Leisure Painter Magazine have very kindly featured me in one of their recent issues. It’s a very brief introduction to fountain pen ink art followed by a simple(ish) tutorial utilising the chromatic qualities of Robert […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: Robert Oster Signature Inks
Fountain Pen Ink Art Featured in Artists and Illustrators Magazine
I never thought it would happen, but here we are, featured in the spring edition of Artists and Illustrators Magazine. It’s a very brief introduction to fountain pen ink art followed by a simple(ish) tutorial […]
Creating art by mixing different brands and ink types together
Ever wondered if you could you mix different ink brands and at the same time mix standard, shimmer and sheen inks together and create a fabulous range of unique hues for illustration and painting? I […]
Cult Pens Seven Deadly Sins Swatch Tests
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner Cult Pens have just launched the last two Deadly Sins – Lust and Envy – which was my cue to finally blog about all seven of these Diamine […]
CULT PENS Shimmer INK Exclusives Swatch Tests
Huge respect to Cult Pens who are not only continuing to champion and carry quality fountain pen ink from all over but are expanding their own exclusive range of inks from well known ink makers. […]
Robert Oster Signature Ink – 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
I was first introduced to Robert Oster Signature Inks by Claudia Astorquiza who helped me to find a place within the Fountain Pen Network forum to post articles about this project. And over the last […]
Five new ink exclusives from cult pens – three diamines and Two Robert oster’s
Many congratulations to Cult Pens on their 16th anniversary and for celebrating, in part, by not only releasing a beautiful 16 x 12ml bottle fountain pen gift set but five new ink exclusives too! Three […]
The Robert Oster Map of Australia
A couple of months back, Robert Oster sent me some inks to sample. As he comes from Down Under it just seemed appropriate to create a map of Australia using his products. Turned out pretty […]
ONLINE COURSE NOW AVAILABLE!
I’m delighted to announce that at long last, Fountain Pen Ink Art – The Basics – is now available online from Udemy. With a large international audience unable to realistically attend workshops in the UK, this is […]
My top 12 inks 2018
Another year into the project and another multitude of fountain pen inks swatch tested. As per usual, I have selected 12 inks that particularly grabbed my attention so if you haven’t tried some of them, […]
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