papertoothv0.5.2 Inks and colours
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Inks and colours

Every ink, pencil, ribbon, highlighter, stamp pad and paper in Papertooth, in one place. The fountain pen inks are named after traditional Japanese colours (伝統色, dentō-shoku). Click any of them to use it across the site, then copy the settings.

Notes from the week

A paragraph in the current ribbon, with a link in pen and a highlighted phrase.

A line written in fountain pen.

A note in coloured pencil, graphite, ballpoint and brush pen.

Fountain pen, brush pen and marker 21

The same bottled inks fill all three. Choose which one a click sets:

Ballpoint 4

Graphite pencil 4

Hatching, shading and anything drawn in graphite.

Coloured pencil 10

Notes and marks on text.

Typewriter ribbon 4

Typed text.

Highlighter 5

Stamp pad 6

Set on each stamp with data-ink.

印Shuniku red 朱肉seal pastedata-ink="red"#c0312b
印Vermilion 朱data-ink="vermilion"#d23c22
印Blue paddata-ink="blue"#2a4fa8
印Green paddata-ink="green"#2f7d4a
印Pink paddata-ink="pink"#e0558a
印Brown paddata-ink="brown"#8a5a3c

Paper 6

Set on each sheet with data-paper.

In your stylesheet

:root {
  --pt-pen: var(--pt-ink-ai);          /* fountain pen */
  --pt-brush: var(--pt-ink-sumi);      /* brush pen */
  --pt-marker: var(--pt-ink-sumi);     /* felt marker */
  --pt-ballpoint: var(--pt-bp-blue);
  --pt-graphite-c: var(--pt-pencil-hb);
  --pt-pencil: var(--pt-pencil-red);    /* coloured pencil */
  --pt-ribbon: var(--pt-ribbon-black);    /* typed text */
  --pt-hl: var(--pt-hl-yellow);            /* highlighter */
}

// pens, pencils and ribbons also recolour shapes already drawn, so set them from script too
kit.setPen('ink-ai'); kit.setPencil('pencil-red'); kit.setRibbon('ribbon-black');

The same list is exported as PALETTE from the script, if you need the names and values in JavaScript.