#noodler’s ink

[evitcani-writes]

I’m working on an art project which requires me to swatch a lot of inks by obtaining a lot of samples.

You will all be getting my unsolicited opinions about bottled inks. Here’s a sampler:

Sailor inks are for the rich. Noodler’s did some shit and you shouldn’t support them. I wrote three words in Organics Studio 5 months ago and it’s still smearing on my hands and over everything oh god oh god to this day. Ferris Wheel Press is my nemesis in this life and the previous.

[pandakong]

Botober day 16 - Cabled Sins.

Kinda abstract, I was thinking about where “sins” can be found

[eggbunni]

I’m addicted to Benu pens. The Minima body is small and fantastic for tiny hands like mine, and the Red Roses colorway is *chef’s kiss*! 🌹💋 Translucent perfection!

One thing I love about Benu nibs in particular is that the Mediums, I’ve found, all have a stubbish grind to them (thick down-strokes, thin cross-strokes). 😱 Am I the only one who’s noticed that?! It’s like writing with a cursive italic without needing to pay extra for a custom grind! Why have I never heard anyone mention this before?!

The medium nibs are also nice and wet, which means my shimmer inks work perfectly in them! I also never thought I’d enjoy drawing with broader nibs, but the stubbish grind helped me achieve fine line-work where I needed it in my floral illustration while still making it easy to shade and use thicker strokes where necessary.

And did I mention the nibs are easy to replace?! This pen uses a Schmidt number 5 that twists easily out of the section and can be replaced with an entirely new unit for around $23 USD, so you don’t need to freak out if you can’t decide between a Fine, Medium, or Broad. Looove that.

Another thing I love is that despite the Minima’s small size, the converter it comes with has HUGE INK CAPACITY. And the body can house an international LONG cartridge. That’s a game changer for me. It means I can ink this for travel without worrying I’ll run out of ink mid-journaling session! Eeek! 😍

My only question now is… Which Benu should I acquire next?! 😂

[mysticdragon3md3]

Ngl i prefer the 2016 version purple on the right.

[arctic-hands]

If I had a nickel for every time the owner of a fountain pen ink company came out as a raging bigot, I'd have fifteen cents. which is a bit concerning ngl

[chaosandorder46]

Kind of obsessed with this pen today.

[letmewriteitdown]

For August I’m trying to do more art journaling. Mostly because I want to practice different stuff, but also because I find it relaxing.

Collage materials:

Watercolor page from Grabie watercolor coloring book and used Grabie watercolors

Golden Pig ink from Noodlers mixed with highlighter ink from Preppy

Zebra inking pen

[mantisgodsdomain]

Testing out Baystate Blue. Goddamn they weren't lying that shit can blue

[starshinesoldier]

I have Kaidan on the brain, so have a wip doodle.

[amandassketchblog]

11/22/23 - fountain pen doodles and sketches of penguins

[daftpatience]

I do want to give a general warning that the owner of Noodler’s is known to be antisemitic and lets some of his more right wing politics show in his ink branding at times. Obviously very much niche drama, and he has apologized, but after finding out I personally felt uncomfortable supporting him any further. Here’s a write up of some of what he’s done: https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/142w0bi/the_noodlers_ink_drama_in_one_spot_content/

ough! thats good to know!!! i was always a little confused about the messaging on the bottles and i hadn't heard about the worst offenders, that's yucky bad!

[cheekedupwhiteboy]

fountain pen heads what are we rocking currently? ive been enjoying my TWSBI ECO (f) with Noodler's Marine Green on maruman paper very much. bargain bin delights

[fingertipsmp3]

Reddit fountain pen drama is my favourite thing I swear to god

[cacklefrendly]

Fountain pen doodle compilation!!! fude nibs are the best nibs and i will fight someone about it

[chaosandorder46]

Coffee shop calligraphy practice. Hubs requested Rage lyrics. 🎶🎸🥁 Sure, why not?

[letmewriteitdown]

Dancing bones on the cave art wall.

I wanted to combine several different pieces of art practice techniques that I’ve been working on and I ended up with this in my journal.

I tried one of those exercises where you put splotches of watercolor on paper and then go back and try and scribble or doodle in images or shapes to soothe your brain. I couldn’t quite figure out if I was going to have anything for my collage until I made dancing bones’s face.

While trying to create motion with lines and figure out how to keep everything in my orangey brown color scheme I kid of went with a groovey set of bones that made me smile. Although while putting it all together I began to wonder if I’m making collage or doing mixed media, or if they are all the same thing. I should probably look it up.

Materials:

Watercolor postcard

Grabie watercolors

Noodler’s Dragon’s Napalm

Bianyo brown micro pen

Sharpie