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.
Tag: Quink and Bleach
J Herbin – Swatch Test 02
There are 30 colours in the J.Herbin fountain pen inks range of which I swatch tested 11 of them back in January 2016 – and you can refresh your memories, if you wish, by clicking here>>. So […]
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 […]
PW Akkerman Dutch Masters Series – 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, I have […]
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 […]
Wishing you all a colourful CMYK Easter!
Guess what I’m up to this holiday? Blue and Yellow don’t make Green (my bible for colour theory) plus 8 base fountain pen ink dyes equals a CMYK Easter! Mixtastic!
Private Reserve Red Inks Test
I’ve been putting off testing these Private Reserve inks for some time and I can’t figure out why? I tested a handful a while ago and was somewhat scathing about them. Well, I’ve just tested another 42 of them and in […]
Diamine Amazing Amethyst – The Kraken Wakes
Just before I crack on with the Private Reserve tests I thought I’d post this – a little fun test art featuring the Kraken using my new pet favourite fountain pen ink Diamine Amazing Amethyst – […]
Celestial Calligraffiti with Diamine inks, bleach and metals
Calligraffiti is about abstracting calligraphy, type and graffiti with traditional precision and modern unbridled self-expression. Working with adults and sixth form students from Medway (non of whom have had any type or calligraphy experience) we have tried to […]
Diamine Chopin with Peach Haze
It is said that grey and orange are complimentary colours. This is a little test to prove that this is the case with Diamine. Quite like the way the gold seal bleeds into the orange stripe too. […]
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