On a tangential note, for the fountain pen enthusiasts on HN: Diamine Eau de Nil is an ink worth trying. It shades well (with a juicy nib on good paper like Midori or Tomoe River), and in general looks like a darker shade of the colour described in TFA.
"fountain pen enthusiasts"
Well, I had to use one when I was at school (I'm 53). I do note that the headmaster of my prep school (British - aged 10-13) advocated those smart new fibre tipped things.
He (head) was formally a WWII Artillery officer - Major - lost an eye in action in Africa.
He (and the rest of the staff) also taught us lot how to use cutlery etc but still he insisted that a fibre tipped pen was the future. As it turns out, Biros (ball point pens), replaced most ink related writing and not fibre tips.
I doubt you use a "sharpie" in favour of an ink pen.
I do enjoy using an edged pen and calligraphy in general but mostly can't be arsed these days. It might become a lost art but I'm not too sure we will have lost too much. It is simply an art form and art is art or arse.
With this equipment I could write the most exquisite green-ink letters.
For those I'd recommend Rohrer & Klingner Alt Goldgrün or Montblanc Irish Green instead :)