These 5 inks together make for such a wonderful colour palette! Always appreciate the detailed descriptions you give and the zentangles are fascinating to watch.
You asked about papers -- I do all my swatching on Sanzen Tomoe River and Iroful papers (the latter is quite similar to Cosmo Air Light, and is a good replacement for it, I feel). Lately I've also been exploring Midori MD paper, and most recently Yu-Sari paper. I like the latter as it's much heavier weight than the others (90 or 95gsm iirc) but still very good for fountain pen ink properties.
finally… i have my hands on a via lattea so now I cannot just ogle your stilo e stile pens in envy when you do these pen inks combo. LOL. of course my favorite pairing was via lattea and antique aubergine. BPC really does these neutral colors well. Antique aubergine, salt marsh, ploughman’s pebble, they all look blah and then transform on the paper without the need for shimmer, sheening or shading. it’s really incredible to me.
I am obsessed with that Leonardo! That inspired me to save for a year to purchase the limited editions from stilo & stile - I thought you got that for FPD but maybe it was really Black Friday…. I’ve already started saving for next year!
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These 5 inks together make for such a wonderful colour palette! Always appreciate the detailed descriptions you give and the zentangles are fascinating to watch.
That Leonardo is gorgeous. I drool over it every time you show it!
Those zentangles make me so happy.
You asked about papers -- I do all my swatching on Sanzen Tomoe River and Iroful papers (the latter is quite similar to Cosmo Air Light, and is a good replacement for it, I feel). Lately I've also been exploring Midori MD paper, and most recently Yu-Sari paper. I like the latter as it's much heavier weight than the others (90 or 95gsm iirc) but still very good for fountain pen ink properties.
Iroful is so underrated!
I loved the Kunisawa paper. Very premium feel.
finally… i have my hands on a via lattea so now I cannot just ogle your stilo e stile pens in envy when you do these pen inks combo. LOL. of course my favorite pairing was via lattea and antique aubergine. BPC really does these neutral colors well. Antique aubergine, salt marsh, ploughman’s pebble, they all look blah and then transform on the paper without the need for shimmer, sheening or shading. it’s really incredible to me.
The Delta pen is a dream 😍
It's such a great price point for this quality of pen!
I am obsessed with that Leonardo! That inspired me to save for a year to purchase the limited editions from stilo & stile - I thought you got that for FPD but maybe it was really Black Friday…. I’ve already started saving for next year!
I had to double check but yes it was a Black Friday special. That was a stressful purchase!
great collection thanks for sharing
You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.