Vort Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 minute ago, zil said: They made an ink especially for @Vort! [...] But I have to say, it's kind of a dull color - not even the blackest black, more of a grayish black... Wow! It's perfect! zil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, zil said: They made an ink especially for @Vort! https://www.gouletpens.com/colorverse-vortex-motion-80ml-bottled-ink/p/CV-17 But I have to say, it's kind of a dull color - not even the blackest black, more of a grayish black... It's like gunmetal! I love it! It looks like it's got some sheen to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Vort said: Wow! It's perfect! Well, I wouldn't go that far, but the mini bottle you get with it is adorable. Personally, I kinda like this pair better: https://www.gouletpens.com/colorverse-extra-dimension-and-warped-passages-80ml-bottled-ink/p/CV-27-28 5 minutes ago, anatess2 said: It's like gunmetal! I love it! It looks like it's got some sheen to it? Apparently it's a freaking sheen monster: Edited April 10, 2018 by zil Sunday21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 The review that sheeny blob photo came from calls it a brown rather than black, which looks more accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LiterateParakeet Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 6 minutes ago, zil said: Apparently it's a freaking sheen monster: I love it! Gotta try some Colorverse now, though likely not that particular color, definitely this brand though. I think one of the Colorverse inks could be just the thing I'm looking for, for my Noodler's Nib Creeper! Off to Gouletpens.... Also need to buy a pen for my son, at his request! Heh, heh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 OK, better description of Vortex... Quote And Vortex Motion is grey, no green, “no, don’t box me in, let me express myself!” free expression yet still art-school moody deep ink. ... When compared to other whackadoo green/black or sheening greens its really hard to get a clesr [sic] bead on exactly how odd Vortex Motion really is in a photo. I’d have to say that Sailor Jentle Miruai is probably closest but its more green and Vortex Motion reacts more greyish in some light. ... Vortex Motion is interesting but its so unusual and I already own all the Sailor Jentle oddball colors like Rikyu-Cha and Miruai and Epinard which I don’t tend to use a lot. If those dark, murky colors are your wheelhouse, than definitely consider Vortex Motion. (Though I think @Vort may be obliged to either reject this description or the ink because of the description. ) Quote Wow! I really love this ink. It is unusual, quirky and different, quite unlike any other ink that I have tried before. It is very difficult to describe this colour. It is a colour-changer. It is a distinct brown when wet, and then dries to a brown-grey shade, with a muted pinkish undertone (barely perceptible). It has a light turquoise dye component. It has an amazing, delicate, but quite pronounced, silvery/ sage green sheen. It is very different to those other chameleon-like inks – Pen & Message Cigar and Sailor Rikyu-cha. I can’t find an ink that is a similar colour. The colour is very paper dependent. It is a saturated ink; very lubricated and flows well. It has a feel similar to a typical Sailor-style ink to me. I have tried it in various pens and with different nib sizes, and it has worked flawlessly so far. I left it in a pen for 2 weeks unused and I had no start-up issues. It is slow to dry (around 25 – 30 secs), especially on papers like Tomoegawa and Elias, but is more acceptable on other more absorbent/toothy papers. Those are the best reviews I found. These are a new brand, so not a lot out there yet. That last review gives good info, though, and it looks like a good ink. (No water-resistance to speak of, in case anyone cares.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Meanwhile, I'm just over here like: Sunday21 and zil 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, zil said: And Vortex Motion is grey, no green, “no, don’t box me in, let me express myself!” free expression yet still art-school moody deep ink. I am weeping to know that someone finally gets me. Sunday21, anatess2, zil and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Just now, NeuroTypical said: Meanwhile, I'm just over here like: Yes. I could send you samples (as in, pull pages out of notebooks, unless otherwise indicated) of the following. Let me know if you're serious. Clairefontaine French ruled paper (I can include instructions on how to use it for handwriting practice) Maruman Mnemosyne blank paper Apica mini lined notebook (I'd just send another whole notebook) Tomoe River 68g dot grid (if I have any blank pages left in the notebook) Leuchtturm1917 dot grid (there are some perforated pages in the back of the book) Rhodia dot grid and some mini lined ones HP 24lb LaserJet Premium paper I think that's all the varieties of FP-friendly paper I've got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 That's a kind offer zil, thanks! I still have most of what you originally sent me though. I'm just proud to have spent zero dollars on this thing so far. zil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirkwood Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 This thread is out of control. image upload no compression zil, Sunday21 and mordorbund 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordorbund Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 hour ago, mirkwood said: This thread is out of control. image upload no compression When @NeuroTypical runs out of paper, he will draw on his own arm. mirkwood, Sunday21 and zil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 2 hours ago, zil said: They made an ink especially for @Vort! But I have to say, it's kind of a dull color - not even the blackest black, more of a grayish black... It looks like a black watercolor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Check this baby out! JohnsonJones and zil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) And here's a new ink review of an ink just for @mirkwood, and I quote: "... So if you don't like bloody inks, this might not be one for you. But if you do like bloody inks, then this is the ink for you." "Bright, bloody, sunsetty red." Edited April 11, 2018 by zil Sunday21 and mirkwood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirkwood Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 image upload with preview Sunday21 and zil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 8 hours ago, mirkwood said: ...pen lives matter... It's a problem hardly anyone talks about - pen abuse and nibicide! Just look at these poor victims: (I can't even imagine how anyone could do that to the first nib! I mean, some kind of torture equipment must be involved. Even Richard Binder couldn't fix that poor thing.) Sunday21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, zil said: It's a problem hardly anyone talks about - pen abuse and nibicide! Just look at these poor victims: (I can't even imagine how anyone could do that to the first nib! I mean, some kind of torture equipment must be involved. Even Richard Binder couldn't fix that poor thing.) I will bet you a dozen donuts somebody was being an idiot and put their pen on the table without the cap and it rolled off to go on a head-on collision with the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, anatess2 said: I will bet you a dozen donuts somebody was being an idiot and put their pen on the table without the cap and it rolled off to go on a head-on collision with the floor. In the last two, yes. But that can't explain the first one. That poor thing had to have gone through some kind of machinery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mirkwood Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 4 hours ago, zil said: (I can't even imagine how anyone could do that to the first nib! capture screen zil and Sunday21 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 On 4/10/2018 at 1:31 PM, Vort said: I am weeping to know that someone finally gets me. Here's a video of your ink so you have some music to weep to... (Actually, it's several Colorverse inks, but I set the link to start with Vortex Motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 A window on the future, sigh... Or "Handwriting Expert Confirms Killer Used Cursive" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 If that wasn't fun enough, maybe this article will convince you to participate in the fountain pen forum on reddit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LiterateParakeet Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 On 4/12/2018 at 8:21 AM, anatess2 said: Gorgeous pen, anatess, how do you like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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