Diamine are about to produce another German exclusive – November Rain. A deep almost holly green with blues and lime greens when washed with water and a shiny rusty crimson coloured sheen when viewed at […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further it’s creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Category: Diamine
Krishna Cinnamon meets Diamine Earl Grey
After two and half years involved with this project, the results are now starting to bear fruit. Krishna Inks very kindly sent me their ‘monster sheen’ inks to test and I’ll post the full test […]
Diamine Earl Grey
I can’t believe that we’re already cracking through the month of May. And that was beginning to concern me as I haven’t unearthed anything truly remarkable for a while. That is until now… Diamine Earl […]
Sheen shoot-out!
Steffi Kahl of Fountainfeder has very kindly sent me some Organics Studio samples of Henry Thoreau and Nitrogen and requested a Sheen shoot-out challenge with Diamine Skull and Roses and Krishna Moonview. All of these […]
Diamine Calligraphy Passion
Another exclusive from Diamine. The depth and range of the shading with this colour is just sublime. I don’t know what else to say… fabulous! Once again, this an exclusive to German ink retailers only, […]
Diamine Skull and Roses
For all you sheen freaks, a Diamine exclusive – only available from Germany. It’s a deep blue that dries 100% sheen. The nearest equivalent that I have come across is Krishna Moonview. Game on! Papers […]
Diamine 150th Anniversary Ink Test Swatches
And here are the most recent eight Diamine 150th Anniversary fountain pen ink colours. These are rich vivid inks with stacks of excellent chromatography, sheening and bleach reaction. If there is one weak link from […]
