December Inks in My Art Pens

I finally got around to cleaning the last drops of ink from my art pens.

I pulled out my swatch cards and immediately gravitated towards my shimmering inks collection. Since December is a holiday month it only made sense to go with sparkling ink colors.

I’m trying out new-to-me Avery labels that I found at my local Staples store. I like the size and shape of this rectangle label. I can see what I’ve written and my swatch of color better than the round labels I’ve been using. They are removable labels so when I get ready to clean my pens in four months, I should not have any issues removing them from my pens.

To celebrate using my newly inked pens, I created a quick sketch using Blood Rose, Prairie Green, and Heart of Gold.

I’m a bit out of practice with my pen & ink art medium as I’ve been playing with my gouache paints which requires a different painting technique. For my short sessions of free time I should stick to my pen & ink sketches and use my longer sessions for my gouache sketches.

Now that my fountain pens are filled with sparkling inks, I’m more inclined to sketch more. Stay tuned!

Inks Used in My Sketch: KWZ/Galen Leather Exclusive Prairie Green. Robert Oster Blood Rose and Heart of Gold

Other Inks: Robert Oster Silver Dawn, Blue Velvet Storm, and Schwarz Rose. Van Dieman’s Ink Morning Frost

Pens: TWSBI Go with Stub 1.1 nibs

Journal: Stillman & Birn Alpha Softcover 7-1/2″ x 7-1/2″

Labels: Avery 5418 Multi-Use 1008 Removable labels – 1/2″ x 3/4″