Ferris Wheel Press (FWP) is a design and stationery company based in Markham, Ontario, Canada, and have been creating high-end stationery and fountain pen inks for more than ten years.
Just over three years ago I signed up to become a FWP Creative Ambassador with the deal being: I get my blog featured on their Creative Ambassador webpage; get sent a couple of bottles of ink each month which I then post and blog about; and, enjoy the added benefit of receiving a small commission should anyone buy product from my link(s). They do a great job promoting fountain pen inks as a creative medium and I’m proud to be an ambassador for them.
Here are nine recent swatch tests spanning Autumn 2025 to March 2026.
Embers of Time is a deep grey ink with gorgeous chromatography revealing salmon pinks, greys and turquoises along with and a stunning rose gold shimmer. The reaction to bleach is a muted electric blue. A wonderful creation and one of my new favourites.
Rose at Dawn is an eye catching dusty vermilion ink with fabulous shading qualities and a huge gold shimmer. Great reaction to bleach too.
Eightfold Fortune is a Chinese New Year exclusive bright red ink with dramatic shading and a generous champagne shimmer. Not a bad reaction to bleach either.
The Twilight Symphony is a deep purple pigment ink with some subtle chromatic behaviours and a green blue shimmer. As it is a pigment ink, and possibly FWP’s first, it dries water and agent resistant so you can use calligraphy inks to write or pattern on top of it. Gorgeous!
Furry Frostbites is a beautiful deep indigo shading ink with a blue shimmer and a gold reaction to bleach. Very nice!
Skies of Uproar is a green calydon ink with green and turquoise chromatography. There is a sharp reaction to bleach and a very tasteful champagne shimmer.
Citadel Dust is a zesty deep olive with a rose gold shimmer and fabulous yellow and green chromatography. A good reaction to bleach too.
Porcelain Past is a sensitive lilac grey standard ink with pink and turquoise chromatography. A fabulous neon reaction to bleach too.
Highland Smoke is a dark sepia grey standard ink with a fantastic tonal range, subtle chromatography and a beautiful reaction to bleach turning neon white and green in the darker areas. A great ink to paint with!
Yet another stunning release of inks from FWP. If you like what you see and are tempted to try something out, Ferris Wheel Press have given me a discount code that will get you 10-15% discount off their products. All you have to do is click here and use JA–NICK as the code. Enjoy their website and have fun!
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 or, even better, sign up for a workshop?
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