Lemmy was as much a collection of myths and legends as a man. In the popular imagination, he was made up of equal parts Jack Daniel’s, amphetamine sulphate, Nazi memorabilia and extreme-velocity noise. The myths and legends cloak […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
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Project Review – January 2016
The project so far: Since June 2015, I have been on a mission to swab test fountain pen inks using water and bleach. Why? Because I believe that fountain pen inks have qualities that can be exploited for purposes […]
Diamine Anniversary Inks Review
I have only just got hold of these Anniversary ink samples – all except Silver Fox and Blue Velvet. As you may know, I’m a great fan of Diamine and these certainly do not disappoint. Diamine Blue Black – A thick […]
Lamy Inks Review
Lamy are better known for their affordable and contemporary looking fountain pens. So want about their inks? Red – A very bright orange red colour – almost fluorescent – that surprisingly breaks down with water to reveal pinks with purple […]
Pilot Inks! Stunning!
Liking these a lot! And WOW do they have attitude. They want to blend with water and then they don’t! Just like that, they stop. And their reactions with bleach? We now have a whole […]
Sailor Inks Review
I really enjoyed testing these! Black – is proper writing ink black and doesn’t react well with water nor bleach which indicates that there is a degree of waterproofing and forgery resistance. Yam-Dori, Souten, Blue, Blue Black, […]
Noodlers Inks are different!
Madigan Milford of Goulet Pens kindly sent me 8 inks to test and they are the inks that the alphabets have been supplied for (see below). The other 4 inks I had as samples so thought it […]
And the real magic begins
Having committed myself to this project in June, I have tested circa 100 different fountain pens inks, and it’s six months down the line that the investigation is now really starting to pay off. All fountain ink […]
The Ultimate Ink for Halloween?
Just had to share this with you for the weekend. This is De Atramentis Ebony! It bleeds blood red! No photoshop – this is absolutely what happened when washed with water! It literally bleeds! Make of […]
FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART 