I am sucker for these Birmingham Pen Company inks. This is batch number two for me. The first batch was so lovely I knew I would order more. First, the colors are so muted and complex and I love that Birmingham names all their colors after people and places from their community. Second, they are…
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Ink Preview: Colorverse x Opus88 Inks
Colorverse also released a set of inks in July to coordinate with the Opus88 Koloro and Picmic pen lines. The seven eight colors in this collection all include traditional inks (no shimmers) and both of the bottles in the 2-bottle sets are the same colors (65ml and 15ml bottles for $36 per set). I received samples…
Preview: Colorverse Season 4 Trailblazers in Space
The latest edition of the Colorverse inks have been released, Season 4 Trailblazers in Space ($36 per 2-bottle set). As the home of all things space (Skylab Letterpress being our printer of choice, of course, and R2-D2 being our patron traveling companion), I couldn’t wait to get a hold of this new collection. These inks…
Ink Review: Colorverse Voyager I 2018 LE Set
The Colorverse 2018 Voyager I set ($50, see below for a special bonus offer) is the first limited edition set released by Colorverse and it was highly sought after and greatly anticipated. The set includes four of their now-recognizable small 15ml bottles in a beautiful packaged box with all the accoutrements that Colorverse has become…
Finally! Col-o-dex are available!
After a long hard journey, the Col-o-dex Rotary Cards ($15) and Tab Accessory Packs ($5) are finally available in the shop. It took many dies (the metal forms that cut out the shapes), a long wait for paper and long nights collating and bagging but they are finally ready to deliver. Our retailers both in the US…
Ink Review: Robert Oster Australian Opal Mauve
UPDATE: It’s come to our attention that this formulation of Australian Opal Mauve was mis-mixed. According to Robert Oster, about 1/3 of the bottles formulated reached retailers and were sold as is. The correct color of Australian Opal Mauve is considerably more blue-purple and is what is currently available. The ink color shown in this…
Ink Review: Diamine Espresso
Review by Laura Cameron I typically don’t use brown ink, so when I got the opportunity to review Diamine’s 150th Anniversary in Espresso (€7.85 via Appelboom), I welcomed the opportunity. Espresso is a dark, dark brown, the color of dark chocolate and espresso beans. Interestingly enough, I liked the ink more wet than dry. When…