Write Now - Ep.188: Favorite Pen/Ink Pairings

On Episode 188 of Write Now, Drew & Adrianne discuss their favorite pen/ink combinations and the reasons behind them.

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[JimmyBits]

I picked up the habit of keeping an Auto Log Book for my vehicles. Gasoline, Tire changes, inspections, etc, etc. I use a Rhodia WebBook and a Navy Kaweco Sport with Noodler's Heart of Darkness to keep any and all things that have happened to my ride in that book. Yeah okay sure it's tedious and maybe a bit OCD but people like to see that book when I go to sell my car. Full history in a book. And hey they get to use the remainder of the book to continue the log or for whatever they want.
Pen not included. :P

[alexsandra]

This is a great video series idea! I find it takes a lot of trials before I can find a good ink for a particular pen. So this was both interesting and helpful! Please do more of these!

[thomasa.]

Accidentally, I have found out that the blue on the TWSBI Go Blue looks almost exactly like the Iroshizuku Kon Peki written with it. Now, I absolutely love this combination 😍

[TheYupibear]

That does not look like Cactus Fruit Eel, even when extremely diluted cactus fruit eel looks closer to magenta than pink.

[PomNaoo]

My mainstays have been: Opus 88 demo with Monteverde Copper Noir, PenBBS 456 Smog with Vinta Armada, and a Sailor Pro Gear Slim with Pilot Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku

[chrislj]

My latest acquisition is an Esterbrook Estie Oversize Lilac with Iroshizuku Murasaki-shikibu, which would be a nice compliment to Adrianne's hair. My Retro 51 Corsair will always be filled with Noodler's Navy, and my Visconti Homo Sapiens Jade with Noodler's Gruene Cactus.

[raggsj]

I only have a couple of absolutely permanent pairings; the rest of the pens are still looking for their "forever inks" and playing the field. :). The two I do have are my Pilot Custom 74 in Blue paired with RO Lake of Fire (on of my favorite inks EVER) and a Sailor 1911 in Fresca Blue paired with Iroshizuku Ama-Iro (another absolute favorite of all). Those two are pretty much always inked, while I rotate through my other pens.

[BlueMel_MH]

I love rotating through different pen/ink combos, but a few fave combos:
--Platinum Plaisir red + Pilot Iroshizuku Momiji
--Vanishing Point Raden + Pilot Iroshizuku Yama Budo
--Pelikan M600 Turquoise-White + Robert Oster Fire and Ice
--Stipula Tocco Ferro Blue + Diamine Moon Dust
--Visconti Rembrandt Dark Forest + DeAtramentis Edgar Allan Poe

[Ponderingbooks]

I am adoring my TWSBI Mini Mint Blue in fine with De Atramentis Mint Turquoise. So good together!

[leggie]

My mainstay has gotta be the good old TWSBI eco in transparent purple with Robert Oster black violet. It always writes and is perfect for cheap school paper. I inked it up with Robert Oster sparkling cranberry for the holidays, and it left some glitter residue behind that I didn't notice until I'd filled the pen back up with black violet. Originally I was peeved that I had to re clean the pen, but I discovered that the glitter complimented black violet really well, and gave me a slightly sparkly version of my very favorite mainstay ink!

[mhsvz]

Thank you for another excellent video! My main pen is the Montblanc 149 with Calligraphy nib and Noodler’s Baystate Blue ink. Such a smooth writer and BSB just really pops on Rhoida paper.

[ksek]

I've always kept my TWSBI Eco inked with Kyo No Oto Hisoku, but I'm thinking of changing that up soon. And for now, I plan to keep my favorite ink (Robert Oster Velvet Storm) constantly inked up in my favorite pen (TWSBI Precision).

[caitlintompkins]

My go-to pairing used to the a TWSBI Transparent Blue with Monteverde Ocean Noir. Then my friend got me a LAMY Safari Petrol and I tried it with Diamine Aurora Borealis and my go-to has been replaced with that. I love how the ink is basically the same color as the pen!

[namope]

I realize I'm a bit of a complementing pen and ink type person. I'm still figuring out permanent inks to permanent pens so I don't pull out the cartridges/converters near as often.

One combination I did like was my vanilla Jinhao X450 Red and Gold to Graf von Faber-Castell Deep Sea Green. The dryness is the key thing, but still very neat.

[PatrisDev]

Super 5 Dublin never seems to leave my Namisu Nova. Titanium pen with a waterproof ink, perfect combo!

[daft]

My go to professional pens are both pilot 823's. (fine and medium) I do have a few other pens, vintage, modern.... lamy, sailor, pelikan, platinum... but the 823's are not flashy but dreamy with their pilot inks.

[laureverville]

I'm the type to use one pen and one ink for a super long time. I used my Sheaffer Prelude (brushed chrome) with Sheaffer green (which is actually more of a turquoise-ish teal) for 3 years straight and they were an amazing pair for the cheap paper I used for school notes. A few months ago I bought my Aurora Optima in green from Goulet pens and I use it with Diamine Woodland green and I also stated to exclusively use Claire Fontaine paper and wow it's just amazing. I did keep my Sheaffer inked up but I have a hard time switching between pens... I still would want almost any pen that comes out (especially visconti dang I want a the divina in green...!), but even if I had 50 pens or more there is no way I'd be able to use them all. One pen and one ink for a few years then I get a new one. Oh well I still love every pen and ink I own

[timstephens]

My EDC is a Lamy Aion (red) <m> nib inked with Lamy’s crystal ink Azurite.

[eileengoldenberg]

I have a Conklin Duragraph with a Goulet EF nib.. I had Gena at the SF pen show make it a little finer. She actually made it into a baby architect nib! I usually have Platinum Carbon Black in it. I do urban sketching every day with her! Thanks interesting video..

[Lawtonfl]

Visconti van gogh paired with colorverse schrodinger