Sunday Reads: The Perfect Crime, Neil Gaiman And Ink

The Perfect Crime tells a complete story, beginning, middle and end, in twelve seconds. It’s YouTube storytelling at its best.

• Playing by himself
• Low Battery
• Neil Gaiman: Never Again
• Fountain Pen Love: How to Photograph a Fountain Pen

How to commit the perfect crime. pic.twitter.com/vzF8litIVu

— D Attenborough (@Attenboroughs_D) January 23, 2018

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Sunday Reads: Junk And Other Stuff

It was an eclectic week…

• Does Your Computer Have a Virus? 10 Signs It Might!
• Quick Fountain Pen Reviews
• The Best Sites to Watch TV on Your Computer Over the Internet
• 7 Weekend Projects for a Better Windows Experience
• GoFundMe Page Established for Horses Rescued from Lilac Fire
• Abandoned Kitten Found At Gas Station Rescued, Turns Out To Be Miracle
• Sketch exercise that makes simple doodles
• Ancient LIVING shark born in 1500s is world’s OLDEST vertebrate and could be 512 years old (Sounds insane to me, but maybe…)
• The Well-Appointed Desk: 12 Days of Inkmas

Got some last minute shopping to do on Amazon? Please consider using the Inkophile portal in the side bar. You can also get search results for Fountain Pens and Fountain Pen Inks via these links. It won’t increase your cost, but it will send a few pennies to my ink and pen fund. Thank you!

A bit of holiday spirit!

#TBT to the massive Christmas tree we built last year. It contained 502 Paperblanks books! #Paperblanks25 https://t.co/m6DENrFtK0—
Paperblanks (@paperblanks) December 14, 2017

Sunday Reads: Pens, Umbrellas, And A New Ink

Pens and inks are great, but nothing beats a courageous critter.

• Leigh Reyes: Introducing Colorverse, a new universe of inks.
• The Pen Addict: TWSBI ECO Fountain Pen Review, From An Artist’s Perspective
• Everything you always wanted to know about umbrellas (but were afraid to ask)
• November watercolor paint and paper giveaway from Doodlewash
• Jet Pens: Noodler’s Ink Bottles (So many!) and Guide to Watercolor Brush Pens
• The Serial Doodler: Test Drawings for Platinum Carbon Ink
• The Times of India: For the loyalists, fountain pen is still mightier than touchscreens
• Google is locking people out of documents, and you should be worried (Big Brother is watching.)

Dog saves woman during attempted street robbery.

Not all heroes wear capes, some have paws and sharp teeth. What a good doggo! pic.twitter.com/Y1lCEMED4i

— PC Dave Wise (@CopThatCooks) November 24, 2017

Sunday Reads: Twilight Blue And Reasons To Use A Fountain Pen

Slow week, but still a few things to share…

• Down syndrome entrepreneur builds success out of socks
• blisspens: TOP 5 REASONS TO USE A FOUNTAIN PEN (h/t Deb Kinney)
• 9 Reasons to Switch From Chrome to Firefox
• macchiatoman: Organics Studio Ralph Waldo Emerson Twilight Blue

I didn't do it, he just tripped. pic.twitter.com/lmCSLwZt1V

— D Attenborough (@Attenboroughs_D) October 28, 2017

Herbin Améthyste de l’Oural Giveaway Winner!

The Herbin Améthyste de l’Oural giveaway is now closed. Thank you to all of the ink aficionados who entered. Your comments showed great enthusiasm and anticipation for the new ink.

Also, thank you to Karen at Exaclair for sending a bottle of the lovely ink to share with you. She has been a huge supporter of this blog for which I will always be grateful.

Drum roll please. Congratulations to Robyn Brown, the lucky winner! Please contact me at inkophile@gmail.com to arrange shipment. I hope you love Améthyste as much as I do.

Giveaway: Herbin “1798” Jacques Herbin Amethyste de l’Oural Fountain Pen Ink

Herbin’s new “1798” Jacques Herbin Amethyste de l’Oural fountain pen ink was announced today with availability slated for September 1, 2017. It’s a lovely color with glints of silver that reminds me of an amethyst and platinum ring my mother bequeathed my daughter. Purple and silver are beautiful together, subtle but elegant.

Karen at Exaclair, Inc., the U.S. distributor for Herbin, gave me a bottle that I am going to give away. To enter, all you have to do is post a comment below about the new ink. One entry per person. Shipping to a U.S. address only. The random drawing will be held August 10, 2017 at 6 pm PDT. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me at inkophile@gmail.com to claim the prize.

Good luck to all!

Update: This giveaway is now closed and a winner has been announced. Thank you to all who participated!

Mixing Ink And The Color Wheel

Mixing inks can be a slap-dash affair or a carefully orchestrated endeavor. Nick Stewart has taken the game to the ultimate level, one drop at a time, in his experiment with the primary colors red, yellow and blue. The three can make a rainbow of hues and Nick finds them all combining Diamine Scarlet, Yellow, and Turquoise.

Wanna give it a try?