Since it's a cold and snowy day, and I'm still playing with T+L inks, here's some Shel Silverstein to show how they look in writing on Tomoe River paper. Every one is a stub or flex nib. From the top down: - Fomalhaut in FPR Jaipur v2 w/EF UltraFlex - Aldebaran in the same type, but reversed - Regulus in TWSBI ECO 1.1 Stub - Antares in TWSBI ECO 1.1 Stub - Aldebaran again, but not reverse - E=mc² in Prera CM - Quantum in Parker Vector FI #FountainPens #FountainPenInk #Poetry #ShelSilverstein

The Jinhao 20 made it another month before I had to refill it, but this time I remembered to swap the converter out for a Majohn A1 style converter. Now I can actually see the ink level with some backlight, though only when the nib is extended. When retracted, it's blocked by the seam/ring. Still better than not seeing it at all with the Jinhao converter, and this way I don't have to drill/dremel anything. I also swapped my Decimo CON-40 for a Majohn A1 converter. #FountainPen #FountainPens

Now that I've posted them all, here's a side-by-side of the Tono + Lims Star Light series fluorescent inks. There are more non-fluorescent inks in the series (one for each Astrological sign, IIRC) but those didn't interest me as much. Unless they put out more fluorescent ones this may be enough for me for now. I liked all of these for different reasons, no bad one in the bunch. They are all very usable and glow brightly, which is exactly what I was looking for. #FountainPens #FountainPenInk

Last ink in the Tono + Lims Star Light Series: Aldebaran There is a lot going on, and it's wild! Base is coral but it also chromashades closer to orange and pink. On Iroful & Midori the writing is coral and light, but legible. Col-o-ring is more pink. The swatches have gradients and areas of coral, pink, & orange. Not sheen! UV is even wilder. It glows differently on each paper depending on coverage, blue/orange/purple/green. It's so weird, I love it! 1/3 #FountainPens #FountainPenInk

Oh nice, JetPens announced they've started carrying Tono + Lims ink. Though it doesn't look like they have any of the Star Light series (yet?), just Baby Color which is all pastels and light tints, not my cup o' tea. #FountainPens #FountainPenInk

I finally managed to finish the UV Paper blog post I've been threatening to write for a year now:

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The best types of fountain pen friendly paper to use with UV reactive ink.

teal deer: Get Midori MD, Life Noble, or Tomoe River paper. Now to see if I ever finish the UV flashlight post that goes with that and the previous UV ink post. And I might write another post about the T+L Fluorescent inks. #FountainPens #Stationery

Another ink in the Tono + Lims Star Light Series: Fomalhaut Dark blue, red sheen, dark blue fluorescent glow. Another home run for me! It would be good even if it weren't fluorescent. It seems to behave very well across each paper type, even lines and not much variation in color, minimal shading. It's not as bright as the others, but still glows enough to stand out. #FountainPens #FountainPenInk

I found the last Tono + Lims Star Light Series fluorescent ink: Quantum. Had to order from a new shop because nobody else had it listed or in stock. It's sort of a dark slate teal, but there are distinct hints of both blue and green chromashading. Col-o-ring is almost all blue. Under a mix of UV and natural light it glows blue, but more teal/greenish under just UV. In some areas it glows both blue and green depending on shading! #FountainPens #FountainPenInk

If you want to capture things like chameleon shimmer in a photo/video, try putting your phone or camera on a tripod or other stand and use a flashlight or other light source to find the right light angle to show the different colors. That is much easier than holding the sample and camera/phone at odd angles trying to find just the right spot! Here's an old post of mine showing what I'm talking about: #FountainPens #Inkvent #Inkvent2025 View quoted note →