I spent some time today experimenting with adding a little liquid GUM ARABIC to a few fountainpen inks I already had, to use with my DIP PENS.
I took a portion of ink from the main bottle (leaving most of the mother bottle untouched) and mixed it with G.A. in a small side bottle. I used a recommended proportion of 1 part GA (or a bit less), to 4 parts ink. (5 parts total) Mixed well, then tried my dip pens with it.
Overall, seems to improve my writing results, if only because more ink clings nicely to the nib which means I can write more words and don't have to re-dip nearly so often.
Adding the gum arabic does not seem to dilute the ink color. However, there may be a small reduction of shimmer effect in my shimmer inks. Additionally, adding the GA makes some of the inks dry with a definite gloss finish on my Iroful paper notebook, whereas prior to adding GA these same inks dried matte.
I'm somewhat pleased, since I'm hoping to not have to buy 'more' inks specifically for my dip pens.
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