As promised, here is the next batch of 12 of the 79 Noodler’s fountain pen ink samples recently tested. This whole project really started as a reaction against the overcomplication of visual art and design. In […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
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Fountain Pen Ink and Bleach! What’s the point?
I frequently receive messages like this: “I’ve seen a bunch of your ink tests over the months and one thing I’m unclear on is – how do we use these for our ink selection? Does […]
Ink and Bleach Test Art for Sale
In order to raise finances to cover some of my costs I’m selling the test pieces that I create. The test pieces measure 140mm x 140mm which is as big as I can realistically go using […]
Noodler’s Ink Review – Blues and Greens
I have already reviewed a handful of Noodlers ink products and you can access these by clicking the following links: Noodlers Inks are different! , Noodlers Ink Review – Magic Browns and Greens and Noodler’s Ink Review – Reds […]
Noodlers Inks Review – Magic Browns and Greens
Noodlers EL Lawrence, Rome Burning (fantastic name!), Walnut and No41 Brown are a clutch of 4 inks that fit neatly together. They all behave in a similar way too. They hardly react to bleach but when […]
Noodlers Inks are different!
Madigan Milford of Goulet Pens kindly sent me 8 inks to test and they are the inks that the alphabets have been supplied for (see below). The other 4 inks I had as samples so thought it […]
And the real magic begins
Having committed myself to this project in June, I have tested circa 100 different fountain pens inks, and it’s six months down the line that the investigation is now really starting to pay off. All fountain ink […]
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 […]
FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART 