Image of a fountain pen nib with a Heinz-style label over it.
Oh, hey! I've finally published another blog! This time I'm looking at the Sailor 1911 Large Casual, with a comparison to the rest of the 1911 family.
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Fountain pen writing on paper
Reverse side of fountain pen writing on paper
Today’s Fountain Pen / Ink / Paper combo
#Platinum Little Meteor F nib
Platinum pink ink cartridge
#Quipreco 120gsm A5 dotted
No feathering, ghosting, or bleed
The dots are too dark/distracting on this paper imho
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A list of 16 fountain pen inks, with the colors to match them.
Inks I'm currently using in my pens!
Imperial Purple, Kon-Peki, and Tsutsuji are my 3 favs, and are ALWAYS in a pen.
I just found out today that Sailor is discontinuing a lot of inks, so I'll probably need to find similar colors to replace the Sailor inks once my bottles are empty.
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Today's #30inks30days is Kitty Inkpot Caramel Almond Waffles. The base colour is a light taupe, and the chromoshading separates out into intense shades of red-orange and blue-grey for a very striking overall effect.
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Yesterday's #30inks30days was delayed for technical reasons! This is much lighter than most inks I've swatched for this event, and I'm not sure how legible it would be in a pen. I love the chromoshading in the big swatch, but it doesn't show strongly in writing.
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Writing Tue 14 Apr Jinhao 9013 and Dominant Industry Forest
Todays tools
Jinhao 9013 <Medium> + Dominant Industry Forest
Paper: Apica CD11
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#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #Jinhao9013 #Jinhao #DominantIndustry #DominantIndustryForest
Fountain pen capped
Fountain pen posted
Closeup of nib
Closeup of heart - only seen when posted
New Fountain Pen Day!
It was a complete impulse purchase!
Pics included (The Safari only pictured for scale)
#Kaco First Love - White - EF nib
Closeups of nib and “heart”
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Fountain pen writing on paper
Reverse side of paper with flint open writing on it
Today’s Fountain Pen / Ink / Paper combo
#Platinum Little Meteor (preppy) F nib
Platinum pink ink cartridge
#Iroful 75gsm A5 dot-grid notebook
No feathering, minimal ghosting, bleed not worth mentioning.
I love the “milk white” color of this pen
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Writing Mon 13 Apr Sailor ProGear Slim and Diamine Chaos
Todays tools
Sailor ProGear Slim <Gold 14kt Sailor Hard Broad> + Diamine Chaos
Paper: Apica CD11
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#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #SailorProGearSlim #Sailor #Diamine #DiamineChaos
Day 12 of #30inks30days is Little Boat's Journey Amid Rain. This is one of my favourite Kitty Inkpot inks. Like Misty Lighthouse from day 9, this ink is really good for showing chromoshading in normal pens and normal writing.
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Fountain pen writing in notebook
Reverse side of fountain pen writing in notebook
Closeup of platinum little meteor nib
Today’s Fountain Pen / Ink / Paper combo
#Platinum Little Meteor (preppy) F nib
Platinum pink ink cartridge
#Leuchtturm 1917 80gsm dotted A5
No feathering or ghosting, and only bled when I colored in the star
Bonus closeup pic of stars on the nib
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Writing Sun 12 Apr Platypus Model 10 and Diamine Sleigh Ride
Todays writing tools
Platypus Model 10 <Steel Jowo Broad> + Diamine Sleigh Ride
Paper: Apica CD11
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#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #PlatypusModel10 #Platypus #Diamine #DiamineSleighRide
Colorverse Inkvent 2024 swatches in my fountain pen ink swatch journal
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Fountain pen writing on post-it note
Reverse side of fountain pen writing on post-it note
Today’s Fountain Pen / Ink / Paper combo - just in case you were wondering…
#Pilot #Kakuno F nib
Organics Studio #Nitrogen ink
#Post-it note (75-90gsm)
Admittedly not the best ink for this, but still surprised at dry time.
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So, I definitely fell behind, whoops! Here's Days 9, 10 and 11 of my all-Kitty Inkpot 30 Inks in 30 Days. If you're looking for chromoshaders that still show the effect in normal writing, Misty Lighthouse is a particularly good choice.
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Writing Sat 11 Apr Opus 88 Omar and Diamine Laurel
Todays tools
Opus 88 Omar <Broad> + Diamine Laurel
Paper: Apica CD11
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#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #Opus88Omar #Opus88 #Diamine #DiamineLaurel
Fountain pen writing on paper
Reverse side of page with fountain pen writing on paper
Today’s Fountain Pen / Ink / Paper combo
#Pilot #Kakuno F nib, all-gray body
Organics Studio #Nitrogen ink
#Percun 100gsm dotted A5
No feathering but there is some pilling.
Minimal ghosting and bleed on crossed lines.
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Every drop of ink holds a universe waiting to be written! 🖋️✨ "The Architect of Ink" captures the magic of creation—where desert mystics and wild tales spring to life before the nib even touches the page. Some write to remember; others write to alter reality. 🌵💧 #FantasyArt #AmWriting #FountainPens
Writing Fri 10 Apr Majohn M800 and Colorverse Portuguese Meteor
Todays key equipment
Majohn M800 <Steel Jowo Broad> + Colorverse Portuguese Meteor
Paper: Apica CD11
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#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #MajohnM800 #Majohn #Colorverse
Two fountain pens
One ink bottle and 12 ink samples
New Fountain Pen Day!
#TWSBI ECO-T Clear body, fine nib
#Jinhao 993 Shark (Matte Blue), fine nib
Also new ink day! Alchemy Raven Blue (I love the bottle) and 12 assorted samples!
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I've been making fancy pens lately. They're not in the shop yet, but here's a sneak peek: www.lisaclarke.net/2026/04/09/f... 🧶 #fountainpens #crosspens #polkadotcottage
Writing Thu 09 Apr Jinhao 9013 and Dominant Industry Forest
Todays key equipment
Jinhao 9013 <Medium> + Dominant Industry Forest
Paper: Apica CD11
www.youtube.com/garryeves
#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #Jinhao9013 #Jinhao #DominantIndustry #DominantIndustryForest
Updated my list of Jacques Herbin Inks. I have a few new favorites now.
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Writing on paper from various sources
Reverse side of writing on paper with various sources
Several pens and a mechanical pencil
Today’s Fountain Pen / Ink / Paper combo
The paper is a Jot steno pad from Dollar Tree (100 sheets), 15lb/56gsm
Not much feathering, but only EF nib, ballpoint, and lead didn’t ghost, and all 4 F and M nibs had bleed to some degree
(Bonus pic of pens)
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A full-page ink swatch of Kitty Inkpot's Lost Rose, a heavily shading purple-pink ink. Very pretty!
Day 8 of #30inks30days is Kitty Inkpot - Lost Rose. This ink has a lot of shading in writing, and a surprising amount of chromoshading – the colour variation isn't huge, but there are a lot of different shades in there.
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Swatching rabbits
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