Author Archives: Christine (Pentulant)
INK SWAB: 167/365 – Private Reserve Copper Burst
People like Private Reserve Copper Burst. I can definitely see why – the color is decent and there is a so much potential for shading. Unfortunately, when I wrote with this ink earlier this year, I found it to be super-duper crazy dry. Maybe I’ll try a fresh sample in a different pen one day and see if that makes a difference.
Tell me what you think of this ink? I’d love to hear all about your experiences with it.
INK SWAB: 166/365 – Platinum Mix-Free Flame Red
If my memory is serving me well today, this ink isn’t quite as in-your-face as the swab would have you believe.
That is definitely one of the troubles with ink swabs: the color is sometimes more saturated in a swab than it will be out of a pen. Of course, there is also the trouble of different scanners, monitors, and computers. Perhaps a topic for another day, hm?
INK SWAB: 165/365 – Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin
Another ink from the Pelikan Edelstein line. This time – Mandarin. A bright, cheery orange. Still not enough to dethrone my much-loved Diamine Pumpkin, but this is a fantastic color and it writes quite well.
INK SWAB: 163/365 – Diamine Cerise
INK SWAB: 164/365 – Pelikan Edelstein Turmaline
INK SWAB: 162/365 – De Atramentis Graphite Black
INK SWAB: 161/365 – De Atramentis Jane Austen
REVIEW: Sharpie Liquid Highlighters
Something a little different for today. I picked up a pack of eight Sharpie Liquid Highlighters a couple of weeks ago and decided to have a little fun with them . . .
These chisel tip highlighters make it easy to either highlight or underline text.
Below: The yellow looked a little funky right out of the package. The color went down super-wet and looked almost dirty (like the tip seen in this picture). It did soak through the paper a bit more than the other colors, but it dried to the bright yellow one would expect. The next time I used the marker, it was still looking like this, but it was no longer a super soaker. 😉
Because of the shape of the ends of the markers, you could hang these from a cord around your neck. You know, if you wanted to. Sharpie suggests that these can be attached to binders, planners, and bags.
My pack of eight contains the following colors: red, pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and raspberry. (I later learned that what I am calling raspberry is actually called berry by Sharpie – so close.)
The caps snap on with a solid click and can be posted with confidence. The clip is solid with a bit of flexibility.
I tested each marker with a gel pen and pencil.
These Sharpies are odor-free and the clear body lets the user see when ink is running low. All of them performed well with no smearing. I waited less than five minutes for the gel pen to dry before going at it with the marker.
But – highlighting text isn’t all these fun Sharpies can do . . . Bottom Line: I like them! The red is my least favorite color because it’s the least transparent of them all. All of the other colors seem like exactly what I want in a highlighter.
Hope you’re all having a good week!