A purple ink, quite flat in tone but with some shading to lift it a little. Fast drying. This is an iron gall ink so don’t leave it sitting in a pen for more than a week or two. It does clean easily though. It’s archival quality so shouldn’t fade and stands up well to […]
The Artline Drawing System pens are, unsurprisingly, drawing pens. They use water-based yet water-proof black pigment ink and can be found with tip sizes from 0.1 to 0.8. The ink is good and black and the clip is nice and strong. Those are the best aspects of this pen. The line isn’t always consistent – […]
Most days in Marrakech we had no choice but to doze at the Riad on the roof terrace or in the cool of the courtyard. It was a hard life. Being back at work this week in rainy old England couldn’t be more different! While lounging there we could hear the bustle of the city […]
Kaweco Summer Purple is a kind of purple-black colour. It has some nice shading, good quick dry times and flows well. Here I am doodling the Inkling. Actually it’s more about me trying to work out what to do, it was a tough one. This ink was sent to me for free by Kaweco, for […]
Top to bottom: Franklin-Christoph M02, Sailor Jentle Apricot Franklin-Christoph M27, Pilot Iroshizuku Ama-Iro Kaweco Dia, J. Herbin Vert Olive Platinum #3776 Sai, Pilot Irohsizuku Kon-Peki Pelikan M215, Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-Yo Kaweco AL-Sport, Schneider Black Faber-Castell e-motion, Diamine Ancient Copper Monteverde Impressa, Diamine Monaco Red Lamy pur 47, J. Herbin Vert Empire From the web: Andrea […]