For all you Preacher fans, here he is created with De Atramentis Ebony, Coral Red, Yellow Orange and a flick of bleach. Great colours eh? Just look at the depth and tone of that Ebony and […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: Fountain Pen Inks
De Atramentis ‘Scented’ Inks Test
These ‘Scented’ inks are some of the De Atramentis gift range and feature a whole range of different smells. It could well be that as I only have small vial samples, some of the smells have diminished. […]
De Atramentis ‘Topic’ Inks Test
These ‘Topics’ inks are part of the De Atramentis gift range and are dedicated to a host of famous people from a diverse range of backgrounds. Call me a cynic if you wish, but as far as I can tell, […]
De Atramentis Blacked Inks Test
These five De Atramentis blacked inks are lovely and in many ways share similarities with the Cult Pens Diamines. They all blend with water easily revealing a great range of tone. All of them reveal a feint hint […]
De Atramentis Wine Inks Test
This group of test swatches feature the De Atramentis Wine Inks of which I have managed to source twelve. Six are currently available and the other six more difficult to source. Wine inks are particularly interesting, as back in the […]
de Atramentis tests coming soon
Currently testing more than 70 de Atramentis inks. The featured calligraphy is written with de Atramentis Coral Red and then washed with de Atramentis Lemon Yellow. You couldn’t make this up! The colours are so clean and blend […]
Diamine Gold and Silver with Frankenflex
For the cost of the pen customisation money isn’t really an issue. Okay, it needs instant cleaning afterwards! But for the freeform calligraphic effect of the Diamine Silver and Gold on black paper… it’s worth every penny! […]
P W Akkerman Inks Test
Well, well, well. Thirty one of these inks tested in total and half way through I got the strangest feeling of ‘Déjà vu’. But before I go into that, a little bit about Akkerman. It’s a Dutch brand, […]
Frankenflex! Noodler’s Ahab with a Zebra G
Yeah, I know what’s coming! Why? Just because! And how did it go? I’ve almost cracked it! Here’s the story: I was looking at some images on Janinesribbles instagram account and loved not only the way […]
Robert Oster Test Art
Taking just 5 of the Robert Oster colours: Khaki, Chocolate, Blue Night, Deep Sea and Aussy Sky. The sky and sea were achieved using? Yup pretty obvious. So what about the wood colours and darker tones? Khaki and […]
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