Type and illustration on an Emeraude de Chivor ink wash using Emeraude de Chivor ink and bleach on a heavyweight Bockingford watercolour stock. Line work was accomplished using a Noodlers Ahab fountain pen. You may notice that the gold […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: ink and bleach
Diamine Reds and Browns
From the same batch of ink samples from Ross at Pure Pens that greeted me upon my return from holiday: Diamine Oxblood – A thick dark rich ink that bleeds easily when added to water and behaves like a watercolour […]
Diamine Purples, Pinks, Reds and Orange
Another batch of ink samples from Ross at Pure Pens greeted me upon my return from holiday. And what a batch too. All of them are stunning colours: Diamine Merlot – A thick dark rich ink that doesn’t bleed […]
Diamine Greens
Diamine Sherwood Green – Bleeds well when added to water with some subtle yellows and blues revealed at the breakdown. Turns a beautiful gold colour when subjected to bleach. A lovely rich true green ink when used for […]
Diamine Purples and Jet Black
Diamine Jet Black – A thick black ink that bleeds okay when added to water and becomes a percentage grey at the breakdown. Turns a dull white gold colour when subjected to bleach. A rich no nonsense black ink when […]
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 […]
J.Herbin 1670 Rouge
Well… that just goes to show. When washed with water on a heavy Bockingford watercolour paper these amazing rich pinks and reds appeared! This ink reacts very differently on different papers. It is also resistant to bleach, […]
J.Herbin Grey and Rouge 1670
I finally caved in got hold of some the 1670 J.Herbins. Glad I did too! As you can see from the image posted the grey and rouge work beautifully together and you can just make […]
Diamine True Blues
Diamine China Blue – Bleeds okay when added to water. Turns a beautiful gold colour when subjected to bleach. A lovely rich true blue ink when used for writing. Diamine Royal Blue – Bleeds easily when added to water with cyan […]
Three More Diamines
Diamine Amber – Wow! Wow! Wow! What a fantastic colour! Bleeds easily when added to water and turns from a deep cadmium yellow/orange to a lemon yellow. When subjected to bleach it turns a fabulous neon white gold colour. As a writing ink […]
FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART 