Review by Tina Koyama After fountain pens, my favorite pen type for writing is gel. I love the wide range of vibrant ink colors they are available in, and they require no maintenance. As a lefty, however, many gel inks remain wet just long enough that they smear under typical writing conditions. I’ve occasionally tried…
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Ink Preview: Colorverse x Opus88 Inks
Colorverse also released a set of inks in July to coordinate with the Opus88 Koloro and Picmic pen lines. The seven eight colors in this collection all include traditional inks (no shimmers) and both of the bottles in the 2-bottle sets are the same colors (65ml and 15ml bottles for $36 per set). I received samples…
Preview: Colorverse Season 4 Trailblazers in Space
The latest edition of the Colorverse inks have been released, Season 4 Trailblazers in Space ($36 per 2-bottle set). As the home of all things space (Skylab Letterpress being our printer of choice, of course, and R2-D2 being our patron traveling companion), I couldn’t wait to get a hold of this new collection. These inks…
First Look: Birmingham Pen Co. Inks
Laura’s Perspective: Recently, Ana introduced me to the Birmingham Pen Company and their own line of inks ($7.99 per 30ml). Birmingham Pen Company is located on the Southside of Pittsburgh, which was once called “Little Birmingham” due to the fact that it was a manufacturing hub in the 1900’s, like Birmingham was to England . Today,…