"Shiny" Ink???

[Drewboy22]

Good afternoon dear collective,

I am trying to help my blank maker. I am trying to come up with fundraiser ideas for a nonprofit organization and came up with a numbered series pen. Below is will attach a picture of my idea. I was thinking of using the "look" of "gold flake" or ""silver flake" but not actually use that material for the "year" and "number" on the pen.

Is there an ink, or something that would be fairly inexpensive to use to bring out this effect? Has anyone ever done something like this? Is there a "foil" that could be used?

Thanks for reading

 

[BULLWINKLE]

There are gold or silver felt tip pens that maybe can be used to create the design. Cast over in resin. I've seen these pens at Hobby Lobby

 

[Drewboy22]

There are gold or silver felt tip pens that maybe can be used to create the design. Cast over in resin. I've seen these pens at Hobby Lobby

Now that's a neat idea - I didn't know you could cast over them, but hand numbered, would be legit...

 

[Todd in PA]

"Shimmering" fountain pen inks are available. I bought the sampler below. It's not like gold leaf or anything. I'd describe the shimmer on most of these as subtle.

Shimmering Best Sellers - Ink Sample Set - The Goulet Pen Company

A selection of our best selling 2ml fountain pen ink samples with added shimmer. Includes colors from Diamine, Ferris Wheel Press, Jacques Herbin, Robert Oster.

www.gouletpens.com

 

[Drewboy22]

"Shimmering" fountain pen inks are available. I bought the sampler below. It's not like gold leaf or anything. I'd describe the shimmer on most of these as subtle.

Shimmering Best Sellers - Ink Sample Set - The Goulet Pen Company

A selection of our best selling 2ml fountain pen ink samples with added shimmer. Includes colors from Diamine, Ferris Wheel Press, Jacques Herbin, Robert Oster.

www.gouletpens.com

Are these inks castable? - I assume they are once they dry, right?

 

[Bope]

Fountain pen inks are water based. Not sure what the means for casting.

 

[Todd in PA]

I think I may have misunderstood your post. I don't think shimmering fountain pen ink is a solution.

 

[Drewboy22]

There are gold or silver felt tip pens that maybe can be used to create the design. Cast over in resin. I've seen these pens at Hobby Lobby

We used a set of paint markers and it worked wonderfully! Thank you for the suggestion. They came out real nice on the gold finished stratus. Thank you again, Drew

 

[BULLWINKLE]

We used a set of paint markers and it worked wonderfully! Thank you for the suggestion. They came out real nice on the gold finished stratus. Thank you again, DrewView attachment 355676View attachment 355674

You're welcome Drew. Glad it worked for you. They turned out great !!!!

 

[Woodchipper]

I used gold and silver metallic pens from Hobby Lobby to write on custom fishing rods. Write, let dry and cover with one or two coats of rod building epoxy.
Story about ink: A chemistry professor in college back in the 60s said he and a couple of guys developed perfumed ballpoint ink. Great idea, he said, but they lost their posteriors in the venture.