Misfill, Hello In There Edition

Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:

— Pen Review: OMAS Paragon Arte Italiana Brown Arco Celluloid with Silver Trim (Macchiato Man)

— 100 Club Stories: Fred Perry and Ditto launch new book to celebrate London’s legendary club (Creative Boom)

— Pelikan M800 Royal Gold Raden Limited Edition, M800 18K Medium, inked with Montblanc Petit Prince Red Fox (TooManyPelikans)

— Patrick Kyle’s helpful advice on how to start out at illustration fairs (It’s Nice That)

— Review: Bn Works Twiist 2-In-1 Pen (The Pencilcase Blog)

— Vintage Review: Esterbrook Ballpoint Pen Brought Back to Life (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Ink Review #325: Montblanc Petit Prince Red Fox (Mountain of Ink)

— Review: Laban Kaiser Antique Ivory & Silver Fountain Pen @GoldspotPens (Gourmet Pens)

— World Cup 2018 Illustrations and Drawings (Doodlers Anonymous)

— People are falling back in love with stationery (Craft Business Magazine)

— Bill Murray Explains How He Pulled Himself Out of a Deep, Lasting Funk: He Took Hunter S. Thompson’s Advice & Listened to the Music of John Prine (Open Culture)

— Review: Graf von Faber-Castell Olive Green (Alt. Haven)

— PenBBS 308 Unboxing and Review (Penultimate Dave)

— A sad update about a scissors maker that went viral (Kottke.org)

— Pen Chalet’s Retro 51 Argo (Inkdependence!)

— Pentel Sharp P207 review (Irv’s Stationery)

— Smithsonian Gets Some Vibranium with Acquisition of Iconic Black Panther Costume (Hyperallergic)

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Posted on June 24, 2018 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Misfill.

Krishna Ink Sailor’s: A Review

(Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess.)

Krishna Ink Sailor’s is the third Krishna ink I’ve reviewed so far. If you want to read about the founder of Krishna Ink and a little background about the ink, please see the link here.

Krishna Sailor’s is a dark turquoise ink with magenta sheen. I tested it using my new Sailor 1911 Large Stormy Sea with a medium italic nib (review here). The ink is a perfect match for this pen (if you like being matchy). The paper I use for my initial ink tests is Maruman Septcouleur white paper. This paper is good for showing off the true color of inks, but it does not reflect sheen (if any is present). My testing shows that the ink is highly saturated with good shading (in wider nibs). It is fairly wet and is not waterproof.

Chromatography reveals that this ink is comprised entirely of blue shades, so the magenta sheen is a nice surprise.

In order to get the best sheen, you need to use paper like Tomoe River Paper, MD Cotton Paper (reviewed here), or Col-o-dex Rotary Cards (reviewed here). The examples below were done on MD Cotton paper and a Col-o-dex card.

Sailor’s is an excellent deep turquoise color in and of itself. An added benefit (if you like sheen) is the beautiful magenta exhibited in wide nibs and sheen-enhancing paper.

You can purchase a 20ml bottle of Krishna Sailor’s from Vanness Pens for $8.50. I love Krishna Ink so much that I will probably wind up buying the entire line at some point. I just wish they came in larger bottles.

(Vanness Pens provided this product at no charge to The Pen Addict for review purposes.)

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Posted on June 22, 2018 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Krishna, Ink Reviews.