‘Merry Xmas’ created with Cult Pens Diamine Maureen and Robert using an Automatic pen on Seaview Cartridge paper.
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further it’s creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Category: SHEENING
Maureen and Robert – Cult Pens Extreme Sheens
Sheening inks have had centre stage for some while now and just as I thought that might change, along come these two characters. And I have to say, they are just that. Great names, Maureen […]
Diamine – November Rain
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 […]
Krishna Monster Sheens
Krishna Inks have very kindly sent me their new range of 6 heavy inks. They were originally sold to me as monster sheens and three of them fit into this category, but the other three […]
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 […]
Krishna Sheening Inks – Swatch Tests
Krishna Inks very kindly sent me two of their new sheening inks. Sakthy, which is a vermilion red and Moonview which is a very dark blue. When swatch tested on heavy duty watercolour paper the […]
Herbin 1798 meets Herbin 1670
The new Jacques Herbin 1798 Amethyste De L’Oural is a very lovely ink indeed and reacts with bleach a treat. But did you know that when you blend it with Caroube de Chypre and Emeraude de Chivor, […]
Peppermint – Robert Oster Signature Ink
Yet another monster sheen from Robert Oster! Fabulous.
