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 […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: ink and bleach
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 bleach out
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 […]
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, […]
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