Today I inked up my new Lumos Pro Duo pen to see what it can do. I definitely prefer the fiber brush nib! Maybe I’ll replace the chisel nib with the bullet nib. It’s extremely easy to switch out the nibs, cleaning the used one with just a bit of water.
Filling the reserve with ink couldn’t be easier! To change ink colors, you can insert a clean reserve (extras available from Tom’s Studio), storing the old one in a small bottle until needed. Or the reserve can be rinsed clean under tap water and refilled with the new ink color.
The ink colors I bought from Tom’s are only slightly water-resistant, the Dove Grey bleeding a bit more than the Peaches & Cream. Both colors can be deepened by layering a second or third layer of ink.
I especially like how colored pencils work over the Peaches & Cream ink. I think the pen will work great for my purpose: quickly getting down basic shapes to later add colored pencil details when away from home, leaving my Pitt Artist Brush pens for using when at home. Tom’s inks are water-based so I might try diluting the Dove Grey a bit with distilled water. Or maybe try my De Atramentis Document inks, diluted with that brand’s dilution liquid which I already have on my shelf.
As for how smooth the tips write? I’m seriously tempted to sometime order the Wren writing pen from Tom’s!
By the way, the Lumos only comes with one end cap. I bought an extra one to have both tips available rather than having one stored inside the end of the other.
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