For those of you who are familiar with Noodler’s inks, you’ll understand when I say that I consider this brand to be… well… very different to any other fountain pen ink brand. I have just tested […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: Bleach
Visconti Inks Test
Visconti is an Italian company manufacturer of fine fountain pens, ballpoint pens, rollerball pens and other luxury products – timepieces and accessories. The company was founded in 1988 in Florence by Dante Del Vecchio and Luigi Poli, collectors of fountain pens for many years. These appear to […]
Quink and Bleach – Homage to Leunig
I have been a fan of Michael Leunig for many years. Just love his style. I was looking at one of his books the other evening and just started doodling. I didn’t want to just […]
Diamine Shimmer Inks 2016 – Get it on!
Following on from last years runaway success and Christmas 2016 approaching fast, Diamine are currently releasing a new range of Shimmer Inks which Christine Joynson very kindly sent me a batch to test. Now whether […]
KWZ inks test 02
And here they are! The long awaited KWZ inks test Part Two. I have an apology to make in advance. Some of the sample vials leaked in transit obliterating the labels. Agnieska very kindly emailed […]
Rain over Ramsgate – fountain pen ink art
This is based on an image I took over the weekend. I was sailing from Upnor to Ramsgate when 2 miles from Ramsgate the sky turned Diamine Eclipse and sea a Diamine Twilight. What was visually […]
Stipula Inks Test
I don’t know a lot about this brand apart from that it’s an Italian fountain pen manufacturer and established sometime in the 1970’s. From what I can gather the range of fountain pen inks is […]
Robert Oster Signature Inks Test 02
Firstly, many thanks to Robert Oster for sending me these to test. All the hype about this new range of inks is certainly justified! As you can see, the colours are vibrant and all react with […]
Fountain Pen Ink and Bleach! What’s the point?
I frequently receive messages like this: “I’ve seen a bunch of your ink tests over the months and one thing I’m unclear on is – how do we use these for our ink selection? Does […]
De Atramentis Standard Inks Test
This is the last batch of De Atramentis samples that I have to test and as has been revealed throughout the process, many of these inks have been rebadged for the gift lines and some have […]
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