Just some of beautiful illuminated ‘R’s created during the Illuminating Beasts project at Rochester Cathedral. With 68 students (ranging from ages 6 to 82 years – some with special needs), 12 small bottles of various coloured Diamine fountain pen inks, 16 […]
J Herbin 1670 – Caroube de Chypre samples very kindly donated by Ross at Pure Pens and Mishka at Bureau Direct
Continuing on from the previous test, the Iroshizuku range confirms that it is both delicate and sophisticated! These particular inks are maybe slightly thinner in consistency than the previous batch. As before, the inks blend with water, but not […]
These are Bril Inks and an ESSRI (Ecclesiastical Stationery Supplies Registrars Ink) document ink. I don’t have an awful lot to say about these. The Bril inks are very basic, no hidden hues but do react […]
The KWZI colour range has a feel of the Scottish Highlands about them. Rich purples, greens and ochres – mountains, bracken, tartan… BUT just to demonstrate how creative these KWZI inks can be, this test involves a blend of […]
Just had to share this with you before the day job kicks in again tomorrow. This is de Atramentis Ebony! It bleeds blood red! No photoshop – this is absolutely what happens when washed with water! It literally bleeds! […]
These wonderful KWZI inks were sent to me by Claudia who I met through the Fountain Pen Network. Claudia, thank you, they’re superb! I have banded them into 3 groups: Reds, Blue/Browns and Galls. As a general comment, these […]
In order to raise finances to cover some of my costs I’m selling the test pieces that I create. The test pieces measure 140mm x 140mm which is as big as I can realistically go using […]
I sourced these Conway Stewart samples from Vijay at Stationery Shop stationeryshop.scotland@gmail.com. From a creative point of view, there’s nothing to get too excited about – there are sadly no hidden hues to have fun with. They all write […]
I notice in the recent UK Art journals that there are several features on the subject of tone. Using only greys to give pictures a greater sense of depth. Well here’s a fountain pen ink […]
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