This is my second year of Inktober and it certainly keeps you on your toes. One artwork a day and that’s on top of the day job! The key thing for success I think is […]

This is my second year of Inktober and it certainly keeps you on your toes. One artwork a day and that’s on top of the day job! The key thing for success I think is […]
I was very kindly sent these pen ink samples by Scribble at Unitedinkdom.This is my second visit to these inks. You can see my first review here. Shimmer inks are a strange and relatively new off […]
But first, as I predicted at the end of last year, 2016 was always going to be a good one, and it certainly hasn’t disappointed. Through the Fountain Pen Network I met Claudia of the recently launched Bauer […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here are nine De Atramentis document inks. I have tested the black but on the photograph have included the archive ink as they behave in the same way. The good news is that they are all […]
For all you Preacher fans, here he is created with De Atramentis Ebony, Coral Red, Yellow Orange and a flick of bleach. Great colours eh? Just look at the depth and tone of that Ebony and […]
These ‘Scented’ inks are some of the De Atramentis gift range and feature a whole range of different smells. It could well be that as I only have small vial samples, some of the smells have diminished. […]
These ‘Topics’ inks are part of the De Atramentis gift range and are dedicated to a host of famous people from a diverse range of backgrounds. Call me a cynic if you wish, but as far as I can tell, […]
These five De Atramentis blacked inks are lovely and in many ways share similarities with the Cult Pens Diamines. They all blend with water easily revealing a great range of tone. All of them reveal a feint hint […]