This week, there are ballpoint pen reviews and witty crosstitch designs. Is this the end-of-times edition? No, it’s just the wild-and-crazy days of summer. Nick Stewart shows off a giant calligraphy brush and Mono paints a city bus to loon like their iconic eraser and packaging.
In more normal posts, there are also reviews of Kyo-no-oto ink reviews and Azizah reviews an Aurora 88 Urano fountain pen.
Enjoy the lazy, crazy days of summer!
Pens:
- Faber-Castell 1423, Ballpoint, 0.5mm (via Pens and Junk)
- Pentel RSVP Ballpoint Pen (via Gourmet Pens)
- Aurora 88 Urano Fountain Pen (via Gourmet Pens)
- Pilot Custom 823 (via dapprman)
- Scrikss 419 piston filler – Turkish delight! (via Inked Happiness)
- 11 phenomenal stubs and italics for any budget (via UK fountain pens)
Ink:
- Diamine Exclusive – Manggis (via Nick Stewart: FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
- Kyo No Oto Nurebairo (via The Pen Addict)
- J. Herbin 1798 Kyanite du Nepal (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Chesterfield Antique Copper (via Alt. Haven)
- Robert Oster Velvet Crush (via Mountain of Ink)
- Takeda Jimuki TAG Kyo No Oto Yamabukiiro (京の音やまぶきいろ) (via Ink Sharks)
- Ink Comparison: Carpink set of five sheening inks Part Two (via Macchiato Man)
- Ink Comparison: Carpink set of five sheening inks Part One (via Macchiato Man)
- Sailor Ink Studio Set 19 (via Mountain of Ink)
Pencils:
- Ticonderoga Renew (via Polar Pencil Pusher)
- Tsunago: The Ultimate Geek Tool (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Japan’s Iconic MONO Eraser Turns 50 (via Spoon & Tamago)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Maruai Basic Notebooks Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Isometric Notebook (via swissmiss)
- New A5 Notebook from Pebble Stationery (via Notebook Stories)
- Airplane Mode: Journaling while Traveling (via Rediscover Analog)
- Mastering the Bullet Journal: Daily Logs (via Rediscover Analog)
- Papio Press – glorious AND recycled! (via Nero’s Notes)
Art & Creativity:
- Artist Katerina Lukashina Makes Brilliant And Hilarious Cross Stitches (via Design You Trust)
- Growing Database of “Women Who Draw” Spotlights Female Illustrators (via My Modern Met)
- The Best Watercolor Supplies For Beginners (via JetPens)
- The Big Brush (Nick Stewart: FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
- Painting Waves: A Watercolor Tutorial (via Doodlewash)
- GUEST ARTIST: “The Power of Creating Art” by Shelly Kim (via Doodlewash)
- I’m screen printing with paper stencils lately…. (via Cyrumblr)
- Pure Yellow, Magenta & Cobalt Blue Deep limited palette (via Parka Blogs)
- 30 Years of New York Drawings (via Kottke)
- “I Want to Make Beautiful Things, Even if Nobody Cares” (via Kottke)
- Submit Your Work Today: Sketchy News Drawing Challenge (via Doodlers Anonymous)
- Found a New Art Supplies store in Town (via Lung Sketching Scrolls)
Other Interesting Things:
- How To Use Fountain Pen Blotting Paper (via Fountain Pen Love)
- The team at Letterform Archive reveal their favourite type-filled books (via It’s Nice That)
- Ryan Krusac Studio Pens in Paris (via Inkantadora’s International Desk)
- Why (and how) I just sold 70 bottles of ink (via UK fountain pens)
- Practice self care with FREE July 2019 digital wallpapers (via Think.Make.Share.)
- Frank Chimero on causing ‘good trouble’ and re-imagining the status quo to combat achievement culture (via Creative Boom)
- Jony Ive Is Leaving Apple (via Daring Fireball)
- Analog tools (via The Typewriter Revolution blog)
