Jim Pingle

Father, geek, serial hobbyist.

Now that I’ve posted them all, here’s a side-by-side of the Tono + Lims Star Light series fluorescent inks.

There are more non-fluorescent inks in the series (one for each Astrological sign) but those didn’t interest me as much. Unless they put out more fluorescent ones this may be enough for me for now.

I liked all of these for different reasons, no bad one in the bunch. They are all very usable and glow brightly, which is exactly what I was looking for.

Photo of six Midori MD fountain pen ink swatch cards arranged in three rows and two columns in natural light. Each swatch contains the brand ("Tono + Lims"), then the ink name followed by "XX" 2 curlicues in both stub and EF widths. Each card also contains a stamped outline of an ink bottle. The outlined area is mostly full of an ink blob that varies from ink to ink. The inks are: - Aldebaran, a coral ink that shades to pink and orange. - Antares, a fuchsia ink - E=mc², an olive green ink - Fomalhaut, a dark blue ink with red sheen - Quantum, a dark slate teal ink - Regulus, a light slate teal ink
Same as the first photo but under a mix of natural and UV light Most things are the same except the inks are all glowing. The inks are: - Aldebaran text is glowing blue, portions of the swatch are glowing blue, pink, and orange - Antares is glowing purple and red in darker areas - E=mc² is glowing green with some small areas glowing more blue - Fomalhaut is glowing dark blue - Quantum is glowing blue with darker areas glowing teal - Regulus is glowing light blue
Same as the first photo but under only UV light Most things are the same except the inks are all glowing brighter. - Aldebaran text has more defined areas of green/teal glow - Antares is glowing more red than purple - E=mc² is glowing more evenly green - Fomalhaut is glowing dark blue, sheen is no longer visible - Quantum is glowing more teal, but shifted toward green more - Regulus is glowing slightly more teal, but still looks light blue

Here are links to all of my previous individual swatches of the inks:

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