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 […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: Bockingford
KWZI Honey with KWZI Grey Plum
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 […]
de Atramentis Ebony
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! […]
KWZ Inks Test
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 […]
Ink and Bleach Test Art for Sale
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 […]
Conway Stewart Inks Test
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 […]
Caran d’Ache Infinite Grey
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 […]
Caran d’Ache Inks Test – Part 2
I sourced these Caran d’Ache samples from Rachel and Brian at Goulet Pens and Vijay at Stationery Shop stationeryshop.scotland@gmail.com. These are a great range of inks, 18 in total, with plenty of artistic possibilities. I’ll post a couple of test […]
Caran d’Ache Inks Test – Part 1
I sourced these Caran d’Ache samples from Rachel and Brian at Goulet Pens and Vijay at Stationery Shop stationeryshop.scotland@gmail.com. These are a great range of inks, 18 in total, with plenty of artistic possibilities. I’ll post a couple […]
Kaweco Inks Test
These Kaweco samples were sourced from Rachel and Brian at Goulet Pens. This is the full range of 8 inks and a nice set of colours too. Midnight Blue – A deep dark blue handwriting ink that mixes […]
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