Inks · 7 November 2024
Shading, sheen and shimmer without the mess
Three ways ink can be more than a flat colour, and three ways a feed can become a regret. A practical guide for Australian paper and Australian patience.
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How bottled ink behaves in Australian conditions, how to store it, how to pair it with paper, and why Iroshizuku still sounds like a landscape.
Inks · 16 October 2024
Pairing ink and paper in Australian conditions
A colour is not a colour until it dries on the page you actually use, in the humidity you actually have. Here is a pairing method that does not require a laboratory.
Inks · 5 September 2024
How to store and travel with bottled ink
A bottle is happier in a dark cupboard than on a sunny desk. Here is how to keep ink alive through an Australian summer, a suitcase, and the last centimetre in the glass.
Inks · 17 July 2014
Iroshizuku, Japanese landscapes on the page
The bottles we waited on in 2014 were named for weather and water. They still are. Here is how those colours behave on Australian paper, and why the cone in the base is not a gimmick.