[Boris]

The ink is not as dark as I expected,though that might be because the nib is extra fine; however, I may have to do a thorough cleaning.It may look dark in the photograph, but it looks purople in person.

[Glitch]

ohhh pretty snazzy. whats all the stuff it came with

[Claire Bear]

i'm super happy for you

[Boris]

Originally Posted by Claire Bear

i'm super happy for you

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Glitch

ohhh pretty snazzy. whats all the stuff it came with

It came with a bulb syringe, some pen flush, Needle syringes, some cards, Diamine Onyx Black ink, and a small, 6 ML bottle. Also a Lamy warranty.

[KittyBeary]

That's super cool. XD

[Potironette]

Pretty!

What's that blue ice-cream cone thing?

[Boris]

That's a bulb syringe. I'm also quite fond of the pen.

[Umaeril]

Very impressive! Reminds me of the days one had to trim one's quill by knife and sand the ink to dry it. :)

[Quiet Man Cometh]

I don't know much about fountain pens, but maybe the lighter colour to start is from the ink having to work it's way through the pen? Does it come empty?

Also, (if you don't mind my saying) your cursive looks a bit on the wobbly side. Do you write on a slant or straight up and down?

[Boris]

Originally Posted by Umaeril

Very impressive! Reminds me of the days one had to trim one's quill by knife and sand the ink to dry it. :)

They sanded ink in the olden days to dry it? I thought they left it alone for the air to dry it!

Originally Posted by Quiet Man Cometh

I don't know much about fountain pens, but maybe the lighter colour to start is from the ink having to work it's way through the pen? Does it come empty?

Also, (if you don't mind my saying) your cursive looks a bit on the wobbly side. Do you write on a slant or straight up and down?

Maybe, but it got dark. ^_^ No, the pen did not com empty. See, the pen comes with a cartridge, unless it's a gall pen, but I took out the ink cartridge of my pen to insert the converter into it. I did clean out the nib before I used a different ink, so maybe I rushed into things too quickly.

I write at a 45 degree angle, so slanted, but I was also trying to write with my shoulder as well... also, I was trying to write fast.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Ah. Yeah, when I write fast the words tend to get smaller near the end and some letters go missing.

I tend to write at (if I had to guess) anywhere between 50 and 90 degrees, depending where my hand is comfortable that day. (I'm guessing that's right, assuming 90 degrees is writing on a fully horizontal piece of paper.)

[Boris]

How one can write at a 90 degree angle on horizontal paper is beyond me. I can understand if the paper was on a vertical level, but horizontal, I can't fathom how the works.

[Coda]

It means you're holding your forearm parallel to your body. It's not actually uncomfortable, but it can be a bit different in terms of the angle you're looking at the paper.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Pretty much like that. In some cases I'm writing up a piece of paper, rather than across.

[Boris]

Originally Posted by Coda

It means you're holding your forearm parallel to your body. It's not actually uncomfortable, but it can be a bit different in terms of the angle you're looking at the paper.

Does that mean... you're lying down are standing straight?

Originally Posted by Quiet Man Cometh

Pretty much like that. In some cases I'm writing up a piece of paper, rather than across.

I'm still confused, but alright.

[Scythe]

You do calligraphy or? I've recently shown an interest in it so I'm going to purchase some tombow brush pens.