Adam Whittaker from Exaclair has very kindly sent me a sample of the new metallic ink from Herbin to test – Cornaline d’Egypt – part of a new range I assume, of 1798. Now whether […]
Adam Whittaker from Exaclair has very kindly sent me a sample of the new metallic ink from Herbin to test – Cornaline d’Egypt – part of a new range I assume, of 1798. Now whether […]
Diamine are about to produce another German exclusive – November Rain. A deep almost holly green with blues and lime greens when washed with water and a shiny rusty crimson coloured sheen when viewed at […]
Pen World Magazine are running a pen and ink art contest. See below: The image I submitted is a typical summer scene in the Weald of Kent which is where I cycle a lot of […]
Krishna Inks have very kindly sent me their new range of 6 heavy inks. They were originally sold to me as monster sheens and three of them fit into this category, but the other three […]
As a member of United Inkdom I was invited to test this new range of inks from Pure Pens. Here is the link to my review of the other six colours >>. Here are the outstanding […]
After two and half years involved with this project, the results are now starting to bear fruit. Krishna Inks very kindly sent me their ‘monster sheen’ inks to test and I’ll post the full test […]
Anja from papierundstift.de has very kindly sent me the 5 new Herbin colours, not available in UK as yet. Please note that the ‘J’ is no longer there! It’s HERBIN. And what is immediately comforting […]
I can’t believe that we’re already cracking through the month of May. And that was beginning to concern me as I haven’t unearthed anything truly remarkable for a while. That is until now… Diamine Earl […]
Steffi Kahl of Fountainfeder has very kindly sent me some Organics Studio samples of Henry Thoreau and Nitrogen and requested a Sheen shoot-out challenge with Diamine Skull and Roses and Krishna Moonview. All of these […]
This is for a show later this month featuring a wide range of artists and mediums all attempting to interpret the word ‘SKY’. I’ve used Parker Quink ink, fully utilising its’ chromatography. Highlights created with […]