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Here is sketch over sketch and some writing from the book I am reading, one of the books I am reading, because it is 5 of them. The book I got as a present from my friend called "How to read Chinese paintings". It is really interesting and enlightening. This is one of the things I would like to do one day to study Sumi-e and Japanese language. On the top I drew this interesting pen Uranus Multifunction, on one side it is rollerball on the other - brush. In white circles I drew endings of this pen. It is sleek and a bit heavy, because it is metal, and on the left cap has to be unscrewed, I love it. I used Ink and Kuretake brushes, white pencil and couple of colored pencils.
Ink samples from Pear Tree Pens that arrived today! 4 samples for $4.99. Or order 20 at one time, like I did!
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5x7 watercolor. I've been trying to do transparent and translucent stones lately. Sometimes it looks like the ink is under the stones and sometimes like the ink goes up over the stones.....
I went to the doc yesterday and he gave me a nice clean bill of health, so I stopped at a local coffe shop to "celebrate" with a coffee and pastry, and to write in my journal. (I know, I know....oh...the excitement!)
So, while enjoying the serenity of it all, I noticed this little piano sitting against the wall. It seemed to be telling me it needed some recognition, so I sketched it on my journal page and offer it here for anyone who thinks it's just about the neatest little sketch ever posted on the internet.
Not long ago I might have sketched the two middle-aged women sitting just off to the right who were laughing and giggling like two high school sophmores who were skipping school; or the guy just off to the left who was totally engrossed in his laptop. But my people sketching skills are not great and since it's been a couple weeks since I did any of it, they are even worse now. So I sketched the little piano instead.
Blogulated at: bmgarnersketches.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-went-to-doc-yeste...
Playing with inks and listening to BBC podcasts.... this is just a small section of a large, aggressive piece that was basically me working out some frustration while exploring how a new ink handles with assorted nibs....
Noodler's Habanero ink on Stillman & Birn, Zeta paper
The Ink Pots are pristine ponds beyond Johnston Canyon waterfalls in Banff National Park, Canada. Ink Pots are a group of seven crystal-clear, jade-green and very beautiful spring-fed pools of water located in a meadow above Johnston Creek past the Upper and Lower Falls in Johnston Canyon. The source of the warm water feeding the pristine jade pools is unknown. Its about a 4 mile hike and one of the best day hikes in the Banff area.
Some bold colours from the sunset tonight at Squids Ink wharf.
Fujifilm X-Pro1
Fujinon XF 14mm f/2.8
Nisi ND1000
My cat decided to walk in my watercolor palette and then wander over the pages of my open sketchbook. (I really think he did it deliberately, knowing that it would draw my attention. He does sneaky things like that when he feels I'm ignoring him.) SInce there were splotches everywhere, I turned the pages into spot drawings of splotchy ink bottles.
It's possible this is in the laurel tree near our house. But I love squinting and finding other shapes in what looks like ink smears! Taken with Cooper's collar camera.
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2/13/11
Pomegranate Iron Gall Ink
Peels and rinds of 4 pomegranates (chopped up in a food processor)
2 quarts distilled water
Mix together in a sterile glass jar. Put on the lid and keep it on. Allow it to ferment and mold in a warm room for 2 months. The mold will transform the tannic acid in the pomegranate to gallic acid, for a richer ink. Strain. Boil for 10 minutes in a non-reactive pot to kill biological activity (this is stinky, so I recommend ventilating the room) – reduce down by half, to approximately 4 cups of liquid. Allow to cool. Add:
2 ounces iron sulfate
Stir well. Then sprinkle in the following a little at a time while constantly stirring (to prevent lumps):
1 ounce powdered gum arabic
Stir until well dissolved. Bottle in sterile (preferably amber) jars. Add a few whole cloves as a preservative. Yields approximately 32 ounces of iron gall ink. This ink does not need to age a few days to become dark. It is dark as soon as it is mixed up fresh. The cost was less than $2 for 32 ounces of ink, or a little over 6 cents per ounce (not including the cost of the pomegranate... I considered the peel a "recycled" ingredient).
