For painters and illustrators, practicing monotone art is relevant for understanding light, as it allows us to perceive shape and form. How that tonal range, from light to dark, is utilised will be key to […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Category: INK ART
Beaufort Ink and the Scottish Highlands
Beaufort Ink is a unique business that supplies kits and parts to pen makers all over the world. Back in 2018 I swatch tested their fountain pen ink range and commented at the time that […]
Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.
Created with Nick Stewart Twilight Black fountain pen ink in Rhodia Pen and Ink Wash book with watercolour brush and a Noodler’s Creaper pen. And HEY! If you’re interested to know more about how to […]
Fountain Pens UK – Christmas Talks – Fountain Pen Ink Art
As leader of the Facebook Group – Fountain Pens UK – Bernardo Gomes has organised 12 Christmas talks covering subjects directly associated with, and of interest to, the group membership. I was both humbled and […]
30 portraits with 30 inks in 30 days
The 30 day miniature portrait challenge is one of those things you see posted on social media by artists from time to time and something that I’ve always fancied having a go at. So I […]
Diamine Ancient Copper – the perfect colour match for the chess heroine
For those of you that haven’t seen The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix – you are in for a real treat! After nearly a year of disruption entirely down to Covid 19 and dreadful political handling […]
Shimmer inks don’t just do fancy handwriting
And that’s a fact! Because of their dense colour saturation they have a phenomenal tonal range. I used Diamine Purple Pazzazz to create this gull. Using water, a watercolour paintbrush and a very weak solution […]
Herbin 350th Anniversary Gift Set
As part of their 350th Anniversary, Herbin have released a miniature 5 bottle ink gift set featuring the original vintage labels. Herbin started producing ink in 1670, making ink for King Louis XIV, the Sun […]
J Herbin 350th Anniversary Ink – Vert Atlantide
350 years of trading is commendable for any company. But let’s be honest, what Herbin inks may lack in dramatic chromo behaviours, they certainly blaze a trail in other areas. Over the last couple of […]
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. […]
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