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Inky Thots: Birmingham Kentucky Bluegrass
Above, Kentucky Bluegrass ink on two different watercolor papers; right, in a Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook. Writing samples on a Post-it and on fountain-pen friendly paper in my Moo Journal, below Birmingham Kentucky Bluegrass ink is from the Crisp Formula ink … Continue reading
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Inky Thots: Birmingham Black Olive
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: Robert Oster Green at Night
I love the name of this Robert Oster ink, Green at Night! It is a moody dark green that, when washed, brightens! The forest scene above was drawn over a light wash of Robert Oster’s Green at Night. with a … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #austrailianink, #greenatnight, #greenink, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #lovethestub, #reviewink, #robertosterink, #twsbieco, Green at Night
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster’s Vanness Exclusives
I love Robert Oster inks, and his newest exclusives to Vanness are gorgeous! *ps if they sell out they will restock but don’t wait too long; you can preorder!* My sketches below were drawn with a dip pen on cold … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #austrailianink, #blueink, #brownink, #desertinks, #fountainpenfriendly, #greenink, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #madeinaustrailia, #redink, #reviewink, #robertosterink
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster’s Pen Chalet Exclusives
I love Robert Oster inks, and his newest exclusives to North America’s Pen Chalet are gorgeous! This trio of inks celebrates the American Southwestern desert. Pen Chalet has their brick and mortar store in Mesa Arizona. *ps if they sell … Continue reading
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Inky Thots: Birmingham New Versus Old Ink Colors…
A lot of people have asked how the old colors look versus the new colors… I say, some of the new I like better, some of the old I like better, and in some I love both equally!! Below are … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #birminghampens, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #madeinusa, #notinktober, #pittsburgh, #pittsburghpennsylvania, #reviewink, art journal
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Inky Thots: Birmingham’s NEW Electron
I am finally getting to my new bottles of the new improved ink colors from Birmingham Pen Company, beginning with the stunning bright blue Birmingham Electron ink, made to commemorate the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the first full-scale PWR nuclear … Continue reading
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Sydney Lavender
I love sketching with moody inks, touching them with a waterbrush to move the inky colors in interesting directions. Robert Oster Sydney Lavender came to me during my new love of purples, which stemmed from the interesting greys I was … Continue reading
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Tagged #architecturalsketching, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #austrailianink, #austrailiansky, #cattoy, #FPtober, #inkartober, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #notinktober, #reviewink, #robertosterink, #sydneyaustrailia, #sydneylavenderink, #ultraflexnib, #uskportland, #virtualsketching
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Aussie Liquid Gold
I love Robert Oster Shake & Shimmer Heart of Gold ink, (shown for comparison), but the wow factor in Robert Oster Shake & Shimmer Aussie Liquid Gold ink, a clear bright yellow-gold is amazeballs (a technical term)! Above, you can … Continue reading
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Tagged #fountainpenfriendly, #glittergurl, #glitterink, #Hahnemühle, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #liquidgoldink, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #reviewink, #robertosterink, #shakenshimmy
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Midnight Sapphire
Robert Oster Midnight Sapphire might need to be renamed Blueberry, though it is a moody deep blue-purple perfect for skies! My blueberries ere built of of layers of darker color and a little linework at the end while the paper … Continue reading
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Tagged #architecturalsketching, #artjournal, #artjournaling, #austrailianink, #blueink, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #lovethestub, #midnightsapphireink, #purpleink, #reviewink, #robertosterink, #twsbilove, #ultraflexnib
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Inky Thots: Robert Oster Fire Engine Red
A couple of years ago I went on a hunt for a perfect red. Being a primary color, a “perfect red” needs to be neither leaning yellow-orange, nor to purple-blue… it needs to be that lovely middle color! My favorite … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #diplomataero, #fireengineredink, #fountainpeninkreview, #inkpainting, #inkreview, #notredamecathedral, #redpeppers, #robertosterink, #theperfectred, #ultraflexnib, #valentinesday, art journal, posies
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More Inks, Robert Oster and Birmingham
A new order swabbed in my journal. My tax rewards coincided with several sales and so I went a little nuts! Sales on ink tempt me much more than a few dollars off a pen. Free shipping on inks, which … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #birminghaminks, #fountainpenrevolution, #FPR, #fprhimalayan, #Hahnemühle, #himalayan, #inkreview, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #robertosterink, #ultrafexnib, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, tools, watercolor
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Tools: Birmingham Inks
Over Christmas I took advantage of a huge sale on Birmingham’s own line of inks, scoring 30ml bottles for the price of samples! *btw i am sending you to their ink page site as they are a small company that … Continue reading
