Tag Archives: #blackink

Lupines

Posted on May 2, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

Dragon’s Night is such a gorgeous sketching BLURPLE ink! In a Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook, wild lupines are perfect for the blurple of Dragon’s Night, with a little help from his other inks! Drawn with a Platinum Carbon pen with waterproof … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Faces

Posted on April 21, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

The war in Ukraine bothers me so… Sketching the lovely faces on the internet is a way to connect when I feel so unempowered to do anything, and marks this wartime. I cannot comprehend why we are again walking through … Continue reading →

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Pink Echincea

Posted on April 12, 2022 by dkatiepowellart

I sketch, daily, even when not posting. Nothing earth-shattering, often from a photo late at night when I am not yet sleepy. During the day I am usually too busy with work. I haven’t been posting because I got sick … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Birmingham Black Olive

Posted on August 2, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Gads I love this ink! I am a huge fan of grey inks, and have never loved a black ink (though I’ve loved them for their waterproof qualities when sketching). This ink is not grey, and is not black… In … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Birmingham Everlasting Inks

Posted on May 27, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Birmingham has a new lineup of beautiful water-resistant inks, their Everlasting Inks. These inks are quite water-resistant (not 100% waterPROOF) and excellent for writing precious documents. For sketching or use with watercolors or other fluid mediums over the top, I … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Exhaustion

Posted on May 18, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

We’ve been exhausted at the end of our days, and so watch more tele than normal… and also, we often go back to favorite shows rather than try new shows… Lazy and tired and we often fall asleep with the … Continue reading →

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Inky Thots: Birmingham Crisp Formula Inks

Posted on April 12, 2021 by dkatiepowellart

Birmingham has a new lineup of amazing inks, the Crisp Formula Inks. I know, I usual write about inks as an artist, but these inks are made to be compatible with inexpensive everyday papers, without bleed and feathering, which is … Continue reading →