So this year I thought I’d take a bit of a different approach to our Inkmas. While I often try and share new inks with you, or re-share favorites from my past, this year I just didn’t feel like I had anything new to highlight. What I did think about is the amazing selection of inks I have swatched over time, and the ones I actually keep bottles of in my stash.
Each year I hand address my holiday cards, and so each year I’m searching for the perfect ink to do so. What do you get when you combine these two things? A look at options in a certain hue. Confused? You’ll see what I mean.
Today I’m tackling greens. What makes the perfect holiday green? Is it a wild and bright grinchy green? A traditional Irish green? Shades of dark foresty green? Does it lean a little blue like a Blue Spruce? Green is what you make of it. So let’s view a few different shades!
As you can see above, the tree I “drew” has the bottles I keep in my drawer. Up top, there’s the bright Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku-rin (Bamboo forest). That one seems vaguely Grinchy enough? Papier Plume’s Ivy Green is a good, rich green, fit for a holiday table or tartan. Yoseka Origin #1 and Van Dieman Styx Valley Forest Green fit right into those forest-y tones I was talking about. And rounding out those greens with a touch of blue? Waterman’s Encre Vert (Harmonius Green) and Robert Oster’s Spearmint.
If you want to talk about what I have on swatch cards (but not necessarily in stash), I’ve got a few more to add to the mix. Robert Oster’s Sublime is that yellowy green that Grinches dream of! PenBBS 219 is Watermelon Green. Mont Blanc’s Irish Green is a surefire hit, and Banmi’s Deep Green has a bit of that blue.
There are SO many more greens to choose from, but these are just a few of my favorites this season!
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