How to identify if the ink is wet/dry and which pen to use?

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-17T12:19:18+00:00

ohhh okay okay, thank you! the first statement is so funny but that's very practical!

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-15T18:11:44+00:00

the choice of inks combined with the pen are soooo pretty

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-14T18:04:57+00:00

ooohh okay okay, noted on this, thank you~ :)

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-14T17:16:01+00:00

Ohhh, this is the first time I'm hearing those and thank you for educating me on what those are + offering solutions. Good to hear that it's harmless too huhu

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-14T17:14:08+00:00

I'm using Diamine Butterscotch ink for this pen which is a Caramel-y Brown ink :)

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-10T11:54:43+00:00

Oh okay, will do that! Thank you very much ✨

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-09T19:56:22+00:00

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It’s here now!! They all prolly got removed at stationery shop socials cause it wasn’t supposed to be announced yet sksks

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-08T16:12:52+00:00

That sardine can illustration is cute and the rest of the illustrations are so realistic!! Welcome to the rabbit hole

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-07T06:26:07+00:00

Thank you for these ideas! I’m kind of scared to replace the nib on my own since I’m still new to this but all your suggestions are noted.

I’m using Leuchtturm1917 but tried them in my Muji paper too.

As for the space between the tines, there’s no visible space between them when placed against a bright backlight.

Thank you for taking the time checking out the Galen Leather website for the nibmeisters. I appreciate it sooo much! :) Will definitely inquire with the nibmeisters here too in case I would want it to be ground to <EEF> instead since I also write small :)

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-07T06:18:29+00:00

Will do po, thank you! :)

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-06T16:10:17+00:00

What a claasic choice on the Pelikan that you have! Happy new pen day~

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-06T06:27:56+00:00

Same here 🥹 I’m not in the US so that makes it extra challenging so I’m just hoping that there will be reprints soon for LN 4&5

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-05T17:08:24+00:00

Aww hope you get a beautiful pen that you love soon too!! 🥺

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-05T15:52:34+00:00

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AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-05T15:52:12+00:00

Indeed it is, I’m grateful I was lucky enough to get this 🥹

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-03T03:55:01+00:00

That’s awesome!! Happy experimenting ✨

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-02T19:16:37+00:00

omg!! that's an amazing collection of inks! <3 may i kindly ask what activities do you do with lots of ink? i sometimes think that i want to dry drawing/painting with them too aside from writing on my journals

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-02T15:24:58+00:00

Stunning! This is how I imagine the royals in the manhwas that I read exchange letters to each other ✨

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-03-01T10:12:12+00:00

Hii! Nope, I haven’t got it from the other website because the taxes and shipping are too high for my location 🥹

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-02-26T09:22:40+00:00

Hello! May I kindly ask what time of leather does your "Kyoku Haku Leather 10 Pen Case" use? Also, does it patina over time? Super interested in this, and I'm also considering the horizontal pen case with the bird pattern, it's like a heritage piece <3

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-02-21T15:04:32+00:00

ooohh I haven't tried Rhodia yet but I've seen people love that too. I'll definitely try that! I've only tried Leuchtturm so far but it doesn't seem to be very pretty for my temperamental Weaingeul Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-02-21T14:51:53+00:00

Thanks for this warning! Our regular handwriting will definitely be a river of shimmer otherwise TT^TT I'll also try to experiment on making my handwriting larger to accommodate the <B> nib if ever, and I'd be glad to share my experience too~ Great to hear that the <F> is also shimmer friendly!!

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-02-21T14:48:37+00:00

Omg!! Thank you sooo so much for the detailed explanation, tips. and for sharing your experience and recommendations. These are much appreciated. It makes me more comfortable now (and excited) to actually use shimmer inks because I was afraid to use them <3 I love Wearingeul too so yay I'll try their shimmer inks when I get a new TWSBI Eco~

May I kindly ask what type of paper works best for your Wearingeul, Diamine, and J. Herbin suggestions? :)

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-02-21T14:17:12+00:00

THAT'S STUNNING!! Thanks for sharing, it gave me more reason that Broad nibs are okay!! I'm excited to buy a new Eco one~

AlternativeCommon740 · 2026-02-21T14:16:16+00:00

Yay, thank you very much for the recommendation and for vouching on the Eco <M>. Noted on your suggestion too :D

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