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As we round the corner into autumn in the northern hemisphere, the air is a little crisper, the days are shorter, and the leaves are changing... and looking for some new inks to try out. Do you have favorite inks for the season?

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[-] CaptObvious@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Lamy Copper Orange is my go-to fall ink. Not sure what I’ll use when it runs out.

[-] Tash@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Unfortunately we've been in a heatwave and drought here, so the leaves are just changing from dead to more dead. However I think I may bring out Noodler's Apache Sunset or Diamine Ancient Copper for my "walking around" pen.

[-] Steam501@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 9 months ago

Diamine Ancient Copper and Sepia in my walk around pens and Diamine Punkin in a desk pen.

[-] PradaPravda@reddthat.com 3 points 9 months ago

Pilot tsukushi. Unfortunately not in production any more, but my bottle is pretty full.

[-] coys25@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

That is a pretty fascinating ink - seems to be a totally different color depending on nib and paper...

[-] septinox@mas.to 3 points 9 months ago

@coys25 Yama-Budo and Momiji from the Iroshizuku line seem to be the default for many people, me included. But I’m low key on the lookout for more inks at the moment, so I’ll stick around and see other people’s suggestions.

[-] vadsamoht@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

My most recent ink purchase was Dominant Industry's Earl Grey Tea, and it's a beautiful orange shade that is well-behaved (albeit not quite as red as I was expecting when I ordered it). Absolutely no complaints - I even love the bottle, however I will probably get through it slowly because I don't often use colours that are bright and eye-catching.

By contrast, one of the inks that is in my permanent rotation and I plan to continue purchasing over and over is Diamine Saddle Brown. It's a more subtle, darker brown that can pass for 'serious' writing but still has a personality that I prefer over many other browns. If the orange of Earl Grey is a cozy Autumn fire, Saddle Brown is the tree branches holding on to their last leaves and the damp earth underfoot on a cold, foggy morning - both enticing in different ways.

[-] coys25@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Nice - I had misread this as Diamine Earl Grey at first, and was very confused ("I've used this before and don't remember any orange tones!"). But it does look beautiful!

Saddle Brown also looks very nice and versatile. Do you think that you need a medium nib to get the full spectrum of shading? I've sometimes been disappointed with browns that are too light with an F nib (bought a sample of Robert Oster Caffe Crema, but it really was too light for my daily use unless in an M, B, or stub).

[-] vadsamoht@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

I do expect that you would need a medium or wider nib in order to get a real sense of shading out of the ink.

To your other concern, though, if anything I've found that Saddle Brown goes much darker when used in an F/EF nib. Certainly not to the point of being black, but dark enough that unless you were actually paying attention to the shade it doesn't immediately grab attention as being non-standard; to some people that defeats the point, but I find that sometimes (e.g. at work) I want to fly under the radar a bit while also knowing that I'm using 'my' colour.

It also looks amazing in notebooks that have a slightly ivory/off-white cast to the pages, where the overall sepia effect is something I really enjoy.

[-] spinne@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Diamine Honey Burst and Robert Oster Red Orange are the perfect colors for autumn leaves :)

[-] coys25@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

The Diamine guitar inks just generally look like nice autumn inks - nice!

[-] Valdair@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

Diamine Autumn Oak, Montblanc Corn Poppy Red, Montblanc Golden Yellow. I'm not sure which if any of these are still being made though, probably not the yellow.

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