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FAUXTON posted:Is that a goku lol, forgot to apply the one true standardized test for new inks
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add a hair fringe and say it's Mr. Satan the first time he realizes the Z Fighters are demigods
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HolePisser1982 posted:lol, forgot to apply the one true standardized test for new inks junji ito style goku then
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Dec 3, 2025 17:27
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unsettlingly elongated goku
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mortons stork posted:unsettlingly elongated goku kaio-krrr krrr krr
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HolePisser1982 posted:illustration of three levels of black pigment: lightest/glossiest is Pentel pigment black, middle dark is Platinum Chou Kuro, darkest is Faber Castell Musou Black (acrylic). the pentel pigment black is a totally good ink! but it's funny how quickly it can look like a midtone when placed against these super dark ones I don't have much to add with regards to the inks, but I like how you've used the different pigment levels to deepen the shadows. It really gives the drawing a sense of depth, so much so that at first glance I thought you'd actually layered a couple of pieces of paper.
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Fearless posted:I don't have much to add with regards to the inks, but I like how you've used the different pigment levels to deepen the shadows. It really gives the drawing a sense of depth, so much so that at first glance I thought you'd actually layered a couple of pieces of paper. thank you very much!! i've been really enjoying that sense of depth, it gives the eye a little something to puzzle out in a satisfying way. curious to see if adding touches of an iridescent/sheening black gives it even more visual interest or if it ends up being too much. but yeah, appreciate it!
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Anyone have a recommendation for a top-bound (glued or otherwise), letter-sized paper pad that has a toothier paper than the smoothness of Rhodia?
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Chip McFuck posted:Anyone have a recommendation for a top-bound (glued or otherwise), letter-sized paper pad that has a toothier paper than the smoothness of Rhodia? I think Franklin Christoph makes a top bound spiral notebook. I can't stand Rhodia, but I don't mind this. Though it's not as good to me as Midori. So that probably counts?
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Midori is my gold standard for now as I absolutely love the way their paper feels, but unfortunately their paper pads are lacking. Either they have glue on two sides or come in pastel colors, which are unfortunately features I don't need. This search started because I got a Life bank paper pad but only after the purchase did I learn that bank paper was discontinued by them years ago. I love the pad but now I need something different that I know won't run out.
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are you looking for sticky note-type pads or just like, legal-style pads with Midori's paper? If the latter, have you ever looked into make your own? I think you can make some simple binders with just stuff from the grocery store.
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Basically I'm looking for a letter-sized legal pad, which to me has always been called a 'paper pad' though now I realize that might be a regional word for them. Making my own is a good option that I haven't considered. I do like bookbinding so its something to think about. I'll have to see if Midori makes loose sheets of their gridded paper as thats probably my favorite. Edit: I should clarify: for size, I mean US letter size paper, or A4. Chip McFuck fucked around with this message at 15:22 on Dec 9, 2025 |
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Letter-sized and A4 caused my brain to briefly short-circuit. On to the topic, but do you have any retailers around you who sell Oxford? I think that company bought out Clairefontaine recently, and while the one Clairefontaine notebook I got was glossy, shiny, and so slippery it made most of my pens slide right off, I've had a good experience with Oxford paper, in that it took ink pretty nicely, the page had a nice, hefty feeling and didn't feel as treated as the glossy polished shine of the clairefontaine. I would still advise you check one physically first, but that may be difficult depending on your location. e: although, looking on amazon, i'm not quite sure the Oxford in the US is the same company as that in Europe, so someone else might need to weigh in on that. mortons stork fucked around with this message at 00:05 on Dec 10, 2025 |
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Chip McFuck posted:Basically I'm looking for a letter-sized legal pad, which to me has always been called a 'paper pad' though now I realize that might be a regional word for them. You might try searching with the term "steno pad."
