Month: December 2014

J Herbin Ambre de Bermanie ink review

J Herbin Ambre de Bermanie ink review

2 December 2014 By ian

I don’t know if you’ve noticed but I’m rather partial to orange and orangey browns (and orangey reds and orangey yellows). It’ll come as no surprise to learn, then, that I like this ink really very much. It’s a great colour and has lovely shading. Here I am doodling the Inkling. Many thanks to Paul […]

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pencil Pencil review

Rotring 600 mechanical pencil review

1 December 2014 By ian

The Rotring 600 perhaps needs no introduction. But just in case… it’s a mechanical pencil made from brass that’s available in black or silver. Different versions can take 0.35mm, 0.5mm and 0.7mm. There’s also a clutch pencil version that takes 2mm lead. It costs around £23 in the UK and $33 in the US. The […]