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Root Beer
Push/Pull is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
Paper & pairing
Warm tones (oranges, yellows, ambers) show strong contrast between light and dark areas of each stroke, which is part of why they're popular with broader nibs. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.
About Push/Pull
Push/Pull is a cooperative art gallery, supply store and community space in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, USA, which began in 2013 as a studio and gallery space founded by artist Maxx Follis-Goodkind. Dedicated to underground art and comix, the store also makes its own art supplies in-house, including fountain pen inks, watercolors and gouache mixed with professional-grade pigments and dyes.
Storing and using the bottle
Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.
Frequently asked questions
Similar shades By colour distance
Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.