Fountain Pen Beginners
If you don’t have a converter you can reload the cartridges from bottled ink using a blunt end syringe. Many pen shops sell them. Example https://www.jetpens.com/JetPens-Ink-Syringe/pd/22182. Bottled ink opens up literally thousands of color shades. https://inkswatch.com
In case you don’t know, most fountain pen ink is NOT waterproof. There’s ink specifically formulated to be waterproof if that’s important. JetPens has a nice article about it: https://www.jetpens.com/blog/The-Best-Waterproof-Fountain-Pen-Inks/pt/829. I personally like Noodler’s archival / eternal inks.
Noodlers Bay State Blue is very pretty but will stain everything it touches, including your pen. It’s a wonderful ink but it’s best for either a dedicated pen or a non demonstrator so the stains don’t show.
Again, welcome to the wonderful world of fountain pens.
In case you don’t know, most fountain pen ink is NOT waterproof. There’s ink specifically formulated to be waterproof if that’s important. JetPens has a nice article about it: https://www.jetpens.com/blog/The-Best-Waterproof-Fountain-Pen-Inks/pt/829. I personally like Noodler’s archival / eternal inks.
Noodlers Bay State Blue is very pretty but will stain everything it touches, including your pen. It’s a wonderful ink but it’s best for either a dedicated pen or a non demonstrator so the stains don’t show.
Again, welcome to the wonderful world of fountain pens.