Towards the end of 2022, I was contacted by the renowned lettering guru Gunnlaugur SE Briem. Gunnlaugur has dedicated his life to the study of all things lettering. In fact I first came across him […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: Fountain pen ink artist
Nahvula SWATCH TESTS
Nahvalur, formerly Narwal Pens, are a relatively young Chinese pen company based in New Jersey USA. With an ever expanding portfolio of fountain pens and encouraged by good feedback from customers, they have very recently […]
TOM’S STUDIO Pocket FOUNTAIN PEN
Tom’s Studio have sent me one of their new pocket fountain pens to play with. Sending me stuff to fiddle with doesn’t guarantee a positive review and to send a pocket fountain pen to a […]
Dominant Industry Pearl SWATCH TESTS
Kindly sent to me by Anja from Papier und Stift, here are fourteen fabulous shimmer inks created by Dominant Industry – a relatively new ink manufacturer from Paju in South Korea who have made a name for themselves […]
TACCIA JEANS SWATCH TESTS
Kindly sent to me by Anja from Papier und Stift, here are seven inks that make up the Taccia Jeans set of fountain pen inks. Taccia is the writing instrument brand of Nakabayashi, an established […]
Diamine City of London Ink Set
I have recently swatch tested ten bottles of Diamine ink that make up the City of London gift set. This is an exclusive Diamine collection for BlueBlack which is a South Korean online stationery shop. […]
Ferris Wheel Press November-January Inks
Thanks once again to Ferris Wheel Press for sending me another four newly released inks to swatch test. Ferris Wheel Press is a design and stationery company based in Markham, Ontario, Canada, and have been […]
TOM’S STUDIO Pro Flex STUDIO FOUNTAIN PEN
For anyone seriously into illustration and calligraphy, the search for that one true flex nib fountain pen that can properly do both is an ongoing quest. With a lifelong interest in both disciplines, to achieve […]
MORE Wearingeul swatch tests
As mentioned previously, Wearingeul are a fairly new brand to me. Based in South Korea they continue to expand their stationery ranges with some very nice, sheening, shimmer and shading fountain pen inks along with […]
My top 12 inks and project review 2022
By way of introduction, this is an annual summary of my fountain pen ink art project – reimagining fountain pen inks for creative purposes other than for just handwriting – which began in 2015 with […]
FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART 