Apathy Sunset

[Jon Szanto]

Another point occurred to me after reading some more of the responses...

We're noting two trends in the answers - a lot of activity on 'newer' platforms that appeal to a younger base, and a number of people who have been at this for a while mentioning that they have pretty much found what they are looking for and aren't jumping at the 'new' any more. This all makes a lot of sense, because when I started 10 years ago, I was really interested in finding certain colors and properties I liked, and ordered lots of samples and gradually dialed in those inks. The ones that eventually rose to the top and subsequently found a regular use in my rotation have stayed (and the others never picked up). Even with this, I ended up with a lot of inks - yet the inks I use 90% of the time constitute probably 5% or less of my ink collection.

I can't think of a better reason to not buy more inks. OTOH, if I were a person new to the 'hobby' (or whatever term you like), I'd be hopping on all the current trends and looking for those that amazed or amused me the most. I bet even the current n00bs will eventually slow down. At some point, looking at a bunch of inks (or pens) that you never use can cause a light bulb to glow.