I hate how it often happens to me when I open up new ink bottles.1yr ⋅ generalfang15 ⋅ r/fountainpens
“It’s not a man’s working hours that are important – it’s his leisure hours. That’s the mistake we all make.” — Agatha Christie11mo ⋅ Equivalent-Balance-7 ⋅ r/fountainpens
Life Hack: use silly putty to refill from sample bottles without spilling everywhere3yr ⋅ Purolation ⋅ r/fountainpens
My wife sent me a link for a fun ornament. She laughed when I showed her I had the actual pen.1yr ⋅ Phonascus13 ⋅ r/fountainpens
Anniversary gift from my amazing wife. That is an actual resin encased circuit board.3yr ⋅ ErroneousBosch ⋅ r/fountainpens
Japanese toothbrush holder works great with German fountain pen instead!2yr ⋅ virtualprince ⋅ r/fountainpens
Harry Potter is playing a dangerous game writing with an opened jar of ink on a moving train2yr ⋅ The_things_I_dream ⋅ r/fountainpens
Just moved house and spent too long organizing my Diamine inks by color2yr ⋅ 39bydesign ⋅ r/fountainpens
Not often are high expectations met, let alone exceeded - but it happened to me today. The Pilot Custom 823.1yr ⋅ jwes5628 ⋅ r/fountainpens
Sometimes you want a fat, juicy nib to show off inks that would otherwise be too light2yr ⋅ IridiumCow ⋅ r/fountainpens
New “ink” day. Pen slipped when I was tuning the nib and went straight into my thumb. Now if got an Emerald of Chivor tattoo.1yr ⋅ dberry1111 ⋅ r/fountainpens
I noticed that blotting the Sailor Manyo Hinoki ink while it’s really wet really brings out its dual shading properties more than just air drying. The colors remind me of Tahitian pearls.1yr ⋅ w-falcon ⋅ r/fountainpens
It ain't much, but after weeks of lurking I'm finally entering this community!2yr ⋅ ProfessorNoah ⋅ r/fountainpens
My favorite receipt drawing I did on a work break using Diamine Oxblood and Sakura gelly roll.3yr ⋅ Daiflux ⋅ r/fountainpens
Walked into a fountain pen show ignorant but curious. Walked out still ignorant, but also... poorer. 😅10mo ⋅ dystopiandie ⋅ r/fountainpens
Everyone talks about Baystate Blue staining pens so I decided to use it as a stain for a pen.4yr ⋅ shwafish ⋅ r/fountainpens
Inktober 2022 Day 10 - crabby. Using Diamine Garland fountain pen ink with bleach highlights.1yr ⋅ Nick-Stewart ⋅ r/fountainpens
Inktober day 5: Flame. I used 4 inks for this: Platinum Carbon Black for the gas pipe. Diamine's Caramel Sparkle, Ancient Copper and Golden Sands for the flame. Living in Groningen, the Netherlands, this one means a lot to me. I'll explain in the comments.1yr ⋅ Cloghopper72 ⋅ r/fountainpens
Bought a Lamy 2000 used off of ebay, it came with this interesting little note1yr ⋅ Rannikv ⋅ r/fountainpens
😍🤩 Finally found a use for my Sailor! This may be an unpopular opinion. I cannot stand writing with Sailor pens. I prefer my disposable FPs and even Gel pens. It’s such a lovely pen though. It feels nice in the hand and it’s so pretty. I decided to sketch with it. 👏🙌! What a great experience! 😁1yr ⋅ Jwoods224 ⋅ r/fountainpens
When you spend half an hour cleaning a stubborn pen and then set it on a paper towel. 🥲1yr ⋅ penny2360 ⋅ r/fountainpens
Added a few more pens to my collection for my birthday and because I’m a photographer, my collection got a free photo shoot!2yr ⋅ ehzed67 ⋅ r/fountainpens
I spent some time making a tool for cataloging my inks and displaying them on my blog3yr ⋅ jmorais ⋅ r/fountainpens
