Saturday 23rd September was my first first proper ink and bleach workshop and an international one at that! Very kindly hosted by Catherine Van Hove at her gorgeous Sakura Fountain Pen Gallery in Diest, Belgium, […]
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New Diamine Shimmer Inks
EXCLUSIVE! Straight from the factory! The 10 brand new Diamine Shimmer Inks! For us to test at this Saturday’s workshop! 5 places left! Come along. Details below:
Blackstone Ink CMYK Kit
Blackstone Inks of Australia are in the process of launching their fountain pen ink CMYK kit – consisting of 1 x 30ml dropper bottle of each Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. And before we do anything […]
Introducing the Serendipity Hybrid Pen
And a warm welcome to the new Serendipity hybrid dip pen. For us artists, dip pens are a necessary evil. Often a bloody nuisance with long term usage resulting in calloused and ink stained fingers. […]
Painting with Robert Oster Inks
Having tested many of the world’s fountain pen ink brands, now is the time for me to put my findings into context and over the next few posts I’ll be looking at Robert Oster Signature […]
Top 12 Fountain Pen Inks 2016 and Project Review
But first, as I predicted at the end of last year, 2016 was always going to be a good one, and it certainly hasn’t disappointed. Through the Fountain Pen Network I met Claudia of the recently launched Bauer […]
Whaleman’s Sepia
This ink got me, it really did. It was a spiritual thing. The melancholia that this ink has about it – is overwhelming. The Cocteau Twins version of Song to the Siren burst into my head. Visions of lost […]
Noodler’s Inks Test 05 – Reds, Oranges, Yellows, Greys and Greens
Here is the last of the swatches of the 79 Noodler’s fountain pen ink samples recently tested. Reds: This little batch of 13 red swatches was certainly interesting. Unlike the the De Atramentis wine inks that I tested back in August which […]
Noodler’s Inks Test 04 – The Purples and Pinks
Here is the next batch of 11 of the 79 Noodler’s fountain pen ink samples recently tested – Purples and Pinks. Once again, an eclectic mix of inks with a wide range of hues and behaviours. The North African […]
Noodler’s Inks Test 03 – The Blues
Here is the next batch of 12 of the 79 Noodler’s fountain pen ink samples recently tested, and as you can see they are The Blues. This little batch demonstrates exactly why Noodler’s fountain pen inks […]