Have just finished the identity for a series of creative lettering workshops I will be delivering on behalf of Rochester Cathedral in early 2016. The line work for BEASTS was created with a flex pen using Shaeffer […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: Fountain Pen Inks
Monteverde Inks Review
Monteverde Rouge, Bleu, Purple and Turquoise – These coloured inks appear to be very pure colours and not made up of dye blends. Therefore there are no quirky behavioural characteristics to note. When added to water […]
Diplomat Inks Review
Diplomat Black – What a fantastic surprise! Blends well with water and reacts evenly with bleach. The black is really dark and rich and as you can see at the bleeding edge there is this gorgeous plum colour! […]
Diamine Shimmer Inks – Metal Guru
Following up on the shimmer inks buzz, I got in contact with Phil Davies at Diamine Inks who very kindly sent me the 10 shimmer ink samples to play with. The first thing I noted is that none […]
Emeraude de Chivor
This was just to see how this new J Herbin ink would work for type and illustration and as you can see, it’s wonderful. This was created using a Noodlers Ahab flex pen on a heavy […]
Diamine Deep Greens
Diamine Salamander, Emerald and Teal – All three of these inks behave in a similar way. They bleed easily when added to water with a mottled sediment at the breakdown of the wash suggesting more colour pigmentation in solution. All three […]
Diamine Grass Greens
Diamine Meadow – Bleeds well when added to water. Turns a dull gold colour when subjected to bleach. A lovely deep rich green ink when used for writing. Diamine Kelly Green – Bleeds easily when added to water with yellow/green traces […]
FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART 