Another busy year and lots learned. Thanks to everyone who has followed and got involved with this project. What started out as something fairly ‘left field’ has now grown into something quite exciting with genuine […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further it’s creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: J. Herbin 1670 Chivor Emerald
Creative workshops with Fountain Pen Inks and Bleach for 2018
Just to give you the heads up – I will be offering some workshops next year. They will be held here at my studio in Rochester, Kent, UK and I’ll be posting dates and details […]
Fountain Pen Ink and Bleach Workshop at Sakura Fountain Pen Gallery
Saturday 23rd September was my first first proper ink and bleach workshop and an international one at that! Very kindly hosted by Catherine Van Hove at her gorgeous Sakura Fountain Pen Gallery in Diest, Belgium, […]
Herbin 1798 – Amethyste de l’Oural
If you do one thing this weekend – get hold of a bottle – or a sample – of Herbin 1798 – Amethyste de l’aural. It’s a silky smooth, rich purple with silver glitter and just […]
Emeraude de Chivor – A Quick Dip
This a quick test to start putting into practice some of the wonderful behaviours of fountain pen inks learned over the last 18 months. J Herbin 1670 Emeraude de Chivor is a magnificent ink. Not […]
Project Review – January 2016
The project so far: Since June 2015, I have been on a mission to swab test fountain pen inks using water and bleach. Why? Because I believe that fountain pen inks have qualities that can be exploited for purposes […]
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 […]
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 […]
Chivor Emerald – J.Herbin 1670
What a surprise! A sample of the Chivor Emerald 1670 by J.Herbin has just arrived. As you can see from the image posted, this could well be the ‘one ink to rule them all’. The freeform […]
