This is the second part of my Montblanc swatch testing. Stationery Shop Scotland very kindly sent me some samples of Montblanc ink to swatch test. Incidentally, if you’re just getting into swatch testing and you’re […]
This is the second part of my Montblanc swatch testing. Stationery Shop Scotland very kindly sent me some samples of Montblanc ink to swatch test. Incidentally, if you’re just getting into swatch testing and you’re […]
I’m delighted to announce that at long last, Fountain Pen Ink Art – The Basics – is now available online from Udemy. With a large international audience unable to realistically attend workshops in the UK, this is […]
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 […]
Outside of the fountain pen communities, Montblanc are arguably known as the status symbol of fountain pens. If I did a quick survey of pen ownership at Lloyd’s London, for example, I have a feeling […]
When Bob King Creative approached me to help supply the lettering for the latest West End production of Fiddler on the Roof I was over the moon when he mentioned that he’d like to achieve […]
Just completed my first fountain pen ink painting commission for a TV producer based in Missouri. He asked for a marine painting using my Randall ink. The finished article is from an image I captured […]
Another extreme sheen exclusive for the German market by Diamine Inks. A rich crimson red Ortloff bleeds out pinky purples and yellowish reds when blended with water. When dry, the concentrated areas dry a metallic […]
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, […]
Following on from my participation in Inktober 2018, I was contacted by Ethan Lodics, a gifted composer, artistic director and guitar player living and working in North Carolina, USA. As a self confessed ink geek […]
Responding to a huge amount of requests for video demos, I have just posted a video onto my YouTube channel – Nick Stewart Ink Art – and am now in the process of starting to […]