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.
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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 […]
Starry Ink: Mood Tail, Cold Brew and Sodapop Inks Review
Starry Ink are an ink lab working out of Shanghai, China. Established in 2016 they currently have three collections of ink: Mood Tail, Cold Brew and Sodapop. In 2004 they won a Good Design Award […]
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 […]
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 […]
Diamine Exclusive Bijih Timah
The legacy of tin mining and its impact on the Malay, Chinese and Indian communities remains an integral part of Malaysia’s historical tapestry, reflecting both economic progress and complex social dynamics. It is with this […]
Recent Wearingeul ink swatch tests
Based in South Korea, Wearingeul are a gift and stationery supplier with a seriously impressive fountain pen ink collection which they continue to expand upon with some stunning, sheening, shimmer and standard fountain pen inks […]
The Chartist Inks Swatch Tests
If you’re looking for three stunning sheening inks at a very reasonable price then here you go. These three beauties from Pure Pens were exclusively created for them by Diamine, and I hope you’ll agree, […]
Project Review and My top 12 inks of 2023
Welcome to the 2023 summary of my fountain pen ink art project – reimagining fountain pen inks for creative purposes other than for just handwriting – which began in 2015 with no real goals or […]
The Esterbrook Estie Raven Piston Filler – my new EDC
Many thanks to Lizzie at Studio Pens for sending me the Esterbrook Estie Raven Piston Filler to review. Esterbrook is one of the greatest names in American pen history. Founded in 1858, by their peak […]
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