview #purepens
Arrived! My new Ranga Giant 9B in Sapphire Sea acr Arrived! My new Ranga Giant 9B in Sapphire Sea acrylic, hand-turned in India! I just posted a video about this pen if you want a bit more detail... but it is gorgeous and not too expensive 🙂 Highly recommended! @ranga_pens #ranga #rangapens #fountainpens #fountainpen #fountainpenreview #fountainpenaddict #bock #bocknib #rangapenindia
I wasn't sure that I'd ever try another one of the I wasn't sure that I'd ever try another one of the ink paintings, but I ran across this bottle of Callifolio Bonne Esperance and it seemed to fit my rainy Seattle day so perfectly, I gave it a shot. The pen included here wasn't actually used... I just liked the color. It was done with that brush. #inkpainting #callifolio #ink #fountainpenink #fountainpeninks #fountainpenaddict #fountainpenart #inkreview #Seattle #pnw #watercolor
My bottle of Noodlers 1984 version 3 arrived over My bottle of Noodlers 1984 version 3 arrived over the weekend from Vanness! While version 2 was basically black, version 3 is much more obviously purple. The blue component is waterproof, but the red washes away. Thanks for the heads up @mlovemailboxsplash1 #noodlersink #inkreview #fountainpenink #fountainpens #fountainpen #1984 #1984georgeorwell #vanness #vanness1938
Just discovered Monarca inks from Mexico! Posted a Just discovered Monarca inks from Mexico! Posted a video about them today, but here are swatches of all 9 currently available colors. I'm a big fan of Manglar, and completely in love with Cielo Cruel. #fountainpenink #fountainpens #fountainpen #ink #inkreview #monarca #monarcastationery #monarcastationeryink #monterreymexico #inkswatches #inkswatch
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    • Krishna
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