And here are the most recent eight Diamine 150th Anniversary fountain pen ink colours. These are rich vivid inks with stacks of excellent chromatography, sheening and bleach reaction. If there is one weak link from […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
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Diamine 150th Anniversary Ink Giveaway
In a bid to promote my fountain pen ink and bleach project further, I have an 8 piece set of 150th Anniversary Diamine Inks to giveaway. And they’re gorgeous colours too! For a chance to […]
Diamine Shimmer Inks 2017
Following on from last year’s runaway success and Christmas 2017 approaching fast, Diamine are currently releasing a new range of Shimmer Inks which Phil Davies has very kindly sent me a batch to test. There […]
New Diamine Shimmer Inks
EXCLUSIVE! Straight from the factory! The 10 brand new Diamine Shimmer Inks! For us to test at this Saturday’s workshop! 5 places left! Come along. Details below:
Diamine Brown and Orange Inks Test
The UK based Diamine company, has been manufacturing fountain pen inks since 1864 using traditional methods and formulas for their production. I have recently tested 78 samples, which I’ll be posting over the coming days. Here is my […]
Diamine Red and Purple Inks Test
The UK based Diamine company, have been manufacturing fountain pen inks since 1864 using traditional methods and formulas for their production. I have just tested 78 samples, which I’ll post over the coming days. Here are the […]
Diamine Teal – Of the Sea
Having learnt to sail on the River Medway, in the days when Chatham Dockyard was still a Royal Navy base, the experience was one that has never left me. I have spent the majority of […]
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 […]
Diamine Reds and Browns
From the same batch of ink samples from Ross at Pure Pens that greeted me upon my return from holiday: Diamine Oxblood – A thick dark rich ink that bleeds easily when added to water and behaves like a watercolour […]
Diamine Purples, Pinks, Reds and Orange
Another batch of ink samples from Ross at Pure Pens greeted me upon my return from holiday. And what a batch too. All of them are stunning colours: Diamine Merlot – A thick dark rich ink that doesn’t bleed […]
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