Ink Review: Diamine Pumpkin

**Chrissy** · October 16th, 2018, 02:52 PM

I've still never tried any pumpkin beer.

**Chrissy** · October 16th, 2018, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by R.A. Stewart

Originally Posted by azkid

... I am realizing I only want to write with darker inks. I love a lot of ink colors but for what I do there's just no practical use for cool stuff like this. So I shall live vicariously through your reviews!

That is pretty much my situation too. So if I have an impulse to buy Diamine Pumpkin, I will just have to ...

(sorry)

... squash it.

I enjoyed reading this review nonetheless. Great visuals!

Very clever.

You're welcome.

**Chrissy** · October 16th, 2018, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by azkid

Ow! My rods and cones! Lol But anyway thanks for the update. That's a cool ink. Reminds me of pics of Apache Sunset in how it shades between red-orange and yellow-orange.

I think I am a fuddy-duddy because I am realizing I only want to write with darker inks. I love a lot of ink colors but for what I do there's just no practical use for cool stuff like this. So I shall live vicariously through your reviews!

I'm happy to write with any colour as long as it's not black.

You're welcome anyhow.

**calamus** · October 17th, 2018, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by Chrissy

I'm happy to write with any colour as long as it's not black.

You're welcome anyhow.

I feel the same way about black ink in fountain pens, although there may be some somewhere that are as rich and beautiful as the blacks I get with my dip pens. Whenever I'm doing calligraphy drills and I try to use an italic nibbed fountain pen for a while instead of a broad nibbed dip pen, the fountain pen letters look dull and gray next to ones done even with cheap India ink, let alone a nice sumi.

**azkid** · October 18th, 2018, 08:49 AM

I like the unsaturated FP blacks, what can I say? Reminds me of vintage postcards and documents.

At the last Pen Posse one person had a Parker 21 inked with Sailor Velvet Black which is aptly named. To my eye it seems quite dark and matte and slightly sheening if flow is wet enough (it was).