A few weeks back I was asked by u/normiewannabe to swatch test the three grey ink options for this year’s r/fountainpens and Diamine ink project. This joint project has historically produced some fabulous outcomes including: […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: modern calligraphy
Diamine Forever Ink Review
At last! I have been banging on about Diamine Forever Ink for quite some time and finally it’s produced and on the shelves. The initial collection of nano particle pigment fountain pen ink consists of […]
Project Review and My top 12 inks of 2024
A Happy New Year to you and welcome to my Top 12 fountain pen inks of 2024, plus a summary of my fountain pen ink art project – reimagining fountain pen inks for creative purposes […]
A Brief Review of the Diamine Inkvent Calendar 2024
Huge thanks to Diamine for producing yet another wonderful Inkvent Calendar (The Black Edition). Personally, I think it’s been the best yet, and a real joy to engage with. Plus it’s been great to see […]
Diamine Inkvent Calendars – the perfect portal to a magical world of fountain pen ink
It’s strange to think that this year’s black edition Inkvent Calendar will be the fifth one that Diamine has released since 2019. And with 25 unique inks in each one, that’s 125 fountain pen inks […]
Jacques Herbin Les Couleurs de Paris
Jacques Herbin is one of the stationery sector’s more notable characters. He started his sealing wax business in Paris in the latter part of the seventeenth century and his world famous brand continues to this […]
Jacques Herbin Turquoise de Perse
Lawrence Savage at Exaclair very kindly sent me a sample of Turquoise de Perse to test. This is another great addition to the exclusive Jacques Herbin 1670 shimmer range. Turquoise de Perse is a vivid […]
Two more Diamine Exclusives for Art from the Heart
Introducing Arthur Job and Ooh Betty’s – two more Diamine exclusives produced for online UK stationers Art from the Heart which have just been released. The bottom alphabet is a blend of the 2 inks […]
Diamine German Exclusive – Badentinte for PapierFischer
German stationer PapierFischer have recently added another Diamine exclusive to their collection of fountain pen inks. Based on the bright vermilion red found in the Baden coat of arms, this ink not only packs a […]
Call of the Cthulhu – A Wearingeul Exclusive for Goldspot Pens
Tom from Goldspot Pens has sent me a bottle of their recent exclusive ink from Wearingeul – Call of the Cthulhu. Based in South Korea, Wearingeul produce some seriously beautiful, sheening, shimmer and standard fountain […]
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