Ink Info and News

A short definition and breakdown of ink shading what it is how it works.

Hello and and Happy Thursday! Today I wanted to check out some red inks.  I actually don't see many people using reds and I thought it would be interesting to use these two from Noodler's to compar...

Everyone likes a little shimmer, right? Hmmmm, well maybe not all fountain pen people love it so I tried it out in my Lamy Safari tonight.  I used a F nib and a 1.5 nib and as you can see the shimm...

These two inks are similar in color, however, they each have distinct properties.  Even though the Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa is an iron gall ink, I chose to compare these two shades for their ...

 This week it's all about the blues, specifically Diamine Kensington Blue and Monteverde Horizon Blue.  There are soooo many to choose from so I just picked two pretty well known inks that a lot of...

Ink with wine? Yes please! According to the deATRAMENTIS website, these inks are pure concentrated ink along with a few other ingredients for binding purposes.   I have sampled four here, but Vanne...

Hello and happy weekend eve! We just got some new ink colors in today from Diamine 150th Anniversary Collection and wanted to see if the Lilac Night was anything close to the ever sought after Lamy...

Hello Vanness Pens fans!  I'm Amy and I will be posting ink reviews on here every week so check back every Thursday to see what's new!  Also, I am not very tech savvy so please let me know if somet...