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Toucan Crimson Ink Review

Toucan! My favorite thing about these inks is they are safely mixable with each other. I have a few favorites and I like to stick to those because I like lighter colors for putting in my super wet writers - they tend to show off their shading best that way. By the way, they are no longer offered in baggies like you see here. They're glass bottles.
Price: $6.90AUD
Where to buy: Just Write

Ah...crimson. This is one of those colors that did not come out of the bag the way I expected. It looks a little washed out and not quite saturated enough for what I pictured a crimson to be. However, it's definitely mixable with other colors. Easy to clean at least, and looks best in broad, wet writers.

Sunday Reads: November 24. 2019

I am trying to manage my time a little better as I am juggling quite a few things - I know, we're all juggling things every day of our lives. I'm not unique in this, but I am not juggling very well. As such, I am going to change up the format of my Sunday Reads a little. I usually share links I enjoyed in the recent past and I will continue to do that. I share things I have posted this week, in case you missed anything. I share upcoming workshops at Toronto Pen Company, especially if we're heading to a pen show. Overall, I think I will reduce the links and only share my favourites and I will add some thoughts, like this one, when applicable. I hope you enjoy Sunday Reads. I started this years ago and I've received feedback that some of you out there enjoy it, so I don't want to take it away. Thank you for your love, support, and readership. I am grateful to have you all with me.

ICYMI

• Toucan Bright Green Ink Review
• Rhodia ColoR Note Pad
• Montblanc Writer's Edition 2018 Homage to Homer & 2019 Homage to Rudyard Kipling

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Stuff I Looked At Elsewhere & Read

• Vintage Album Covers Featuring Frightening Clowns - Sad and Useless.
• Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies - Cookies and Cups.
• How to find a hobby - NYT.
• Islands of Wood Float Amidst Sea of Glass in New ‘Archipelago’ Furniture - Colossal.
• Meet Rain Frog: The World’s Grumpiest Frog - Sad and Useless.
• Release of whales from notorious Russia ‘whale jail’ complete - Nat Geo.
• How We Domesticated Cats (Twice) - Twisted Sifter.
• This researcher created an algorithm that removes the water from underwater images - Scientific American.
• Transient 2 - 4K, UHD, 1000FPS - Dustin Farrell.
• Rare Must See Yosemite Falls Rainbow Phenomenon Real Time, Yosemite National Park, California - Greg Harlow.
• A Year Ago I Put Saltwater in a Jar, This Happened | Natural saltwater ecosphere 1 year update - Life in Jars.
• 30 stunning wildlife pictures from across the globe - Nat Geo.
• The Trick to Making the Softest Cookies Ever - Epicurious.
• The Deliciousness of Umami in Tea Explained - World Tea News.

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Montblanc Writer's Edition 2018 Homage to Homer & 2019 Homage to Rudyard Kipling

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Toucan Bright Green Ink Review

Toucan! My favorite thing about these inks is they are safely mixable with each other. I have a few favorites and I like to stick to those because I like lighter colors for putting in my super wet writers - they tend to show off their shading best that way. By the way, they are no longer offered in baggies like you see here. They're glass bottles.
Price: $6.90AUD
Where to buy: Just Write

The Bright Green, like last week's Bright Blue is not super saturated and makes for a great blender. I actually like this one more than the bright blue because it falls into that limey green category, even if just barely. Great shading. It's easy to clean, too.