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@threeofswords@godforsaken.websitemy pens came so guess it's time for the start of #OpalsInkSwatches
diamine regency blue is from their 150th anniversary collection. i'm fussy about blues and love the swatch but it writes darker, especially on off white paper
diamine sailor's warning is the first shimmering ink i bought. with finer nibs you don't get much of the shimmer but when you do the sparkle looks both blue and pink
you can see the shimmer of sailor's warning a bit better in the video here, pls trust that it's lovely irl
the swatches are made with a non branded brush pen and 250gsm round corner business cards. the writing is with a 0.5mm nib jinhao fountain pen, nothing fancy or expensive but i'm quite pleased with my new system
because i've never been normal about any of my hobbies in my life i bought the wearinguel swatch cards so my little inks look prettier, look how cute they are
#OpalsInkSwatches #FountainPens
today's swatches, jade green and tyrian purple, both from diamine. i went straight for an 80ml bottle of jade bc it's so bright and lovely!
Just one swatch today - Sapphire Blue from Diamine
It's the first blue I bought and it behaves perfectly well but i don't really like it tbh, writing a whole page in this is too bright and makes me feel like I'm doing schoolwork. Good for an accent, not my main writing ink.
Today's swatch is Summer Storm by Robert Oster. In writing it's more definitely grey and less blue than the swatch but I love how it shades and sometimes looks lilac.
Back to my regular Diamine brand loyalty today with Pumpkin. I went straight for an 80ml bottle of this bc it looked like my perfect orange ink and it is my perfect orange ink. Lovely and bright but dark enough to be perfectly legible.
I know some ppl hate orange but I simply adore it 
i also ordered the cult pens exclusive shimmer version of this colour and i'm so excited to write one million pointless notes in sparkly orange, i hope it's perfect
Today's ink is a shimmer from Manuscript called Red Sunset
Thrilled with how well the lighting picked up the gold, it's maybe my fave of the shimmers from this brand. It's very good imo.
Bringing back #OpalsInkSwatches in a bit of a different way bc I'm participating in #30Inks30Days (mostly on insta & discord)
Day One is Pumpkin Shimmer from Diamine (Exclusive to Cult Pens). I love orange and I love sparkles so I obv love this.
A fun excuse to practice with my dip pens.
#FountainPens
whoops been forgetting to post these so have two days at once
pure pens cwm idwal
diamine lavender
#OpalsInkSwatches #30Inks30Days
#FountainPens
days 4 and 5 of #30Inks30Days
Van Dieman's Morning Frost from their Tassie Seasons collection and Diamine Flamingo Pink 
#OpalsInkSwatches
#fountainpens
Stlex 
@threeofswords oh man that rules
@infernusgoatus it's so lovely isn't it! i have a couple more shimmers that i'm v excited to see how they show up in a large swatch, gonna be writing everything with sparkles
@threeofswords lending all notes and words that extra bit of elegance
@threeofswords those are so cute tho!
@bright_helpings i do love an adorable little stationary thing
@threeofswords oh nice Sailor’s Warning. What do you think of it? Of the two Reddit inks this year I think I’m more interested in this one over Celadon Cat.
@paradoxmo i quite like it, i have it in a 1.1mm nib atm and the red is definitely less saturated when writing with that than this swatch shows but the shimmer's nice. i don't have celadon cat but i'm much more interested in reds than blues anyway!!
@threeofswords that jade is so gorgeous
@neoncoughh it's lush isn't it, so spring like and bright!
I love the background ink wash, great swatching
@threeofswords oh, that looks like just the neon blue I’ve been looking for. Thanks!
@RFDave oh lovely, hope you like it!!
@threeofswords this is a perfect orange, how gorgeous
@infernusgoatus so bright so saturated
@threeofswords I wish my hair was this color, sooo good
@neoncoughh I just love orange!!!
@threeofswords@godforsaken.website This really sounds like the same use case I have for all of my pens and inks. I scribble endlessly about quick brown foxes and getting my vow judged; Occasionally, I even write a useful note or list. 
@threeofswords Always love seeing your swatch cards! I vascillate between Pumpkin; and Peach Haze as my "trademark" go-to colors in my fave Sailor.
Mildly surprising to the viewer relative to the semi-stodgy-looking impression non-FP users have of the pen, and for whatever reason people don't complain that it's not a "legal" color for signatures.
@wurzbacher thanks so much! i just recently got peach haze, haven't tried it out enough yet but it seems lovely so far, i love that you use it for signatures!
@threeofswords I seriously can’t stop collecting the Diamines. Once I think I have enough, I discover a certain seller on eBay. They’re so damned affordable and consistent, gotta catch ‘em all.
@wurzbacher I'm based in the uk so often get them direct from diamine and they are such a good price! do you have any of their shop exclusive colourways or anything?
@threeofswords Unfortunately not - Can't wait for Christmas this year, #inkvent is coming!
@threeofswords I'm not a big fan of orange but I was recommended Diamine Pumpkin and I surprisingly liked it. Great ink, I love how bright and saturated it is.
@MaxAttax13 it's absolutely one of my favourite inks!
@threeofswords
What’s your experience with shimmer ink in fine an medium nibs? Do you get flow problems? I’ve only tried it in broad and italic nibs because I was told finer ones would be an issue. Thank you
@MizzBassie this particular one doesn't show shimmer rly in finer nibs but i have a van dieman that definitely shimmers in a 0.5mm nib. both write totally fine and i haven't had any clogging issues yet, but i also haven't used a shimmer in an expensive pen i'd be worried about filling with glitter, so don't just want to say yes it's absolutely fine, maybe try one out in a cheaper pen first ?
@threeofswords
Thanks. I generally use shimmer in TWSBIs, wouldn’t put it in a pen I couldn’t take apart and clean by myself.