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 Spring to Summer 2026.
Belle Bouquet Another pleasant surprise! It’s not a shimmer nor a sheening ink! It’s a beautiful deep pinky violet shading ink with a beautiful neon white reaction to bleach. Sometimes, a decent standard ink is all you need..
Sage Serenade I think this is best described as a gorgeous celadon/sage green shading ink with lots of subtle chromatography and beautiful neon white reaction to bleach. Delicate and sophisticated. What’s not to like?
Evermore Green A really pleasant surprise! It’s not a shimmer nor a sheening ink! It’s a beautiful forest green shading ink with subtle turquoise chromatography and a beautiful neon gold reaction to bleach. Wonderfully refreshing. Plus a blended abstract alphabet with Belle Bouquet.
The Copperfield Guild Stunning! A beautiful deep green grey copper shimmer ink with turquoise, green and blue chromatography and a sharp neon gold reaction to bleach. Look at the strength of that copper shimmer!
Dawn of Passage A gorgeous teal champagne silver shimmer shading ink with a huge amount of chromatography and a neon white reaction to bleach. Look closely and this beauty has a lovely red sheen to it too! This really is worth getting!
Sun Forged Solace A beautiful yellow ochre chameleon shimmer ink with a gold reaction to bleach. Look at that gorgeous green pink duo tone shimmer! What’s not to like? deep olive with a rose gold shimmer and fabulous yellow and green chromatography. A good reaction to bleach too.
Wisterlight A stunning recently released deep purple with a good tonal range and subtle chromatography plus a beautiful green / pink metallic shimmer. Bleach works well too. Great for art too!If you’re into green inks this may be of interest. With subtle chromatography and a huge rose gold shimmer, summer is here!
Panes of Peridot If you’re into green inks this may be of interest. With subtle chromatography and a huge rose gold shimmer, summer is here!
Silent Stillwater A stunning recently released French Blue with a Rose Gold and Pink Duotone shimmer. It’s great and a super illustration ink too!
Yet another stunning range 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, enjoy the inks 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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