I told my family and friends I was into fountain pens.....Merry Christmas to me!3yr ⋅ linguini6247 ⋅ r/fountainpens
Anyone else has a secret drawer at work? With the boxes they don’t dare bring home...1yr ⋅ avfonarev ⋅ r/fountainpens
Was gifted my first fountain pen and ink ever and told of this awesome subreddit. I'm excited for this new addictive journey1yr ⋅ AlternativeMail8199 ⋅ r/fountainpens
The result of not buying new ink and using up my stash for quite awhile...2yr ⋅ dario26 ⋅ r/fountainpens
I call this masterpiece “Butterfingers” (Artist: Me, Big Idea Design Ti Ultra, Bock #8 Titanium F, circa. Today)1yr ⋅ GilStyle ⋅ r/fountainpens
GF was looking at the pen when we were at the art shop but passed to save money. Hope she likes her birthday present :)2yr ⋅ MisterUgly ⋅ r/fountainpens
anyone else carry a muggle ballpoint for when people ask you for a pen?2yr ⋅ bnjrgold ⋅ r/fountainpens
been in a bit of a writing rut so i put some goofy bird stickers on my lamy6mo ⋅ metam0rphosed ⋅ r/fountainpens
My collection of very cheap pens. They are the only ones I can afford so I'm really happy with them.1yr ⋅ feedingtheoldspider ⋅ r/fountainpens
Crazy how Pilot EF nibs can write so thin with minimal feedback. Pilot Vanishing Point EF nib1yr ⋅ dangkaniel ⋅ r/fountainpens
My physics lab coordinator and I both love fountain pens, this semester he's marking my lab book and leaves a pen and ink sample at the end of each weeks lab.4yr ⋅ liamskis ⋅ r/fountainpens
This must be a law or something. xD How many do YOU have? (I'm at 15ish)1yr ⋅ arscorvinus ⋅ r/fountainpens
The good news is I decided on my grail pen! The bad news is that it's from Dishonoured 2 so I'm not sure if it's attainable.1yr ⋅ SyntheticRatking ⋅ r/fountainpens
I found my perfect pen, but as a consequence, my other pens have been neglected :( Goal of this year is to use more pens.2mo ⋅ EnteringSeniorYearEW ⋅ r/fountainpens
Is there any hobby that you spend time, money and passion nearly the same as fountain pen?1yr ⋅ NPT1506 ⋅ r/fountainpens
Enjoying the sun and getting some writing done, with my new trusty companion.1yr ⋅ bosseschreibt ⋅ r/fountainpens
Day 15 of Inktober: Armadillo. The closest thing to an Armadillo we have here in the Netherlands is this little creature: the woodlouse. I used Diamine Earl Grey for this one.1yr ⋅ Cloghopper72 ⋅ r/fountainpens
After months of lurking, I became an official member of this sub today!2yr ⋅ BannedGannon ⋅ r/fountainpens
Today was pen cleaning and re-inking day so I decided to get ready! Put Nekoyanagi in my Zoom nib because YOLO 💜1yr ⋅ pskettios ⋅ r/fountainpens
My daughter had to take a still life picture for her high school photography class, so she took a picture of some of my fountain pens and ink bottles.3yr ⋅ FansForFlorida ⋅ r/fountainpens
Sneak peak of today’s crafting; bought boxes, made pen trays. 12 pens per drawer, 6 drawers.1yr ⋅ krisniem ⋅ r/fountainpens
A slightly different shade of blue than the one you already have3yr ⋅ InconsequentiaIist ⋅ r/fountainpens
Some things are just too improbable. Happy holidays pen friends!1yr ⋅ incoherentshrieking ⋅ r/fountainpens
Haven’t yet found the perfect mini pen to slip into this micro TN’s pocket, but in the mean time the translucent ‘coffee’ Jinhao is a pretty sweet match.1yr ⋅ truthandtill ⋅ r/fountainpens
