I never thought it would happen, but here we are, featured in the spring edition of Artists and Illustrators Magazine. It’s a very brief introduction to fountain pen ink art followed by a simple(ish) tutorial […]
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.
Ferris Wheel Press swatch testing December to April 2025
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 two years ago […]
Diamine Forever Ink Review
At last! I have been banging on about Diamine Forever Ink for quite some time and finally it’s produced and on the shelves. The initial collection of nano particle pigment fountain pen ink consists of […]
Starry Ink: Mood Tail, Cold Brew and Sodapop Inks Review
Starry Ink are an ink lab working out of Shanghai, China. Established in 2016 they currently have three collections of ink: Mood Tail, Cold Brew and Sodapop. In 2004 they won a Good Design Award […]
Project Review and My top 12 inks of 2024
A Happy New Year to you and welcome to my Top 12 fountain pen inks of 2024, plus a summary of my fountain pen ink art project – reimagining fountain pen inks for creative purposes […]
A Brief Review of the Diamine Inkvent Calendar 2024
Huge thanks to Diamine for producing yet another wonderful Inkvent Calendar (The Black Edition). Personally, I think it’s been the best yet, and a real joy to engage with. Plus it’s been great to see […]
Ferris Wheel Press swatch testing 2024
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 two years ago […]
Diamine Inkvent Calendars – the perfect portal to a magical world of fountain pen ink
It’s strange to think that this year’s black edition Inkvent Calendar will be the fifth one that Diamine has released since 2019. And with 25 unique inks in each one, that’s 125 fountain pen inks […]
Intktober 2024 – AN OUTER HEBRIDEAN ADVENTURE WITH DIAMINE ‘FOREVER INKS’
I still love Inktober and had decided in advance that this year I would relive and illustrate my recent bike packing trip cycling the Hebridean Way. But what was also particularly exciting is that Phil […]
Jacques Herbin Les Couleurs de Paris
Jacques Herbin is one of the stationery sector’s more notable characters. He started his sealing wax business in Paris in the latter part of the seventeenth century and his world famous brand continues to this […]
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