Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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I review the pen and ink pairings that I used in June 2023 and discuss my updated impressions of using them on Tomoe River and Midori papers. Watch my first impressions of these inks here: youtu.be/qxvpY3f8fbs.

0:00 Intro and Aurora 88 / Troublemaker Inks Milky Ocean
1:06 Platinum 3776 Century / Diamine Pick Me Up
2:57 Montegrappa Elmo / J. Herbin Larmes de Cassis
4:39 LAMY 2000 / Ferris Wheel Press Double Raspberry
5:58 Kaweco x CultPens Sport / Octopus Fluids Orange
7:56 LAMY Safari / Stipula Sapphron
9:31 Franklin-Christoph Model 03 / Van Dieman’s European Honey Bee Eater Chin
11:25 TWSBI ECO White / Diamine Solar Storm
13:05 TSBI ECO Smoke Rose Gold / Colorverse Iris Nebula
15:52 TWSBI Diamond 580AL / Colorverse Monkeyhead Nebula
17:27 Franklin-Christoph Model 03 / Colorverse α Vir
18:44 Ranking the pen and ink pairings

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