I was first introduced to Robert Oster Signature Inks by Claudia Astorquiza who helped me to find a place within the Fountain Pen Network forum to post articles about this project. And over the last […]
FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Fountain Pen Ink in a Decadent Age
Back in June 2015, I began an investigation into fountain pen ink without any idea of how long the journey might last nor where it may lead. And the last six years have a been […]
Kaweco perkeo calligraphy set review
As a member of the United Inkdom I have been tasked with taking a very quick look at the Kaweco Perkeo Calligraphy set. Retailing at circa £22.00, this set comprises: 3 x nib units (1.1mm, 1.5mm […]
Pebble Stationery co’s Artisan cosmo light x liberty london wiltshire a5 notebook
Wow! And what a beautiful A5 notebook it is too. Hand bound in a stunning Liberty London fabric called Wiltshire, the 160 sewn pages inside are made up of Cosmo Air Light – a fairly […]
Five new ink exclusives from cult pens – three diamines and Two Robert oster’s
Many congratulations to Cult Pens on their 16th anniversary and for celebrating, in part, by not only releasing a beautiful 16 x 12ml bottle fountain pen gift set but five new ink exclusives too! Three […]
Cult pens – Sweet Sixteen, beautiful and mine! all mine, mine, MINE!
Many congratulations to Cult Pens on their 16th anniversary and for celebrating, in part, by releasing a beautiful 16 x 12ml bottle fountain pen gift set comprising of 13 classic Diamine colours and 3 new […]
Troublemaker shading, Sheen and shimmer swatch tests
Troublemaker Inks are a small artisan ink studio based in the Philippines. Their current range consists of 27 fountain pen inks spanning four categories of ink: Standard, Shading, Shimmer and Sheen. This is my second post, […]
Diamine Winter Miracle with Bleach
This is a more arty portrait of my daughter Daisy, using a heavy background of Diamine Winter Miracle on a 200lb rough textured Bockingford watercolour paper. The edges of the painting are more intense than […]
Troublemaker standard Inks swatch tests
Based in Cebu, a province of the Philippines, Troublemaker Inks are a small artisan ink studio. Their current range consists of 27 fountain pen inks spanning four categories of ink: Standard, Shading, Shimmer and Sheen. […]
Krishna Sheening Inks Swatch Test
As mentioned in the previous post, Krishna inks are known for their monster sheens of which I have six more to show here. These Krishna fountain pen ink samples were very kindly sent to me […]
