I have been looking ways of ways of expanding the abstract calligraphy side of my work and came across an exhibition catalogue of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work, so thought I’d try using oil pastel resist with […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: Diamine Inks
Diamine Smoke on the Water and Purple Rain
Diamine Smoke on the Water and Purple Rain. Another extreme sheen German exclusive. Deep rich coloured inks with fabulous blue green and purple chromatography and gorgeous deep metallic pink and yellow gold sheens. Next […]
Diamine Gibson Les Paul Guitar Inks
Another German exclusive, but this time the exclusivity was only for six months. So as of this January these inks are now available worldwide and will be with retailers in due course. So what’s the […]
My top 12 inks 2018
Another year into the project and another multitude of fountain pen inks swatch tested. As per usual, I have selected 12 inks that particularly grabbed my attention so if you haven’t tried some of them, […]
Merry Christmas
‘Merry Xmas’ created with Cult Pens Diamine Maureen and Robert using an Automatic pen on Seaview Cartridge paper.
Aurora Borealis – the new Diamine/Reddit Teal
I was flattered to be asked by Phil Davies of Diamine INKS to swatch test the ink colour entries for the second Reddit/Diamine ink collaboration. Following up on the results of a questionnaire put to […]
Maureen and Robert – Cult Pens Extreme Sheens
Sheening inks have had centre stage for some while now and just as I thought that might change, along come these two characters. And I have to say, they are just that. Great names, Maureen […]
The Inktober 2018 Art Challenge – Review
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 […]
Shimmertastic! New Diamine Shimmer Inks for 2018
It’s that time of year again and Diamine are releasing their latest additions to the Shimmer Inks range on 1st October 2018. Eight new colours featuring three silvers: Starlit Sea, Peacock Flare and Neon Lime […]
Multi-purpose Fountain Pen Inks
It’s taken a while, but at long last, the mission has been accomplished. Multi-purpose fountain pen inks. Inks that one can write with and inks that one can use for painting and illustration. The perfect […]
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