Kindly sent to me by Anja from Papier und Stift, here are eighteen standard inks created by Dominant Industry – a relatively new ink manufacturer from Paju in South Korea who have made a name for themselves by creating colours with a focus on nature and seasons.
Their inks are divided into two ranges – standard and pearl – and available in their distinctive tear drop shaped glass bottle with a dust bag and pipette all tastefully packaged inside a brown card box with a white branded label.
Dominant Industry Standard Inks featured: Royal Azalea, Garnet, Romania Red, Maple, Earl Grey Tea, Citrus Yellow, Leaf Green, Forest, Tsavorite, Lake, Glacier, Dominant Blue, Periwinkle Blue, Manschurian Violet, Lungo, Winter Wood, Base Black and Downpour.
I have to admit, these look great in a circular fan – what do you think?
I am very impressed with the quality of inks coming out of South Korea. They are all of a fabulous quality, vivid, beautifully packaged and sensibly priced. And there are several here that draw my eye: Maple – looks fabulous with a neon reaction to bleach; Earl Gray Tea – just so vibrant; Glacier – subtle and mysterious looking chromo with a neon reaction to bleach; Periwinkle Blue – just lovely; Lungo – lovely reaction to bleach; and, Winter Wood – a neon pink reaction to bleach.
If want to see my review for some of the Dominant Industry shimmer inks, and they are very pretty, please click here.
Sheens and shimmers may well be all the rage right now, but take the time to look a little deeper and there are plenty of standard inks with just as much visual magic to them.
For further information on these inks and to source – click here.
And HEY! If you’re interested to know more about how to use fountain pen inks in more creative ways – whether it’s simply to observe their chromatic behaviours, or, to recreate one of my swatch cards, or, to learn how to use them in watercolour painting, illustration and calligraphy, why not check out my online course?
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