The Silver Study [book shower]

[silverberry]

>:O!!
Imma just go scam someone else out of their familiars then--

Penguin meat sashimi, topped with cursed garnish. Sounds delicious!

HAHAHAHHAHHA

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Novalia 2020 tally:
(based on WST)

22 December: 6/20
23 December: 9/20
24 December: 4/20
25 December: 3/20
26 December: 0/20
27 December: 2/20
28 December: 2/20
29 December: 1/20 (counting)

...wow I suck at loot events

[Cilencio Cerbera]

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Ikr *Q* woah this is making me crave some legit sashimi now

Ya brah, check once every 30 minutes brah lemme ping spam u at discor-//slappedhard HAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

[silverberry]

*shows up 1 month late with a pot of tea*
HAHAHAHAHA

So I did end up starting an art journal, but it eventually just became a 'anything goes' journal. It's just filled with doodles and brain vomit scribbles at the moment. And everything is in one color because I couldn't bring myself to stand up and get the other colored pens I have.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

next time bring the pens with you when you go to sit down... at least you are doing something!!

[Cilencio Cerbera]

One color is good, it can even be the theme of that particular art journal

[silverberry]

Both good points! I'm just using one pen and ink atm because the journal is one of the few notebooks I have that can handle fountain pen ink. I'll try out mixing different colors and pens eventually, but not now since it seems like that takes some more time to plan than I currently have to give HAHAHAHAH

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Oh...yes, fountain pen ink definitely can leak through paper...you can do ink blots though! Some are fascinating!

[silverberry]

I did ink swabs instead! I don't think the paper's fancy enough - it's gonna leak through several pages if I splatter the ink!

[galled]

Very interesting! It's like water colors!

I seem to recall when doing ink blots we'd wet the paper first. It helps the ink flow and I think it might help reduce bleed through, but I always wet the paper first so I can't say from experience.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

hmmm...maybe water color paper would work good?

[silverberry]

Oooh wetting the paper first sounds interesting! It'll definitely look different! I'll try it one of these days HAHA

Don't watercolor papers have a rough texture? I fear that might damage the pen nib... And more absorbent paper's actually pretty bad for showing fountain pen inks huhu

[galled]

It'll take experimentation due to paper differences and desired effect, so dampen might be more descriptive than wet. I've done everything from running the paper under a faucet, swishing with a damp paint brush or paper towel, to sprinkling drops. Have fun and please share if you get around to trying it!

[Lemon Cheesecake]

oh yes, water color paper is rough, I was thinking more about if you were using the ink as drops then actually drawing. I have not researched what is the best paper for actual ink pens...probably like what they used hundreds of years ago since most of the work then did survive.

[silverberry]

galled
These are really interesting ideas! I'll keep that in mind for further experimentation!!

Lemon Cheesecake
Ink splatters are pretty ;o; I've seen some people just fill a page with ink spills HAHAH it shows off an ink's character in a different way from writing and brushing with it.
I tried to splatter some drops but I don't think it went well HAHHAAHHA some of it just pooled and leaked to the other page. Then I got impatient and wiped it off, which was apparently a bad idea bc the point of a splatter was to let it dry while it's pooled like that.
From what I've read of other's and my own experiences... glossy, coated paper is best!
HAHAHA that's an interesting idea. I'd love to experience the Antique(TM) vibes.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

There is actually some glossy reams of printer paper. That might be cheaper for experimenting on?