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Noodler's Inks

Inktober Wrapping Up Our Noodler’s Ink Tests

10/03/2025

I can barely draw a stick figure, so for our contribution to Inktober, I thought I would share the last of the results from our deep dive into testing Noodler’s Inks. These are the final 22 inks from our big haul several years ago.

Color swatches with handwritten labels on paper.

Examining Noodler’s Ink Part III

01/04/2025

A new year means a new look at different inks. As such, here are 11…

Color swatches with handwritten labels on paper.

Examining Noodler’s Ink Part II

06/15/2024

For your writing pleasure, we have tested 10 more Noodler’s-brand inks. In Part I we…

Black ink bottle with historical battle label.

Examining Noodler’s Ink Part 1

09/10/2023

The one ink brand everyone is always talking about is Noodler’s Inks. People either love…

Color swatches and ink samples on paper.

Loose Ends Ink Test

06/04/2023

While wrapping up our ink tests in 2021, we had a bunch of loose bottles…

Color swatches with handwritten labels on paper.

De Atramentis Starts Rich and Fades

01/09/2023

Happy New Year! Let’s start the year right with a fresh look at some lesser…

Color swatches on lined paper, handwritten notes.

Caran D’Ache Chromatics Face the UV-pH Challenge

09/06/2022

Swiss pen maker Caran D’Ache is most famous for its precision engineering on its line…

Color swatches on white paper sheets.

Iroshizuku Ink Gets UV & pH Tested

06/29/2022

No one should be surprised by the meteoric rise of Iroshizuku inks on the fountain…

Ink color test samples on paper.

J. Herbin Ink Goes Under the Sun

05/04/2022

French inks haven’t previously undergone our rigorous testing, and we were excited to give them…

Ink color swatches with handwritten labels.

A Potpourri of Ink Tests

03/12/2022

As we have been conducting our ink tests, we ran into a grouping of mostly…