Apparenty it's World Frog Day! To commemorate it, here's a dapper fella taking important notes! (OC by untaughrod (aka me), digital)1yr ⋅ untaughrod ⋅ r/fountainpens
People often ask about drawing with fountain pens. I've used this reliable little Sheaffer to draw over 2500 illustrations in 18 titles of my series —more than 10 million books sold. I think they're great for drawing.3yr ⋅ JimKB ⋅ r/fountainpens
At work, I was told my desk was boring and didn't show my personality. So I just had to get pens.1yr ⋅ 40lb ⋅ r/fountainpens
I sometimes think about other pens, but I always come back to my Lamy2yr ⋅ the_sneaky_artist ⋅ r/fountainpens
I don't have space for a real koi pond, so I got one to carry in my pocket5yr ⋅ ElencherMind ⋅ r/fountainpens
I was given some fountain pens 10 years ago. Unused, you want them?, he asked. Sure, I'll pick them up!, I said. Err... I was not expecting this...4yr ⋅ dlrr_poe ⋅ r/fountainpens
Filling my Pilot Kakuno with Diamine Amaranth had some creepy results...3yr ⋅ frandlh ⋅ r/fountainpens
My first fountain pen + watercolour drawing came out better than expected4yr ⋅ oriase ⋅ r/fountainpens
Ordered the ballpoint and they sent the fountain pen, honestly not mad about it.2mo ⋅ joeyasaperson ⋅ r/fountainpens
Fine tuned the rastrum nib, horribly cheap quality, but the results are alright. Time to write some music!2yr ⋅ wolffromsea ⋅ r/fountainpens
Perhaps the mother of all NIDs...every standard Diamine and J. Herbin ink that I didn't already have 😂😳 RIP to the folks at Cult Pens who had to pack this order2yr ⋅ 39bydesign ⋅ r/fountainpens
Some say the nib is the heart of the pen, and the ink is the lifeblood3yr ⋅ KingofSpess ⋅ r/fountainpens
“Just standing on a ladder with a syringe of Emerald de Chivor dropping ink onto some Tomoe River paper. Why do you ask?”2wk ⋅ mcgroo ⋅ r/fountainpens
Unboxing a brand new bottle of Noodlers cactus fruit n careless me dropped n broke it. Thankfully my first response was to click a pic n now I have a lovely crime scene pic .4yr ⋅ jugni7687 ⋅ r/fountainpens
I am making fountain pens inspired by the solar system. The final planet is Saturn.1yr ⋅ CarterLawler ⋅ r/fountainpens
Told my girlfriend I wanted a pen holder; she surpsied me with Luisa from Disney's Encanto.2yr ⋅ yrdeadbeatboyfriend ⋅ r/fountainpens
The paper? Cheap. Penmanship? Poor. Ring? Inherited. But the proposal letter is written, the question loaded and to be asked in a few days. Wish me luck.4yr ⋅ thethunderheart ⋅ r/fountainpens
Whenever I'm struggling with my Tourette's, I like to doodle something where scribbles won't matter.2yr ⋅ shetland_pone ⋅ r/fountainpens
New fountain pen addicted. And being a scientist makes ink changes/refilling a breeze1yr ⋅ vidys ⋅ r/fountainpens
Outside the Mont Blanc store in Paris. Remained outside lest this be the last photo of me as a married man.7mo ⋅ EtOHMartini ⋅ r/fountainpens
Title: Pen Cleaning / Ink: KWZ Baltic Memory / Pen: TWSBI Vac Mini 1.1mm Stub x Cat Paws2yr ⋅ scarletma ⋅ r/fountainpens
I don't need to stain and seal my desk, I like the natural look. I'll just be careful!3yr ⋅ uponconsideration ⋅ r/fountainpens
A congratulatory gift to myself for graduating summa cum laude! <33yr ⋅ persimmon_trees ⋅ r/fountainpens
I find blue ink kinda boring, but I figured I needed a small bottle for signatures and documents1yr ⋅ LucasThreeTeachings ⋅ r/fountainpens
