My Sensory Chromatography project is now on my website 🌌✨☔️ >>> https://nydialilian.com/project/sensory-chromatography After 2 years of experimenting with #FountainPenInks, I find it really incredible that most of the paintings were done with only one ink, this is because a chemical reaction -called #chromatography- happens, so the ink splits into different hues and creates nebulous textures and gradients. Also, I would like to add as a personal experience, that fountain inks -just like watercolors- give you the bizarre gift of being in the present, if you rush, hesitate, or get distracted, it can easily mess up the artwork, so… as corny as it sounds, this method can be an intense mindfulness therapy too 🧠 ✨🧘‍♀️ lol… I highly recommend this for those people with anxiety and/or mental illness. *However*, surely the brain will probably be stressed during the learning process (for all the good reasons, I might add), but I think it’s a good way to get out of our own comfort zones and try to challenge ourselves once in a while by using any tool or method that help us break the monotony limbo we sometimes end up in. Original artworks and fine art prints are available worldwide. Request full book and more info at [email protected] #fountaininks #inks #fountainpenart #fountainpennetwork #fountainpeninkart #cosmos #universe #comet #deepsea #nebulas #stars #atmospheric #atmosphere #storms #archespaper #fabrianopaper #ocean #bioluminescence #nature #organisms #abstractart #wetonwet #watercolor #painting https://www.instagram.com/p/CQJtxKGhmzZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Chokher Bali A heartfelt tribute to Rituporno and a very Happy Birthday to @aishwaryaraibachchan_arb Her beauty, her simplicity, her acting skills, her portrayal of love and envy and of pain of a young widow who loves reading poetry and eating chocolates took my breath away. The movie in itself was class apart, something that could match up to the portrayal of strong and emotional female characters that of Ray. This #fountainpenink #fountainpeninkart is a tribute to the masterpiece and the beauty herself. #artsy #artist #artwork #instaart #memories #artistsoninstagram #thecuratormag #flatlayindia #artoftheday #artbymasters #inktober #inktober2021 #indianartistscommunity @mojarto_official @takeonart @fica_india @latitude_28 @artindiamagazine @artanddealmagazine @indiaartfest @artandfound.co @elledecorindia @studio3_art_gallery @interiordesignideas @artsofhindostan @archdigestindia @thecuratormag @studio_lagom @artisera @artbymasters @acricultureindia @mapbangalore @artin.touch .ig @inktober @inktober_2021 @homegrownvoices @homegrownin @thepenco_india #inkpenart (at Kolkata) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVukE8QPFjA/?utm_medium=tumblr

I found a super old bottle of Pelikan ink. This piece also has some watercolor paint in it, but its really about think ink. That deep indigo is so nice. #watercolorpattern #artistsoninstagram #fountainpeninkart #fountainpenink https://www.instagram.com/p/CGd_RGDDt32/?igshid=1dxdof6ca2wim

🧭'THE JOURNEY'🧭 #penandinkartwork This is worth a full read........😄 '✒ Look in the upper right portion of this and you MAY see a bird. The purchaser of the #originaldrawing asked me what it represented. I went into a long-winded explanation on how "this bird traditionally represents safe journeys, blah, blah..." ...... I THEN couldnt keep a straight face any longer & told her that that "smudge" design on the map was totally unintentional and I hadn't even noticed that until she'd pointed it out!!...(She then went on to find a "ship" & an "Iron Cross."...I see them now...) #pareidolia The Hand-Drawn Original is sold, but #artprintsforsale at my site: 🗻 https://www.darkmountainarts.com 🗻 🌐ART FOR ADVENTURERS🌐 #DarkMountainArts. . . . . #compass #compassart #compasses #featherpen #quillpens #quillpen #fountainpeninkart #fountainpen #vintagemaps #maps #oldmaps #pirateflagandanislandgirl #piratemap #treasuremap #vintageart #journey (at Saratoga, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B884m8HnLnk/?igshid=m54xy7p69xxr

