Diamine Royal Blue is blue. There isn’t a whole lot more to say about it. It’s rather a pleasant blue. There’s a smidgen of shading but not much. It’s rather on the wet side and slower drying than most other Diamine blues. Here is a little video of me working on the doodle. It features […]
I’ve drawn a picture for every day since the start of February this year. They’re mostly quick little sketches and I don’t often draw them on the actual day. But it’s the only kind of diary I’ve ever kept that I’ve frequently looked back through. Being a creature of habit I’ve used an OHTO Graphic […]
Karas Kustoms INK I’ve come close to ordering or backing Karas Kustoms pens many times in the past but, being in the UK, shipping and customs charges make them really expensive. From what I’ve read about them they are probably worth it but given the choice between spending that kind of money on a fountain […]
This is a lovely ink! How often do I say that? Rather a lot. I do like inks. I mean it every time though. Some inks are just a fundamentally beautiful colour and, to be honest, that’ll do it for me on its own. But others, like Pelikan Edelstein Amber for example, have character, have […]
The Pilot V7 Hi-Tecpoint is a refillable rollerball pen, available in a 0.7 size, writing a 0.5mm line, and also a 0.5 size (the V5), and in red, blue, green and red. The black version is properly black, which, sadly, makes a nice change from the grey you so often get. There’s a nice ink […]