Zack asks: I have been looking for a full-sized green/teal body fountain pen for the longest time. I haven’t seen many that are within my budget of <$200 that are to my liking. I was wondering if you have any in mind that could fit my specifications. Nib material is not important, but of course…
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Ask The Desk: Uni Signo Prussian Blue Ink Match, Dry Converters & Rose Gold Ink
Jessica asks: I’m usually a blue-black ink girl, but ever since purchasing a Uni-ball Signo DX in the new color Prussian Blue, I am in love with this bright navy blue color. I’d like to buy some fountain pen ink samples in this color and I’m wondering if you know any inks that are the…
Ask The Desk: Manager’s Planner & Road Tripping Young Artist
Brandon asks: Long time reader and I wanted your opinion on something. I am a full time student and I am about to start a job as a manager. Unfortunately, my organizational skills are nonexistent! Do you have a suggestion on a planner that can help me get on track?. Brandon, I conferred with our…
Ask The Desk: Adapting Lever Fillers, Leaky Gel Pens & More
Aaron asks: Have you ever heard of adapting an old lever bladder filling pen into a converter set up? I had a suspicion that making this sort of adaptation was not exactly possible but I reached out to Nibgrinder and pen expert Mark Bacas to get a bigger brain in on this and here’s what he…
Ask the Desk: Sheening Black Ink
My good friend Father Kyle recently asked if I could recommend a good sheening black ink. The only black ink (and I don’t use a ton of black ink so my knowledge here is relatively limited) I could think of was Kyo-No-Oto No. 1 Nurebairo ($28). It has more shine than sheen on most of…
Ask The Desk: Platinum Carbon Ink & Student Pens
Jill asks: Does the Preppy handle the Carbon ink? Are there others or only the desk pen that can handle Carbon ink? Short answer: YES. I have put Platinum Carbon ink in the Preppy with no issues. You can even use the Platinum Carbon cartridges in the Preppy. Easy peasy! I’ve also put Platinum Carbon…
Ask The Desk: Art Supplies – Black Paper, Blacker Inks & Bleedproof Traveler’s Notebook
Catherine asks: Please can you tell me where I can purchase black paper that is lined? It’s for my sons Art GCSE. He wants to make his annotations on BLACK background and it’s taking so much time for him to mark and rule up for each piece of work. Any ideas? Would have to be…