Seize the Dave is a little bit about a lot of stuff: writing, calligraphy, poetry, origami, books, music, role-playing games, the occasional cocktail recipe, and anything else that comes to mind.
Sailor Jentle Ultramarine is one of Sailor’s six new ink colors (the others being Apricot, Epinard, Grenade, Peche, and Sky High). I purchased samples of each, and Ultramarine is the first one I tested. Ultramarine is a unique color that sits on the spectrum between blue and indigo. One could call it blue-purple, but that wouldn’t quite do it justice.
Historically, ultramarine was an expensive pigment that was made by grinding up the gemstone lapis lazuli.
New to the series? Start with Part 1.
“Why wouldn’t you want to be probed?” asked Jim. “How many other people can say they’ve been abducted by extraterrestrials and had their DNA extracted? That would be so amazing!”
Scarlett thought for a moment, and struggled to find a response. Finally, she just shrugged. “I’m not sure how to answer that.”
Scarlett had ventured out of the city to investigate a report of UFO crop circles at a local farm.
Thanks to the generosity of the Fountain Pen Network member, Jared, I received set of ink samples. Among them were several vials of Rohrer and Klingner ink, which is a German brand that has recently become available in the US. I was immediately attracted to the vial of Morinda, which is a pretty, vibrant candy-red ink. It is similar in color to J. Herbin Rouge Caroubier, but significantly more saturated and somewhat less prone to shading.
Ah, that’s much better. I have removed ads from Seize the Dave. I originally added them to the site because I wanted to get a feel for how they worked. I don’t have to work with them in my day job, but I have to work with the people who work with them - so a working knowledge helps me be conversant. I figured that if they contributed to the general ink fund, it would be a nice benefit.
Sailor Jentle Blue Black is a very pleasant, easy to use, blue-black ink. It is a dark blue with tinges of black - exactly what I would expect from a blue-black ink, and exactly unlike the Parker Quink Blue Black I reviewed previously. It is a moderately wet ink, compared to the Parker Quink, and therefore writes with a bolder line. It is highly saturated and exhibits a medium level of shading in a fine-nibbed pen.
been being be am is
now never then ever
ever never never was
always be am is me
Apologies for the lack of updates this week. I’m enjoying a much needed vacation (which does not actually involve fish). I’ll be back next week, with some new posts for your reading pleasure.
Here are a couple of practice images inspired by the serialized story that I’m writing:
“sacred geometry” - Sailor Jentle Blue-Black in a 6.0mm Pilot Parallel pen.
vesica piscis - Noodler’s Dragon’s Napalm in a 6.0mm Pilot Parallel pen
If you want to get someone’s attention, send them a letter written in Noodler’s Dragon’s Napalm ink. It’s the perfect ink for the task, as it is very close to the color of safety orange – that attention-getting hue that adorns traffic cones, the tips of toy guns, hunting caps, inmate jumpsuits, and the official state fungus of Ohio – the orange barrel.
It’s a vibrant, highly saturated, ink that produces a bright, solid line in a fine-nibbed pen.
>> New to the series? Start with Part 1.
“This is why I don’t do UFO stuff,” Scarlett thought angrily as she gingerly removed her foot from the middle of a cow patty. “Too many fields, too many cows, too much bullshit.”
The past month had been a blur. She’d survived an attack – the details of which she still didn’t remember – that had left her in the hospital for a week.
