Your First Fountain Pen: Start Here

You don’t need a drawer full of supplies to enjoy your first fountain pen. Start with a pen, a way to fill it, ink, and paper you enjoy writing on. At The Ink Bar Company, we’re happy to help you choose without making it complicated.

A coordinated place to start

The Masque Resin Pen & Ink Set brings the pen, converter, and ink together. Choose Blue, Coral, or Teal. Each set includes:

  • One resin fountain pen with a medium Number 6 steel nib with gold plating
  • One piston converter for filling from bottled ink
  • Three 10 ml bottles of ink

The converter and ink are already included, so you don’t need to buy those separately for your first fill. Follow the pen’s filling instructions, or ask us for help getting started.

Choose ink by the writing you want to do

For letters and journaling, Dominant Industry Periwinkle Blue offers a soft, dusty blue-violet from the Standard series in a 25 ml bottle. It’s an optional extra color, not something you need to add to The Masque set.

Looking for sparkle? Dominant Industry October Leaves is a warm amber-gold Pearl series shimmer ink. Before choosing shimmer ink, ask us about suitability for your particular pen and its care requirements.

Choose paper for how you write

Prefer keeping your thoughts in one place? Start by looking at notebooks. Prefer individual letters or separate pages? Consider loose writing sheets. When comparing options, check the page size, ruling, and sheet count, and ask us for help choosing paper for fountain pen writing.

What’s essential, and what can wait?

With The Masque set, your pen, piston converter, and a selection of bottled ink are covered. Add paper if you need it. Extra ink colors and additional pens can wait until you know what you enjoy.

Not sure where to start?

Contact The Ink Bar Company and tell us whether you’ll be journaling, writing letters, taking notes, or choosing a gift. If you already own a pen, tell us its brand and model so we can help you choose suitable supplies.