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Walnut
Tom Norton is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
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Paper & pairing
Reds and pinks show the most dramatic shading of any color family: expect real variation between the edges and center of each letter. 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 Tom Norton
Tom Norton is an American artist who began making his signature Walnut Drawing Ink in 1995 in his basement in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The ink is a lightfast, acid-free modern alternative to traditional walnut inks used by the old masters, made with artist-grade pigments rather than actual walnuts. Today it is produced by a team of artists in Rochester, New York.
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
Similar shades By colour distance
Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.