A very bright turquoisey blue. A little shading. A delicate little ink. Lovely bottle. French. Me doing the doodle: Note that I did learn how to spell periwinkle properly between the beginning and the end of writing this review. J. Herbin Black Metal Rollerball on Rhodia Notepad
Continuing the theme of beautiful must-have inks, here is Diamine’s Eau de Nil. Nile Water. Having looked at a few pictures of the Nile I think it perhaps depends where on the Nile you are. But in this particular part, it’s a very lovely colour indeed. There’s some shading too. And it’s very quick drying. […]
Diamine Ancient Copper is a very special ink. It shades in the most beautiful way and really does look like ancient copper. In that respect, Diamine picked an excellent name. If you know your way around a flex or italic nib then you’ll be able to really bring this ink to life. Even if you […]
This is a nice green that makes you think of Robin Hood and his merry men, lurking in the forest ready to leap on posh people. There isn’t a whole lot of shading going on with this ink but it’s a typically well-behaved Diamine ink that won’t let you down. Here’s a video of me […]
An interesting colour. Not necessarily a colour I could fall in love with but it makes me think fondly of holidays in France, where you see this kind of shade all over the place.