Tag: robertoster
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State of the Union 2019: Fountain Pen Ink
In 2017 I wrote my first “State of the Union” where I discussed ink brands, what they had done, and what I wanted them to do in 2018. In 2018 I did the same for 2019. This year’s has been delayed, unfortunately! I really want to get these out before the new year, but sometimes…
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Ink Review: Robert Oster Velvet Storm
This ink as some very unique sheen. It doesn’t have a lot but what it does have reacts very differently depending on the paper. Robert Oster teased this ink in August and announced the name in September. “Velvet Storm” is a great evocative name for an ink and suites this dark blue-green ink. Thank you to Pen Chalet who…
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Triple Ink Review: inkArt Robert Oster Ten Dollar Note Blue, Teal, and Green
The Reserve Bank of Australia is releasing a new $10 note on the 20th of September this year. Featured on this note is a couple of fountain pen nibs to represent the fact that the people featured on the note both wrote. There was a suggestion somewhere that an ink should be made to commemorate the…
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Colour Palette No. 1
I received some new (to me) inks for Robert Oster recently. Some have been around for a few months now and some are relatively new and I felt that six of them made for a pretty nice palette of colours. They were all somewhat pastel-like and soft. From left to right there is Vitstyle Red…
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Ink Review: Robert Oster Signature Ink River of Fire
While Robert Oster Signature Ink’s Fire & Ice isn’t going to go anywhere, River of Fire hopes to be the successor to Fire & Ice’s crown. Like Fire & Ice, River of Fire has a great name and a border of sheen. The ink colour itself was created based on the colour of Rob’s boyhood…
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Ink Review: Robert Oster Signature Ink Caffè Crema
Robert Oster Caffè Crema is a relatively new ink that I knew I’d like the moment I saw an early-batch swatch of it. Lovely yellow brown that first reminded me of the crema of an espresso – the foamy layer that sits atop a freshly brewed espresso. I mentioned this to Rob and he came…
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Ink Review: Robert Oster Signature Inks Kada Kada FPA Light & Dark
Robert Ostster’s Kada Kada FPA Light & Dark are two ink made for the Fountain Pens Australia Facebook group. After two rounds of choosing colours that Robert would base the ink off, the group chose “Kada Kada” with the colour hash code of #270567 and after that I worked with Rob to come up with…
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Ink Comparison: Oranges
These are by no means all my orange inks, but I think they are a pretty decent and interesting set of ten. I have three Sailor oranges, as well as some other well regarded inks. These are swatched and written with a glass dip pen. I have not inked these for this comparison. The inks…
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Ink Review: Robert Oster Signature Ink “Summer Storm Blue-Grey”
A couple of weeks ago Robert Oster sent me this unnamed ink to try it out and to come up with a name for it. We eventually settled on Summer Storm (though I can’t say the name was my idea). The colour always reminded me of stormy or overcast weather and a summer storm I…