Red Shutters, Amsterdam (sketch)
Another picture from a photo I took in Amsterdam. I really love how this came out. Caran d'Ache Technalo water-soluble pencils, Daler-Rowney Artists Pencils, Windsor & Newton Bockingford Water Colour…
Another picture from a photo I took in Amsterdam. I really love how this came out. Caran d'Ache Technalo water-soluble pencils, Daler-Rowney Artists Pencils, Windsor & Newton Bockingford Water Colour…
A little while ago a reader, Jennifer (who makes rather wonderful art) asked if I’d tried water-soluble graphite pencils. I’d been meaning to but hadn’t got around to it. Then,…
Reviewing the Allegory The Bard fountain pen last week and the Retro-Essential pen this week really brought it home to me that some pens are made to be admired from…
Pilot Iroshizuku Yu-Yake (Sunset) is a lovely orange ink with decent dry times, a good flow and some shading. Not as bright and cheery as Sailor Jentle Apricot but a…
The Now n Then Retro-Essential is a pen that’s available with a walnut, rosewood, beech, oak or Pterocarpus indicus barrel and plain brass or gold-coloured brass hardware. Each pen comes…