Ranger and Paladin Inks
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    Ranger and Paladin Inks

    I spotted someone else online swatching this Paladin ink from small artisanal ink maker Penultimate Inks (also: Instagram), and thought it looked pretty neat. I decided to order some to add to my growing collection of fountain pen inks. Due to the arcane calculations of free shipping, and a perceived hole in the range of greens I had available, I ended up adding some of Penultimate’s Ranger to my order. They have a whole line based on common TTRPG class names, all of which look pretty cool.

    These are both really great inks. I enjoyed adding them to my apothecary-themed swatch book. I made a short of the swatching process, and tilting the cards around in the light to show off the color and shimmer.

    View angled down at a well-worn translucent gridded cutting mat. Two rectangular cards punched with holes at the top have images of potion bottles on them. The one on the left is filled in with a shimmery blue-grey ink. The one on the right is filled in with a shimmery forest green ink. Behind the cards are two dark bottles labeled Paladin and Ranger.
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    Conceal Pop Up Orihon
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    Conceal Pop Up Orihon

    This year’s #LightUpPopUptober project was an adventure! The prompt for my day, the 17th, was “conceal.”

    I generally don’t cut things as close to deadlines as I did on this one. This has probably been the most #OverwhelmedOctober to date. I got everything worked out in time, and while I can see places that could use a little more polish, I think this is solid.

    This got a little hectic building the final piece. I think I have everything for a making-of video, though. That will likely be forthcoming after I recover a little.

    While there are some photos here, you really have to see it in operation to understand how it works. There is a short one-minute video showing me operating the orihon and cards.

    A pop up card of four hexagonal panels leaning together. The faces have spirals cut out and backed with translucent vellum. A white LED lights the pop up from the inside. The places where the panels were cut plus an extra spiral on each side are visible in the base of the card. The card sits on the panels of an all-black orihon (accordion book). Angled view from above. A pop up card of four hexagonal panels leaning together. The faces have spirals cut out and backed with translucent vellum. A white LED lights the pop up from the inside. The places where the panels were cut plus an extra spiral on each side are visible in the base of the card. The card sits on the panels of an all-black orihon (accordion book). Angled view from above. A pop up card of four plain hexagonal panels leaning together. A red LED lights the pop up from the inside. The places where the panels were cut on each side are visible in the base of the card. The card sits on the panels of an all-black orihon (accordion book). Angled view from above. Closed view of the orihon (accordion book) from above. The orihon sits on a surface of crinkled purple paper (momigami). View of the black orihon (accordion book) open but with the pop up card inside closed. Facing the hinge of the pop up card from above. The orihon sits on a surface of crinkled purple paper (momigami). View of the black orihon (accordion book) open but with the pop up card inside closed. Facing the opening of the pop up card from above. The orihon sits on a surface of crinkled purple paper (momigami). View of the black orihon (accordion book) from above, open but with the pop up card inside completely closed. The switching mechanism for the card's electronics is visible. The orihon sits on a surface of crinkled purple paper (momigami).
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    PinkEraserArtober x Witch Hat Atelier Crossover Stamp
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    PinkEraserArtober x Witch Hat Atelier Crossover Stamp

    I needed a break from another project I have been working on last night. I keep noticing some of my previous eraser stamps fitting the daily prompts for #PinkEraserArtober2026. Yesterday’s prompt, “spell,” matched one on my to-do list. So, I thought it would be fun to give it a go.

    The ink jar is a variant of the ink jar I did styled after the Witch Hat Atelier anime recently. The circle in the upper left is for the “forbidden glow” spell Coco tries when she is first discovering magic.

    I did most of the carving with a narrow v gouge, with a little bit of craft knife work around the star shape in the glyph.

    Before printing, I painted the paper with UV-reactive ink. So, it glows under UV light.

    A lino-cut-style stamp carved from a pink eraser depicts a pot of ink, a pen or brush, and a circular spell glyph sits face-up on a print made from the stamp. The print is signed with an A and is sitting on a background of dark green crepe paper (chirimen). A lino-cut-style stamp carved from a pink eraser depicts a pot of ink, a pen or brush, and a circular spell glyph sits face-up on a print made from the stamp. The print is florescing under UV light.
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