Here are 12 fairly recent Robert Oster Signature Inks. Very kindly sent to me by Claudia Astorquiza, these are breathtaking. Visually stunning! The richness and diversity of colour is astounding, the chromatography, across TWELVE inks […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
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KWZ Inks – Rare and Exclusive – Swatch Tests
Claudia Astorquiza of Bauer Inks has very kindly sent me a rather large haul of ink samples to test. The tests are now complete and ready for viewing: For those of you who follow my project, I have already […]
Robert Oster Reds – Swatch Test
Claudia Astorquiza of Bauer Inks has very kindly sent me a rather large haul of ink samples to test. The tests are now complete and ready for viewing: For those of you who follow my project, Robert […]
Private Reserve Brown-Yellow Inks Test
Here is my last batch of 9 bleach swatch tested Private Reserve inks in the blacks and greens range. Ebony Black – A rich black brown with hints of purple grey revealed when blended with water. A limited reaction with bleach in […]
Private Reserve Blue/Purple Inks Test
Here are the next batch of 20 bleach swatch tested Private Reserve inks in the blues and purples range. Of note, there are 2 Mindnight Blues with the second one being the fast dry option. […]
Diamine Red and Purple Inks Test
The UK based Diamine company, have been manufacturing fountain pen inks since 1864 using traditional methods and formulas for their production. I have just tested 78 samples, which I’ll post over the coming days. Here are the […]
Getting Glittery – Diamine Shimmer Inks
A few sample pieces for Phil Davies at Diamine showing the diversity of his shimmer inks – and you can’t do this with a gel pen! In fact I did this with a Noodler’s Ahab […]
KWZ inks test 02
And here they are! The long awaited KWZ inks test Part Two. I have an apology to make in advance. Some of the sample vials leaked in transit obliterating the labels. Agnieska very kindly emailed […]
Blackstone Inks Taster
The Blackstone ink samples have arrived from Queensland Australia. Just a little taster ahead of the review! Kevin Watson at Just Write – Thanks Mate!
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 […]
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