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A steno pad is a specific sort of lined pad, and I think they have a specific size, too. I think the generic term for what most people would just call a legal pad (regardless of size) is just "writing tablet," although that's probably been poisoned by tablet computers. But yeah, they're basically just sheets of paper, maybe with perforations to make them the appropriate height, stapled to a bit of cardboard (or I guess glued to the bit of paper that wraps around the top). Shouldn't be too hard to make your own, if you really wanted.
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mortons stork posted:e: although, looking on amazon, i'm not quite sure the Oxford in the US is the same company as that in Europe, so someone else might need to weigh in on that. So far as I know, Black'n'Red is the only readily available product in the US that uses Oxford's Optik paper.
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Zenostein posted:A steno pad is a specific sort of lined pad, and I think they have a specific size, too. A search for a4 steno pad brings up pretty much what he's looking for minus the paper quality, which I can't speak to.
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Decided to go ahead and make my own as an experiment. Bound with stab binding, it came together in an afternoon. Paper inside is 50 sheets of Kokuyo Business Paper which, while not as toothy as I'd like, has a nice, velvety feel and works really well with fountain pens. I also repaired my first touchdown filler and it writes wonderfully now! 
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https://www.jetpens.com/Sailor-TUZU-Adjust-Fountain-Pen-Glassy-Crystal-Sky-Broad-Limited-Edition/pd/50055 now that's a neat idea. They have a faceted section, but the "Adjust" title refers to how you can move the facets around to match how you actually hold the pen. Actually, it's been a while since I took the feed out of a Safari and I have none at hand. Is it possible to put the feed and nib into a Safari off-axis?
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It's been awhile since I did as well but my memory of lamy nibs and feeds is that the nib kinda slides on in a way that you can't really mess up and the feed fits in the pen body in a similar way. I remember it seeming pretty idiot proof.
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Sankis posted:idiot proof. Lamy obviously hasn't met me yet.
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SixteenShells posted:https://www.jetpens.com/Sailor-TUZU-Adjust-Fountain-Pen-Glassy-Crystal-Sky-Broad-Limited-Edition/pd/50055 I haven't disassembled my lamy in a while but IIRC the pen grip has either some dents or a shaped hole for the feed to only go in one way, the right (tm) way, and that should be in-axis with the grip.
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Thanks y'all. Darn, I was kind of hoping I was on to something neat to try out. I suppose one could file off the nubs that index the feed but that sounds like more effort than needed.
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Did anyone else get the Colorverse Inkvent calendar this year? I'm trying to pick my favorite three and haven't decided yet, but the ones I've been using so far are Erebus Crater, Apollon, and Cosmic Reef. I also really like LGM, but haven't inked it up in anything as yet. I was attempting to swatch some out last night, which I'm realizing I don't really know how to do. And, in the process, managed to break the tip off the Dominant Industry Ink Muddler I just. got. from Goldspot Pens.  At least the muddler part still works, and is fantastic for stirring up glistening inks. Maybe I'll actually use some of the ones I have.
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Safety Dance posted:Lamy obviously hasn't met me yet. No more 2000s for me even though I've never found anything that writes as buttery.
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reitetsu posted:Did anyone else get the Colorverse Inkvent calendar this year? I'm trying to pick my favorite three and haven't decided yet, but the ones I've been using so far are Erebus Crater, Apollon, and Cosmic Reef. I also really like LGM, but haven't inked it up in anything as yet. Swatching is one of those things that because I watched so many YouTube videos where people swatched I just assumed it would be easy and common sense and it is absolutely not What I have done is buy an A6 Midori notebook, a stamp of a bottle to give an outline, and then a kakimori dip nib. I get the nib pretty submerged in ink and then fill in the stamped image in my notebook. I then got over the bottom half again to give a well-saturated contrast Then I just write the name and make some loop de loops and X's to approximate my writing I am....mostly...happy with this process
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Trevor Hale posted:Swatching is one of those things that because I watched so many YouTube videos where people swatched I just assumed it would be easy and common sense and it is absolutely not tbh even before I broke the glass nib, I was thinking about a dip pen. I've got a bunch of regular Hocoro dip nibs, but nothing like the Colorverse Shuttle I've seen around that looks so slick. From my quick searching though it doesn't seem as well reviewed as the kakimori you mentioned. Swatch process aside, are you happy with it? Also, ugh, I see the nibs for both come in different kinds of brass/steel... I wonder if that's similar to the gold v. steel debate. For that, I still haven't noticed an appreciable difference, at least in the pens I regularly use.
