AimlessWanderer
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I don't necessarily mean in terms of number of different inks that you own, but how varied they all are.
Some folks might stick purely to blues and/or black. Others might have every colour under the sun. Are you conservative in your choices, or do you often use a lime green, or bright orange? Do you prefer heavy shading inks, or even shimmering inks, or a more consistent plain colour? Have you found yourself buying the "fun" inks, only to hardly ever use them?
I tend to play it quite safe with colour. I do have red, green, brown, and purple, but at the darker end of the spectrum. Chocolate brown, grape, oxblood, etc. I don't mind a mid blue, but tend to aim darker with other colours. My two "brightest" inks, if they could be called that, are probably Ancient Copper and Burnt Sienna. I also have Diamine's Blood Orange which I haven't tried yet.
The other thing I play safe with, is brand and type. Aside from a few Quink cartridges, all mine are standard Diamine. No special shimmer or sheen properties, and I don't concern myself with water resistance for my fountain pen inks either.
For colours, I look for contrast to the page, rather than contrast to other inks on the page. I like the look of Autumn Oak, but I know I'd never use it. Used alone, it wouldn't stand off the page enough for me. Basically, I don't go for anything that I'm not confident will serve me as an "all day" ink. As to brand, I know Diamine inks work well in my pens, and have avoided other brands in case their flow/bleed properties are significantly different. Besides which, Diamine's range of colours is overwhelming enough as it is, without being snowed under with everyone else's colour options too.
Am I typical of other pen users here, or more conservative than most?
A follow up question for those who are more adventurous, how do you use them? Is it strictly for journalling, or do you use your brighter and more flamboyant inks at work, or for correspondence?
Some folks might stick purely to blues and/or black. Others might have every colour under the sun. Are you conservative in your choices, or do you often use a lime green, or bright orange? Do you prefer heavy shading inks, or even shimmering inks, or a more consistent plain colour? Have you found yourself buying the "fun" inks, only to hardly ever use them?
I tend to play it quite safe with colour. I do have red, green, brown, and purple, but at the darker end of the spectrum. Chocolate brown, grape, oxblood, etc. I don't mind a mid blue, but tend to aim darker with other colours. My two "brightest" inks, if they could be called that, are probably Ancient Copper and Burnt Sienna. I also have Diamine's Blood Orange which I haven't tried yet.
The other thing I play safe with, is brand and type. Aside from a few Quink cartridges, all mine are standard Diamine. No special shimmer or sheen properties, and I don't concern myself with water resistance for my fountain pen inks either.
For colours, I look for contrast to the page, rather than contrast to other inks on the page. I like the look of Autumn Oak, but I know I'd never use it. Used alone, it wouldn't stand off the page enough for me. Basically, I don't go for anything that I'm not confident will serve me as an "all day" ink. As to brand, I know Diamine inks work well in my pens, and have avoided other brands in case their flow/bleed properties are significantly different. Besides which, Diamine's range of colours is overwhelming enough as it is, without being snowed under with everyone else's colour options too.
Am I typical of other pen users here, or more conservative than most?
A follow up question for those who are more adventurous, how do you use them? Is it strictly for journalling, or do you use your brighter and more flamboyant inks at work, or for correspondence?