VSW: Amsterdam 5 Not Another Windmill!

Sketchbooks are about experimenting.
It is nice when it all works,
but what about when it doesn’t?

I hadn’t much time and decided to try Anya‘s hydrangeas
in ink painting for a quick sketch and wow did not turn out…
blotchy and too dark…so went way further….

I don’t particularly
like the ground but
I decided to try layering
inks from different companies… Didn’t
turn out well..

I saturated these pages
and Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook managed to
keep up with the wet!
It made the pages buckle a bit but no bleed through… in fact, only certain inks bleed through, and they are nto inks I am fond of so ditch the ink keep the sketchbook!

Finished page…
Not nearly as bad as I thought it would be!
If I could just remove that damn ground!

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“Memory is more indelible than ink.”
Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
“I think not….”
Me… why I journal!

Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook, Pentel Aquash waterbrushes,
TWSBI Eco 1.1 with Robert Oster Australian Sky Blue,
TWSBI Eco 1.1 with Robert Oster Emerald,
TWSBI Eco 1.1 with Robert Oster Aussie Brown ink,
Diplomat Aero with Robert Oster Fire Engine Red ink,
FPR Himalayan with Robert Oster Melon Tea,
Lamy Al-Star with Robert Oster Jade ink,
Lamy Vista with Robert Oster African Gold ink,
Jinhao 750 with Goulet 1.1 stub nib and De Atramentis Document Brown ink,
Platinum Carbon pen with De Atramentis Document Brown ink,

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