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Sometimes I find myself thinking I should try a dip pen. It usually lasts a few hours before I revert to thinking, hell, if I'm gonna do that I might as well just get an actual loving quill.
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I got a Pilot dip pen that almost exclusively use for labeling ink swatches.
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reitetsu posted:tbh even before I broke the glass nib, I was thinking about a dip pen. I've got a bunch of regular Hocoro dip nibs, but nothing like the Colorverse Shuttle I've seen around that looks so slick. From my quick searching though it doesn't seem as well reviewed as the kakimori you mentioned. Swatch process aside, are you happy with it? To be honest, I have dogshit penmanship and I don't think it works well with the kakimori. It works pretty well for the swatch process because I can hold it really shallow and make broad strokes, but for printing, it just doesn't pair well with my hand But I find that is true of most dip nibs as well. So this is definitely a Me problem
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teethgrinder posted:I'm still in denial and was just in shock when it happened a few weeks ago... but I dropped my fancy expensive limited edition green Lamy 2000 a few feet and ... it loving snapped in half. It was barely used. My original 2000 went through 10+ years of stress, and probably dropped many times before a collar eventually split. Have you considered just gluing a pen to your hand?
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I used to have a pen on a pretty chain around my neck when I was an office manager. I miss that thing. You can find them on cheap nylon cords in places like the dollar store but I'd love something a little classier to keep me from losing my pens. I'm pretty sure a fountain pen on a chain would be a recipe for stained clothes and spills, though.
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I'm sure it would be fine if you had a reliable screwtop. Those old ringtop pens were meant to be put on a watchchain or whatever and go in a pocket. Mind, I have no idea who'd make a reliable screwtop pen; I've had enough inky pockets to just never clip a pen to a pants pocket, since they just inevitably get unscrewed. As for swatches, I thought people did the swatch-y bit with a q-tip or a knife or something? To be honest, I've never really gotten the point of that; I do not write with anything that would make the ink look anything like a swatch, and I'm not selling inks or something. Eric the Mauve posted:Sometimes I find myself thinking I should try a dip pen. It usually lasts a few hours before I revert to thinking, hell, if I'm gonna do that I might as well just get an actual loving quill. It's a lot easier to find a speedball set or whatever for a few bucks than it is to find or make a quill. Of course, I use said (now quite rusty, I'm sure) dip pen like, once a year at best, but I guess I have it if I suddenly lose my mind and want to use one.
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my dip pen only gets used when i'm writing a greeting card and dont want to ink up a pen
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Yeah, that's about the gist of it. That's also the only time I use these ink samples I got ages ago, because I don't have a use for various glittery bullshit other than christmas cards.
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I got myself a Speedball textbook recently and have been teaching myself blackletter style writing, which of course led to me buying a Speedball dip pen set. I’ve been writing a ton of letters recently and it’s been fun sneaking in some calligraphy elements here and there.
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Zenostein posted:As for swatches, I thought people did the swatch-y bit with a q-tip or a knife or something? To be honest, I've never really gotten the point of that; I do not write with anything that would make the ink look anything like a swatch, and I'm not selling inks or something. There's a group of 6-8 people that show up to our pen clubs and do nothing but sit in the corner and make ink swatches. It is intensely weird.
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Don't inkshame.
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Pingiivi posted:Don't inkshame. [Fountain Pens] Don't inkshame.
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SixteenShells posted:[Fountain Pens] Don't inkshame.
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