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Prumy
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Mar 3, 2017
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So Ive had the pen for a few weeks, its fun, but until i can find a more viscous ink/liquid, it wont be my go to. WinkPen shouldn't be your only pen, and it shouldn't be your first pen in this price range. I almost just want to get the shimmer ink to see how that plays out.
sallen
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Mar 3, 2017
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PrumyThe first fountain pen ink I ran through the WinkPen was Shimmertastic ink. My wife used my WinkPen filled with fabric dye, and I have got it filled now with authentic iron gall ink. I have used glass dip pens for calligraphy for several years, which takes some practice before you get the hang of it.
I enjoy making ancient-looking maps, such as the ones from the Victorian and earlier periods, by hand and then antiquing the paper. Don't know how many years and reams of paper I have gone through learning how to use tea and coffee for browning paper.
There is an art to using a dip pen, as the lines are not always identical in width or ink saturation. With the WinkPen I can cheat a little bit, getting some of the effects of a dip pen without a lot of the dip pen mess. I have been fooling around with recreating 12th-century style illustrated tomes, so that is a whole new skill set.
If you enjoy fooling around with old-style writing instruments and do not mind a bit of a mess while learning, the WinkPen is a fun tool. However, if you are frustrated easily, don't like to tinker with your writing instruments, and are allergic to ink smears - might want to look at another pen.
I would not say that the WinkPen is a pen for daily use. I would not add a WinkPen to my bag for EDC. I have enough fountain pen ink stains in my bag; no wonder the monastic orders wear dark clothing. Those who look at the WinkPen only for daily use as a strict fountain pen I believe are missing some of the purpose of the WinkPen.
Yes, you certainly could use a WinkPen daily - I have heard there are some who do. However, in my experiences so far, the WinkPen would not be something that I would immediately choose to write with. If I am in the mood for some serious writing or have a marathon writing session planned, the WinkPen is not the pen I would be looking for.
If I want to screw around with ink (or other fluid), paper and some manner of a pen, and DGAF about a mess, then the WinkPen is a tool added to my collection for that purpose. Just be prepared for a mess until you get the hang of it, don't wear your Sunday best, and have fun with it. Kids (under close supervision) really get a thrill out of a pen that will take nearly any liquid with a thin enough viscosity.
Designed by an artist, the WinkPen is purposely created to broaden your choices of writing ink. The components of the WinkPen are almost impervious to most caustic fluids, which is why I filled mine with iron gall ink first chance I got. I have found that getting the viscosity correct takes some fiddling and the learning curve can seem steep.
I enjoy making ancient-looking maps, such as the ones from the Victorian and earlier periods, by hand and then antiquing the paper. Don't know how many years and reams of paper I have gone through learning how to use tea and coffee for browning paper.
There is an art to using a dip pen, as the lines are not always identical in width or ink saturation. With the WinkPen I can cheat a little bit, getting some of the effects of a dip pen without a lot of the dip pen mess. I have been fooling around with recreating 12th-century style illustrated tomes, so that is a whole new skill set.
If you enjoy fooling around with old-style writing instruments and do not mind a bit of a mess while learning, the WinkPen is a fun tool. However, if you are frustrated easily, don't like to tinker with your writing instruments, and are allergic to ink smears - might want to look at another pen.
I would not say that the WinkPen is a pen for daily use. I would not add a WinkPen to my bag for EDC. I have enough fountain pen ink stains in my bag; no wonder the monastic orders wear dark clothing. Those who look at the WinkPen only for daily use as a strict fountain pen I believe are missing some of the purpose of the WinkPen.
Yes, you certainly could use a WinkPen daily - I have heard there are some who do. However, in my experiences so far, the WinkPen would not be something that I would immediately choose to write with. If I am in the mood for some serious writing or have a marathon writing session planned, the WinkPen is not the pen I would be looking for.
If I want to screw around with ink (or other fluid), paper and some manner of a pen, and DGAF about a mess, then the WinkPen is a tool added to my collection for that purpose. Just be prepared for a mess until you get the hang of it, don't wear your Sunday best, and have fun with it. Kids (under close supervision) really get a thrill out of a pen that will take nearly any liquid with a thin enough viscosity.
Designed by an artist, the WinkPen is purposely created to broaden your choices of writing ink. The components of the WinkPen are almost impervious to most caustic fluids, which is why I filled mine with iron gall ink first chance I got. I have found that getting the viscosity correct takes some fiddling and the learning curve can seem steep.
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