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Continue reading →: Another Pen & Ink Sketch
I’m enjoying my blocks of “artwork time” and using my Inkvent inks to create some quick sketches. My intent is to post a new sketch every few days to break up my Diamine inky blog posts. It’s also to share what can be done with the ink colors that may…
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Continue reading →: Day #7: Oh So Bright!
Inkvent Day #7: Diamine Candle Light After opening the previous days’ inks, it was nice to see a lovely bright ink color appear on my radar. It’s a beautiful yellow ink that is also readable on paper. Door #7 was a bit tricky to find as I was looking for…
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Continue reading →: Day #6 is Everything Nice!
Yes! That’s how I am describing this lovely ink color. Inkvent Day #6: Winter Spice Winter Spice is both a shimmering and sheening ink. There is some particulates at the bottom of my bottle, but I’m unsure what color it is. My writing sample and swatch card shows a bright…
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Continue reading →: Day #5: Harmony
I’m glad there’s a break from all that shimmy and sheen from yesterday. Let me take a minute to recompose myself. Breathe in. Breathe out. Okay, onto the next ink color. 😃 Inkvent Day #5: Diamine Harmony Diamine Harmony is a lovely purple and standard ink. Since this ink has…
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Continue reading →: Sketching Frame of Mind
I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed with my December Inkvent Calendar. This is my first time doing a daily ink swatch and writing sample and then posting it daily on my blog. I started out opening one door each corresponding day. I developed a system that includes taking the appropriate pictures…
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Continue reading →: Day #4…Wow!
No, that’s not the name of this ink. That’s my description when I swatched my card. I’ll get to that in a moment. Inkvent Day #4: Diamine Tempest I had a hard time locating door #4. As you can see the number is partially on the door and not in…
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Continue reading →: Day #3 with Ash
So far, I’ve been extremely happy with the Diamine Inkvent colors. Okay, I’ve only swatched two inks. There’s been a few OMG-moments especially when I apply water to my swatches. Today, I was not surprised to see a true “standard” ink. Especially with an ink called Ash. Inkvent Day #3:…




























