A critical mass of Diamine
I unintentionally inked 80% of this week’s totable writables with liquid from Diamine’s science chambers. An unintentional consequence of digging into long-unused inks. And Diamine has a strong bench.
Nib choices are split evenly between narrow lines and wide writers. The TWSBI’s EF, Pilot’s F, and Cypress’ Sketch nib write small letterforms legibly. The Junlai’s B and duo of Togis offer wider heading-worthy lines. What’s more: the Sketch nib empowers a magic marker width line when needed.
Power to the welded
Grey/Black
TWSBI 580-AL Silver (EF). Diamine Sparkling Shadows. Shadows dates to the early days of shimmer inks. The dark purple-undertoned grey shades well in all line widths, even my happy-happy EF. A clip should hold this daily driver securely in my pocket in-between desks and in-between writing sessions. Task management, scratch notes, lesson outlines, and event tracking in my personal planner.
Blue/Teal
Junlai 930 Ivory White (B). Diamine Enchanted Ocean. Ocean shades in gradient when paired with a dry nib. However, the 930’s feed pours ink onto the page akin to an ebonite feed. The result is murky blues punctuated by red sheen. The pen’s size relegates it to slow-moving personal sessions: lesson outlines, teaching reflections, journaling, and perhaps D&D notes.
Earth Tones
Carolina Charleston Cool Tone Primary Manipulation (Soft Vintage Naginata Togi, by Monty Winnfield). Diamine Celadon Cat. Cat’s shading is giggle-inducingly prominent. (Thank you, Reddit.) The Charleston writes generously, producing wide lines suitable to longform writing and headings. Journaling, creative writing, and drafting the ongoing manuscript.
Nakaya Neostandard Heki-tamenuri (B Naginata Togi, by Tokyo Station Pens). Bungubox Dandyism. The pairing provides a storm of near-black ink on the page in a disciplined FM line. Wet enough to overpower Dandyism’s shading everywhere except the tail ends on long words. The Nakaya is a comfortable size for my hand, rendering all-length writing sessions enjoyable. Meeting notes (particularly headings), lesson prep, journaling, and lesson outlines.
Cypress Kawari-nuri Casual A (Sketch, by Monty Winnfield). Teranishi Nostalgic Honey. Regular writing provides a M line width with powerful, legible shading. Honey’s burnished hues keep lecture notes readable while standing. Reverse writing makes a BBB line that I’ve taken to using as a highlighter, accenting migratable tasks from within notes.
Pilot Custom 743 Deep Red (F). Diamine Sugar Snap. I inked Sugar Snap without its limey shimmer. Narrow, grass green lines make for excellent margin notes while reading and marking papers. The long and narrow 743 is comfortable through short and medium duration writing sessions. The dry ink/feed combination dries with minimal feathering on copy paper. Let’s go.
Wild Cards
Cavernous echoes of none.
