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Kraken
Scribal Workshop is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
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Paper & pairing
As a near-neutral tone, it reads as professional and safe for anything from journaling to signatures. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.
About Scribal Workshop
Scribal Workshop is a family-owned American maker of historically inspired inks for writing, calligraphy and illumination, founded in 2011 by Lucas Tucker. It debuted publicly at the Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Texas in spring 2012 and still maintains a shop there. Its range includes medieval-style writing kits and mythology-themed pigmented fountain pen inks such as Mythical Whale Blue.
Storing and using the bottle
Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.
Frequently asked questions
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