For a quick visit of the @juspirittw shop in Taipei, check out the latest video on my YouTube Channel (link in bio) or on the website! It’s ink lovers heaven! . https://youtu.be/vqzr-ICdZdA . . . #Juspirit #PenTravel #ShopVisit #PenShop #InkShop #FountainPenInkArt #FountainPenArt #StationeryTravel #PenTravel #RobertOsterInks #FountainPenInk #EncrePourStyloPlume #styloplume #fountainpen #penaddict #Inkaddict #fountainpengeeks #inkswab #nuancier #encre #tinta #atramentis #잉크 #定常 #インク #墨水儿 #墨水 #墨 #inchiosto #Inkantadora (at Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxqLsmYCRyA/?igshid=18gaacjzgsiv5

My name is Nick Stewart, from Rochester, Kent, UK, and I create art using fountain pen ink. Chromatography is a big part part of my art process and explores the properties of fountain pen inks. By saturating an area of heavy rough textured watercolour paper, usually a Bockingford 200lb, and then adding a drop of ink into the wetted area, the ink blends with the water and reduces in concentration as it spreads away from the point of entry. As the ink comes out of solution the dyes that make up the ink can be observed in different areas as the paper dries. It’s taking chromatography into an art context.

By employing water-based techniques, one can achieve a convincing watercolour style painting by simply letting the inks do what they do. The demonstration below, has been created using one ink, Diamine Earl Grey. At first glance, one might assume that 3 or 4 colours have been employed.

The wonderful thing is that this simple wet in wet technique is actually easier and quicker than watercolour painting! Without even touching upon the word ‘serendipity’ I think this may appeal to all amateur artists for this one reason alone. The sky and foregrounds have created themselves!

What is also of interest is that all ink ranges are made differently. Each ink maker has their own recipes and processes. So, one range of inks may suit a particular subject matter better than another. Robert Oster Signature inks are ideal for bright conditions. KWZ inks are more suited to soft focus. Diamine are great for more graphic use. Noodler’s are more experimental and abstract but also check out: Vinta Inks, Troublemaker Inks and Sailor Ink Studio for more intense chromatic behaviours.

For enthusiasts of art journaling, diary keeping and sketching, this simple and natural process enables a simple and seamless visual continuity and a medium continuity between image and the written word. Why not give it a go?

Paper: Bockingford Watercolour Paper 200lb Rough

Equipment: 2 jars of water, Bottle of Diamine Earl Grey, Watercolour brush size 24, Watercolour brush size 5, Noodler’s Nib Creaper pen.

Instructions

Take swatch card measuring 70mm x 95mm and place lain landscape format and wet 3/5 of surface with large brush

With small brush add Diamine Earl Grey

Turn card upside down and wet surface 2-3mm below the wetted area above.

Dip pen into ink and draw line in through newly wetted area

Dip pen into ink and repeat step above

With pen, add a couple of ink marks to top area as this is now semi wet, the spread will be less and the ink more intense

Allow the chromatography to happen and enjoy watching the greys, purples, reds and turquoises slowly come out of the Earl Grey

Finished and dry landscape created with serendipity. Totally non contrived and utterly beautiful.

Works with most inks that display chromatic behaviours.

Please share your experiments on Instagram using: @quinkandbleach #fountainpeninkart  #nickstewartinkart

TUTORIAL: Create Simple Landscapes Using Fountain Pen Ink And Water by Nick Stewart - #doodlewash #ink #painting #water #colour My name is Nick Stewart, from Rochester, Kent, UK, and I create art using fountain pen ink.

I’m opening a Toy Shop for my handmade creations; hand-sewn, marionette, pixie crustaceans. #jameslukeburkecreative #inktober2018 #fountainpeninkart #artjournal https://www.instagram.com/p/BpF-wFLB4oN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e3wbbw81m9f5

Day 22. Strawberry Monster. This red ink has a sheen to it because it's a fountain pen ink, non archival and non-permanent but very pretty. . . . . . . . . #bringingabstractback #anastaceart #qorwatercolors #artjournaling #everydayart #paintbrush #artproject #quarantineart #artoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #artseries #watercolor #abstractart #abstractartists #artchallenge #watercolorpainting #artjournal #artideas #abstract #fountainpenink #red #fountainpendrawing #fountainpeninkArt #inkswatch https://www.instagram.com/p/CADPyRaJd8Y/?igshid=1icfugj96diz0