Noodlers EL Lawrence, Rome Burning (fantastic name!), Walnut and No41 Brown are a clutch of 4 inks that fit neatly together. They all behave in a similar way too. They hardly react to bleach but when […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Category: INK ART
Blackstone Inks Taster
The Blackstone ink samples have arrived from Queensland Australia. Just a little taster ahead of the review! Kevin Watson at Just Write – Thanks Mate!
Lemmy Kilmister
Lemmy was as much a collection of myths and legends as a man. In the popular imagination, he was made up of equal parts Jack Daniel’s, amphetamine sulphate, Nazi memorabilia and extreme-velocity noise. The myths and legends cloak […]
Happy Xmas
Parker Quink Black blend with Shaeffer Skrip Brown with bleach lettering.
And the real magic begins
Having committed myself to this project in June, I have tested circa 100 different fountain pens inks, and it’s six months down the line that the investigation is now really starting to pay off. All fountain ink […]
Little Rascal
Diamine Purple Pazzazz with Rohrer and Klingner Schreibtinte Scabiosa on Arches Aquarelle 300gsm watercolour paper. The inks work beautifully together. The paper was very hard work. I have used Arches Aquarelle before and should have […]
The Ultimate Ink for Halloween?
Just had to share this with you for the weekend. This is De Atramentis Ebony! It bleeds blood red! No photoshop – this is absolutely what happened when washed with water! It literally bleeds! Make of […]
Illuminating Beasts
Have just finished the identity for a series of creative lettering workshops I will be delivering on behalf of Rochester Cathedral in early 2016. The line work for BEASTS was created with a flex pen using Shaeffer […]
Diamine Shimmer Inks – Metal Guru
Following up on the shimmer inks buzz, I got in contact with Phil Davies at Diamine Inks who very kindly sent me the 10 shimmer ink samples to play with. The first thing I noted is that none […]
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