I have been wanting to investigate this range of fountain inks for a long while. So many thanks to Jon Rabbet, who runs Pen Sharing, for organising a group buy of these interesting rustic French […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Author: Nick Stewart
I create art using fountain pen inks and bleach. My techniques epitomise the whole ethos of ‘less is more’ and demonstrate how much one can achieve using very little. It is also a medium that is very much serendipity led and the beauty of the final outcomes are often dictated by this.
Top tips for painting with a limited palette of fountain pen inks (CMYK)
Many of my posts explore unique qualities inherent in individual inks and utilising these for art. But, there’s also something greater and smarter than just using single colours – and it’s mixing 4 primary fountain pen […]
Inktober 2017 – The Movie
These are the artworks I created for the Inktober 2017 challenge. I really enjoyed doing these and just thought it would be fun to create a short video to showcase them in the concept context. […]
Vinta Inks – Bodabil (Harlequin 1920)
Rifling through the post last week I came across a small package kindly sent to me by Scribble Monboddo – our very own Purple Prince of the United Inkdom. In it was a sample of […]
Creating a colour wheel with four fountain pen inks
The FREE tutorial video is now available on my YOUTUBE channel. I have recently posted a CMYK ink mixing tutorial on YouTube which may be of interest to those of you who are into your […]
Kaweco AL Sport Fountain Pen in a Stonewashed Blue finish
The AL Sport in a Stonewashed Blue, closely follows the original 1935 octagonal design – ‘small in the pocket, large in the hand’. The oversized cap arrangement creates a small closed pen but a full […]
Diamine Inkvent inks available as the Blue Range from Thursday 26th March 2020
The Diamine Blue range will be available from Thursday 26th March 2020. Featuring all 25 colours from the Inkvent Calendar each ink comes in a fabulous and unique 50ml glass bottle. Due to the Covid […]
An Ink Swatch Tarot Deck
About six months ago, I was looking for a suitable project to showcase the qualities of fountain pen ink art through seamlessly embracing chromatography, serendipity and alchemy. It was then that I began a conversation […]
Fountain Pen Ink Art Workshop at INTRA
On Saturday 15th February 2020 I ran a fountain pen ink art for ten students at the INTRA Arts hub in Rochester. The first part of the workshop was spent looking at several different fountain […]
Pennonia – Range Swatch Test
Máté Bikfalvi is the owner of the Romanian registered online fountain pen store Pennonia. He recently sent me 6ml vial samples of his new revitalised range of fountain pen inks to swatch test. Read on […]
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