{"id":2327,"date":"2024-01-17T21:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T05:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/?p=2327"},"modified":"2024-01-15T19:57:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T03:57:16","slug":"fountain-pen-ink-colors-of-the-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/2024\/01\/17\/fountain-pen-ink-colors-of-the-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Fountain Pen Ink: Colors of the Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Inks in my journal, all flowing quite beautifully from my stub-nib fountain pens.. At left: Faber Castell’s Garnet Red (more transparent than I expected); <\/em> Center: Rohrer & Klingner’s Alt-Bordeaux (so rich! so deep! I love it!); <\/em>
Right: Private Reserve’s Claret (more red than I expected).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Oh, I am wallowing in ink in all the best ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of my pen friends enjoy it; some don’t notice. I know I became one of those ink people<\/em> when I identified a colleague’s ink by brand when he was taking notes in the office. [shaking my head]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s difficult to show the inks off, especially the inks with multiple colors and sheens: my clever phone tries to increase the contrast on its images in a way that hides the subtle changes of colors. And how likely is it that you’re looking at these on a color-calibrated monitor, anyway? I’ll likely need to put the inks on my flatbed scanner to show them properly – the scanner’s flat light is more honest (and harsh), though it may struggle with the glitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just the same: it is satisfying to write with good inks. I don’t need the colors, but I like them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oh, I am wallowing in ink in all the best ways. Some of my pen friends enjoy it; some don’t notice. I know I became one of those ink people when I identified a colleague’s ink by brand when he was taking notes in the office. [shaking my head] It’s difficult to show the inks … <\/p>\n

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