Fountain Pen Ink

Neutron Star Twinkle

PN100466

Regular price
$35
Regular price
$25
Sale price
$35

Free shipping on orders over $75*

Handmade in Pennsylvania

Our Neutron Star fountain pen ink bursts onto paper with a sparkling array of blue and sheening iridescent purples, pinks, and reds with Twinkle pigments. Visible coloring will vary drastically by paper type and saturation, with high-quality fountain pen papers producing secondary colors most prominently and lower-quality papers staying closer to the ink's base blue hues.

Our swatch and writing sample is produced on 68gsm Tomoe River paper, which strongly emphasizes the secondary colors specifically (making our samples look purple on camera.) It's very difficult to display the color array of sheening inks on-screen.

Twinkle inks require additional pen maintenance and cleaning compared to their traditional ink peers and perform best in a pen with a medium-sized nib or broader. Please don't use Twinkle inks in vintage pens or pens that cannot be disassembled for cleaning. 

Handcrafted Inks, Right From The Source

Unparalleled Versatility

Our fountain pen inks are crafted to blend seamlessly with the others, offering you the possibility of creating an essentially limitless array of custom hues. Enjoy this color in the original chroma glory, or split it up and easily mix your own custom colors for pennies on the dollar.

We deliver not just a phenomenal volume-to-price, but also unmatched color-versatility-to-price in every bottle.

Exceptional Value

Skip the middleman and get your best value by purchasing directly from a maker. Other fountain pen inks made in North America can retail for up to 600% more* per unit of volume.

*Data last verified June 2023.

Straight From The Maker

As a tiny Pennsylvania based manufacturer with only two full-time employees, we're here to stand behind your purchase with expert guidance and support, directly from the makers.

Neutron Star Twinkle
Neutron Star Twinkle
Neutron Star Twinkle
Neutron Star Twinkle

Shipping

Free shipping on orders over $75.*
$9 for all other orders.

Our target is to deliver all standard domestic orders within 7-12 days from the order date, which includes both preparation and shipping transit time.

*Free shipping offers apply to orders shipped within the Continental USA.

Formula Guide

We've compartmentalized our fountain pen ink recipes into four principal categories characterized by differentiating elements of the colorant component in the formula. A colorant is a dye or pigment that exhibits color. An ink vehicle is a series of chemicals used to transport colorant from storage reservoir to substrate (paper in our case). 

Keystone Formula inks are engineered using water-soluble dyes to produce a broad spectrum of colors with a variety of unique and desirable writing properties. Fitting the bill for a traditional fountain pen ink, this series by far the most popular. 

Delicate Formula inks are constructed with dyes selected for both performance and washability. Colors in this series will clean easily from most fabrics and surfaces with soap and water.

Everlasting Formula inks are compounded with pigmented colorants to produce highly water resistant and archival properties on paper.

Twinkle Formula inks are formulated using hybrid dye and pigment combinations to create a unique twinkling luster. 

Sample Recipe

Recipe coming soon.

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QUALITY IN THE DETAILS

Ink ingredients are meticulously combined and refined over roughly two dozen steps with a minimum of three thorough mixing steps per color to ensure quality & consistency within every batch.

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SMALL, MIGHTY, & PROUD

With only two full-time employees, every product is thoughtfully prepared at our Pennsylvania workshop just north of Pittsburgh.