Tag: deAtramentis document black ink
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A little bit of shimmer makes everything magic
I had fun playing with some mica powder today. I had picked up some from temu last year and I’ve been meaning to experiment with adding it to ink to see if I could make my own shimmer ink. On my last trip to Japan I had picked up a few shimmer inks so I…
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First travellers factory watercolour sketchbook done
This sketchbook took approx 2 weeks to complete. I had the opportunity to see my daughter’s concert We hosted and watched the first game of state of origin I still find it hard to capture live action. I tend to spend more time on the frame around it because it’s not moving. I also trialled…
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Another sketchbook done
First time experimenting with a gif! These are my favourites It was nice to experiment with ink and wash true to the name. Usually when I use that term I think of waterproof ink followed by a watercolour wash. But this sketchbook I experimented with sketching in water soluble ink and then just painting water…
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Calligraphy pen haul the search for a good fine liner
So I keep getting ads for Toms studio the last fine liner you need to buy. It’s over $100 AUD plus shipping and I’m not even sure if I need or want to use a fine tip pen for sketching. But I kept looking at it and had to make up my Temu order to…
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Fude de mann sailor
My replacement fude de mann just arrived from. Amazon. So impressed it was cheaper than when I bought my first one and arrived in just a couple of days. A few days ago, I went to use my fude de mann sailor for the first time after lending it to my daughter, and found the…
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Practising portraits
A lot of art is just practise. I’ve been practising portraits with close family and friends usually after a meal when we’re just chatting. I like being able to listen in but often the conversation turns to a topic where I’m listening but nothing to contribute. I like that I can keep practising my art…
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Beach holiday kits – final set up and paintings
So the last few posts have been the set up of my kits however I realised for my holiday I was limited with space and had to make some hard choices. So here’s what I actually took with me and what I actually used. The first kit I kept in my handbag for ink and…
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More plein air kits for the different styles of painting including new warm and cool triad pallete
Since I made the Upcycled makeup case to plain air kit I was looking for ways to repurpose my original A5 kit Watercolour travel kits – tools for Plein air painting and decided to go back to one of the original set ups to use up the Fabriano cold pressed pad. This kit includes –…
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Beta series Stillman and Birn – initial thoughts
Second painting in my Beta series Stillman and Birn and so far not that impressed. This is the brand that both Liz steel (urbane sketcher) and Jane Blundell (fine art watercolour painter) both seem to agree on but my initial sketch and wash seem ok but there was a little pilling where there were too…
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Limited colour pallette and smaller Plein air kit
Packing less always forces you to choose what’s essential. For more info about this kit see my previous post. Here’s some of my initial paintings using my Jackson sketch book, drawing with waterproof ink and then using the spray to squirt water into the lid and using my smaller basic demi palette from the art…
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