Notes on pens: Ordinarily, traditional iron gall ink recipes such as this one are for dip pens only and not fountain pens (see exceptions below). For the best and most stable results, use a feather quill, reed or glass pen. Dr. James Stark (a chemist and ink maker in the 1800's) warned against using metal dip pens with iron gall inks if your quest is maximum longevity. The metal reacts negatively to the acid in the ink-- an effect that is bad for the ink, nib and paper (the nib corrodes; the ink is aged prematurely, causing it to drop sediment; and, you're left with marks on the page that will eat holes in the paper in time.) However, if you still wish to use metal dip pens, you can minimize these effects by doing this: (1) set aside a small amount of ink in a small container to dip directly from (see the vial I use in the photo above). This will prevent you from contaminating and prematurely aging the entire batch of ink. (2) A gold-plated nib will resist the corrosive effects from the acid in the ink (still follow step 1, even so). Other metal nibs will begin to tarnish immediately upon contact.
Use this ink in a fountain pen at your own risk!
Now, having said that, I have successfully used this ink in the following fountain pens: Pilot Parallel, Pilot 78G, Parker Vector and the early 80's Sheaffer No-Nonsense Calligraphy Fountain Pen. I've kept the pens permanently inked and haven't seen any corrosive damage to the nibs or nib feeds during this time. They are "designated pens" just for this ink. I periodically flush the nibs, as I would any commercial iron gall ink. As mentioned before, metal nibs will prematurely age iron gall inks, so I do not recommend direct dipping into the ink bottle. You can also fill directly from the ink converter if it is plastic, rather than through the metal nib. As before, I recommend setting a little ink aside in a small container to refill directly from, rather than contaminating the entire batch, if metal does have to come in contact with the ink during any part of the process.
How to refresh an iron gall ink: www.iampeth.com/lessons/about_ink/VitoloFresheningUpIronG...
To clean this ink from your nibs or fountain pen , rinse or soak in white distilled vinegar first, then if still necessary, rinse with diluted ammonia. Rinse well with water and dry. I recommend designated pens for this ink to avoid possible cross-contamination with other inks-- iron gall inks do not mix well with other inks, including any residual ink left in the converter or nib feed in between ink changes. Be sure your pen is thoroughly clean before filling with any iron gall ink. Don't risk ruining your pen over a bad chemical reaction!
Update 2/7/12: This ink eventually turned out to be a medium gray in color, rather than black (i.e. it started out dark and lightened a bit... this is most noticeable when using it in fountain pens, and not so much with dip pens.) Results are most consistent and blackest with dip pens. I'm currently trying the same recipe, only with 4 pomegranate peels this time, to see if I can get a blacker ink.
Update 3/16/12: The 4-peel pomegranate ink turned out nearly identical to the 1-peel pomegranate ink initially. Maybe a touch darker. I was expecting a more dramatic result (i.e. much darker ink). But all iron gall inks have a mind of their own!
Update 6/12/12: The 4-peel pomegranate ink did indeed darken as it aged. I definitely recommend using 4 peels if you want a blacker ink. Keep all other ingredient amounts the same.
A self imposed challenge to 'draw using only the colours' from a monthly subscription Ink Sampler, from The Goulet Pen Company. The July 2014 Ink Drop theme is Stars & Stripes.
Materials: Stillman & Birn, Zeta paper
Sheaffer ~ Red
Diamine ~ Poppy Red
De Atramentis ~ Atlantic Blue
Diamine ~ Royal Blue
Diamine ~ Presidential Blue
It's the Ink ghosts texture created in the Filter Forge plugin. It can be seamless tiled and rendered in any resolution without loosing details.
You can see the presets and download this texture for free on the Filter Forge site here — www.filterforge.com/filters/10137.html (created by Tim2501)
To use this texture download Filter Forge 30-day trial version for free here — www.filterforge.com/download/