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Tools & Supplies / Re: Diamine Inkvent 2023
« on: January 02, 2024, 05:07:40 PM »It’s interesting how the Raise A Glass looks purple on the page but blue on the paper towel. Wonderful share! Thanks so much @AnasaziWrites !@Erica McPhee
Yes, but there is that bit of red on the bleed-out that turns it purple.
A few observations on this calendar:
I think my favorites are the chameleon inks--quite a nice surprise with each new one.
Posting--K's way of posting the inks on Col-o-ring paper is definitely better than on moistened paper towels. I now have a stack of two dozen +1 paper towels, which I won't save. I do have the photos of them by day in one folder, so I can see all of them at a glance, which is very handy.
I don't think I'll photo the bottles again--it didn't add much, and some could barely be seen, even in strong light.
Most of the inks needed gum arabic to work with a pointed pen, and super sharp nibs, even if flexible, don't lay down enough ink to see the special qualities of the non-standard inks.
It should be interesting to see which of these inks will be released in larger bottles. I have my eye on several of them is so.
Still hoping for a drawing or two from @K-2 as time allows.
Did anyone else get the calendar this year?
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Show & Tell / Re: Show your holiday greeting...
« on: January 02, 2024, 04:31:38 PM »
My holiday cards have been for many years photo cards of me and my wife in places we've been during the year, whereas the calligraphy is usually on the envelope. This is this year's design, to which I added some details on some of them.
In general, I try to allow room for the stamp to be cancelled such that it does not interfere with the design (worked well this year) and allow some room at the bottom for the inevitable bar code the USPO puts on everything that goes through the machine sorter. That didn't work so well this year. Perhaps the machine misread the zip code, as a double second code was plastered over the original one (and part of the design). It did take two weeks to be delivered. Oh, well.
In general, I try to allow room for the stamp to be cancelled such that it does not interfere with the design (worked well this year) and allow some room at the bottom for the inevitable bar code the USPO puts on everything that goes through the machine sorter. That didn't work so well this year. Perhaps the machine misread the zip code, as a double second code was plastered over the original one (and part of the design). It did take two weeks to be delivered. Oh, well.
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Word of the Day / Mystery word of the day
« on: December 30, 2023, 04:30:06 PM »
A quality necessary for excellent penmanship?
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Tools & Supplies / Re: Diamine Inkvent 2023
« on: December 29, 2023, 05:14:11 PM »
Day 25: Raise a Glass
Although not stated on the bottle (it's the big bottle one gets at the last day), this is a chameleon ink plus 5 drops (adjusted for bottle size) of gum arabic.
Although not stated on the bottle (it's the big bottle one gets at the last day), this is a chameleon ink plus 5 drops (adjusted for bottle size) of gum arabic.
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Copperplate, Engrosser's Script, Roundhand Calligraphy / Re: A German business card, AD 1895
« on: December 29, 2023, 05:05:16 PM »Greetings from Kiel, Germany, hometown of my wife. When visiting the maritime museum I noticed the below business card. It belonged to Carl-Wilhelm Loewe (https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Löwe_(Verwaltungsjurist), the first president of the Kiel canal (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiel_Canal), completed in 1895. What struck me was that his card is printed in pure Copperplate style. That seems to suggest that at the close of the 19th century, Copperplate was a “dominant” or “customary” choice for “stylish” documents such as business cards. Indeed German handwriting (as taught in schools and used in official documents such as the ship logs displayed at the museum) at that time differed significantly from Copperplate - for a start, it was not written with a strong right-hand slant).@Vintage_BE
Interesting as well to my neophyte eyes is the “w” as used in this business card. It looks
Very interesting card.
The slant of the letters on this card match the slant of the letters (Kurrentschrift) in the 1873 book "Ahn's First German Book" by P. Henn, used to teach "first graders" how to write Kurrentschrift (the common script at the time).
(Also, the slant Madarasz used (approximately) at the time of the card.
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Tools & Supplies / Re: Diamine Inkvent 2023
« on: December 28, 2023, 02:32:11 PM »
Day 24: Sugar Snap
A shimmer ink with 5 drops of gum arabic. Nice lemony green.
A shimmer ink with 5 drops of gum arabic. Nice lemony green.
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Tools & Supplies / Re: Diamine Inkvent 2023
« on: December 28, 2023, 02:28:15 PM »
Day 23: Fireside Snug
A standard ink plus 5 drops gum arabic. Nice fire color--a little brown in there.
A standard ink plus 5 drops gum arabic. Nice fire color--a little brown in there.
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Tools & Supplies / Re: Diamine Inkvent 2023
« on: December 28, 2023, 02:23:46 PM »
Day 22: Tinsel
Shimmer ink plus no drops gum arabic. Worked well with pointed pen right out of the bottle.
Shimmer ink plus no drops gum arabic. Worked well with pointed pen right out of the bottle.
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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Christmas Greetings (Spoiler Alert)
« on: December 28, 2023, 09:44:22 AM »P.S. I called it “Snow Globe of Hope.”@Erica McPhee
Truly one of the finest cards I've ever received, and I've received plenty. Stunning.
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Tools & Supplies / Re: Diamine Inkvent 2023
« on: December 27, 2023, 06:09:47 PM »
Day 21: Tranquility
A chameleon ink plus 15 drops gum arabic. I did not shake the bottle when I started this word, thus very little chameleon effect in the T. Added another shade at the end to show what shaking does (the small letters were after shaking).
A chameleon ink plus 15 drops gum arabic. I did not shake the bottle when I started this word, thus very little chameleon effect in the T. Added another shade at the end to show what shaking does (the small letters were after shaking).
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Tools & Supplies / Re: Diamine Inkvent 2023
« on: December 27, 2023, 06:05:55 PM »
Day 20: Astral
A chameleon in plus a whopping 35 drops of gum arabic. Could probably use more, but the bottle could only hold this much. Appears flat, deep black unless under very bright light at an angle as shown here.
A chameleon in plus a whopping 35 drops of gum arabic. Could probably use more, but the bottle could only hold this much. Appears flat, deep black unless under very bright light at an angle as shown here.
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Tools & Supplies / Re: Diamine Inkvent 2023
« on: December 27, 2023, 06:00:58 PM »
Day 19: Cinnabun
A scented ink plus 5 drops gum arabic. Nice if you like cinnamon. The scent seems to fade after a few days.
A scented ink plus 5 drops gum arabic. Nice if you like cinnamon. The scent seems to fade after a few days.
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Tools & Supplies / Re: Diamine Inkvent 2023
« on: December 26, 2023, 04:52:34 PM »
Day 18: Blizzard
A shimmer ink with no gum arabic. I guess all the metallics thicken this ink enough to use with pointed pen. Sophisticated.
A shimmer ink with no gum arabic. I guess all the metallics thicken this ink enough to use with pointed pen. Sophisticated.
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Tools & Supplies / Re: Diamine Inkvent 2023
« on: December 26, 2023, 04:46:56 PM »
Day 17: Lavender Frost
A shimmer ink plus10 drops gum arabic. Rather a subtle lavender. I'd prefer a more vibrant shade, but nice.
A shimmer ink plus10 drops gum arabic. Rather a subtle lavender. I'd prefer a more vibrant shade, but nice.