Eating my Hats: Diamine Early Dusk and Leonardo Andromeda
There are many advantages to adopting the spirit of the scientific method - that is, experimenting without the pressure of a predefined outcome. Mistakes pave a road for deep learning. Here are two of mine.
Diamine Inkvent 2023: A New Year’s Eve review
This year’s Purple Inkvent is probably my favorite, certainly par with the Red Inkvent. I love purples, and this inkvent has wonderful offerings. In this post I review the Inkvent inks, and also provide some comparisons to other inks. My top 5, in no particular order: Tranquility, Lavender Frost, Rainbow’s End, Velvet Emerald, and Blizzard.
Creating an Artist Book with Inkvent Inks
I made an artist book as a present for my spouse’s birthday. I used Col-O-Ring swatch cards and Diamine Inkvent inks to create an accordion fold book that features my original poem handwritten over birds and beasts. A detailed walkthrough inside!