Category Archives: review

Inks: SketchInks versus Super5

Posted on July 31, 2019 by

Just a quick review of SketchINKs versus Super5 inks… WATERPROOF! Not at all scientific as I’ve not bought ALL the SketchINKs and so cannot comment on them all… but in my limited experience with the two SketchINKs I have bought, … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Melon Tea

Posted on July 22, 2019 by

I LOVE complex colors — Inks (or watercolors) that are just a little unpredictable in that they change and do their own thing when touched by water! Some all it shading, but it rarely happens except in wide nibbed pens. … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Thunderstorm

Posted on July 11, 2019 by

Robert Oster comes in 50ml plastic bottles that are environmentally friendly. They can be tippy, so I usually put them in a more solid container to decant.  All my pens fit easily into the bottle opening to fill. I have … Continue reading →

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Tools: Tilt-Well Tilted Ink Bottle Stand

Posted on June 26, 2019 by

Recently I finished a bottle of DeAtramentis Document Black ink. To get my syringe full, I had to hold it precariously in one hand while trying to pull the syringe up.  That didn’t work.  So I ended up putting it … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Birmingham Allegheny Observatory Celestial Blue

Posted on June 18, 2019 by

 I like what Birmingham says on their website: “We started Birmingham Pen Co. in 2012 in the Southside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the doors of our first retail shop opening to the public in 2016. The region of Pittsburgh where … Continue reading →

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More Inks, Robert Oster and Birmingham

Posted on April 4, 2019 by

A new order swabbed in my journal. My tax rewards coincided with several sales and so I went a little nuts! Sales on ink tempt me much more than a few dollars off a pen.  Free shipping on inks, which … Continue reading →

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Tax Reward, Robert Oster Inks

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

On the Full Moon I was going to reward myself with a new pen from Fountain Pen Revolution, to be delivered after I finished taxes, but found Robert Oster inks on sale! I want to get to my 500 points … Continue reading →

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