Ayush Paper: Is it Really Fountain Pen Friendly? (fixed)

Ayush Paper recently sent me some of their fountain pen friendly paper to test out, so in this video, I present my general impressions as well as tests for feathering, bleed through, sheen, and a bit of shading. Overall, I like this paper quite a bit, though it is on the heavy side.
Check it out: ayushpaper.com/

[@thewetpen]

Hello my friends! Unfortunately, KZbin didn't manage to process the HD and 4K versions of this video when I originally uploaded it, so I had to re-upload it, and now it seems to be working fine. Unfortunately, that means that all of your likes and comments from the first day have been deleted, too... so if you have a chance, please LIKE and comment, even if you already did! Thanks :-)

[@ayushsurana9693]

Thank you very much for the feedback and this amazing video. We will work on all possible suggestions you have shared 😀

[@thewetpen]

Thanks for the chance to try it out! It's lovely paper.

[@rajv158]

Sir ji... Thode price kam kijiye !!!😄😃

[@himanshupal6083]

Paisa Kam Karo yaar bahut mehnga bechte ho tum

[@ErinDeCoste]

Your videos are always so thorough! You probably hear it all the time but your voice is so calming and soothing ☺️ hah! Thank you for this awesome paper review video! 👏🏻

[@thewetpen]

Thanks Erin :-) Occasionally people say calming, on this channel, but on my other YT channel, people mostly just go with "monotone" :-) I'm about to watch your videos with the Dormouse's Desk!

[@ErinDeCoste]

@@thewetpen wait… you have another channel? How did I not know this.. how I feel the urge to check it out!!

[@thewetpen]

@@ErinDeCoste Oh, I don't really advertise the connection, but sometimes people recognize my voice :-) It's here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5CpeXhjerGJfJY

[@TheDormousesDesk]

This was fascinating! Thank you for your hard work in putting this video together. Loved the feather animation.

[@toddmckay4133]

Thanks for the review!

[@thewetpen]

Thanks for watching :-)

[@zenandink3531]

Great to see a new vid from you!-nice paper; wish it were more accessible!

[@thewetpen]

Thanks :-) It turns out that it's also available at Vannesse. Still not cheap, but not too bad if you just want to try it out.

[@sounavaghosh]

Thanks for the great review!

[@thewetpen]

Glad you found it useful!

[@herrsteppenwolf]

I wish you had mentioned if all the notebooks had perforated pages. I saw one did but did not know which one specifically,

[@thewetpen]

All of the spiral bound notebooks do... or did, when this was made.

[@bharatc.sampat6406]

Excellent Excellent

[@JonathanXLVII]

Matthew - what blue ink do we see in the first moments of the video? Very bright even after drying, which is appealing.

[@thewetpen]

Hmm. The one in the Click pen with the flex nib? I'm not sure about that one, unfortunately. According to my Black n Red notebook, that pen was inked at the end of March with Pilot Iroshizuku tsuyu-kusa, but it's possible that I might have re-inked it before working on this video (unfortunately, that the "in theory" part of my ink book). It might be Krishna Kolkata, if it's not tsuyu-kusa.

[@trightright7905]

But you didn't compare the price of the papers Ayush is way more cheaper then Cosmo or the other papers

[@thewetpen]

I did mention the prices, but towards the end of the video... at about 14:47 . The unfortunate fact is that Ayush paper is wonderfully inexpensive in India, but here in the USA, looking at a price-per-page cost, Ayush is quite a bit more expensive than Rhodia or Clairfontaine, and about the same as Tomoe River. I do really prefer the weight of Ayush for some things, though.

[@trightright7905]

@@thewetpen sorry didn't watch till the end,but one has to question the US customs to reduce the import taxes. Speaking of Ranga a friend gave it one old professor we know to try he was dumbfounded by it's beauty and thought it was a japenese pen he was like it has the simplicity and beauty of a japenese pen they do stand out and attract attention you can easily pass it as a expensive hand crafted(which they are) pen

[@jamesaritchie1]

Good video on a paper I haven't tried.

[@fernandogabriel4048]

Olá! Excelente vídeo, parabéns! Você pode indicar uma tinta azul vibrante que tenha grande sombreamento? estou em busca de um azul que me deixa feliz ☺️. Obrigado.

[@thewetpen]

That's tricky... generally, "vibrant" and "shading" don't go together well, since shading requires an ink to be a little more thin and watery so that part of the line can be light. You might want check out my video about Krishna Peacock.. it has a little shading, and also Pennonia Kékek Kékje (Blue of Blues). Waterman Serenity Blue is common and less expensive, but quite good. Good luck!

[@fernandogabriel4048]

@@thewetpen Neste caso eu abro mão do "vibrante" e fico com apenas com um azul com sombreamento. Obrigado.

[@geslinam9703]

I find this paper a little too toothy for fountain pens.

[@thewetpen]

Hmm. I like it, but I also tend to use broad nibs quite a bit... maybe I'd feel differently if I used F or EF

[@ahalneh]

A bit expensive and also not worth it for money.