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The Weekly Ink Blot: Diamine, Regency Blue

August 14, 2018May 24, 2016 by Graeme Knight

I was very happy to bring Diamine fountain pen inks to the store during April and I’ve been inking up several pens. One ink that really caught my eye was Diamine’s 150th anniversary Regency Blue. I’m generally a fan of brown inks and not-quite-so ordinary inks. I find it takes a very special blue to … Read more

The Weekly Ink Blot: J. Herbin, Ambre De Birmanie

August 14, 2018May 17, 2016 by Graeme Knight

Ambre De Birmanie (Amber of Burma) has a great colour that really does look like fossilized tree resin! Amber is often used as a gemstone in jewellery, an ingredient in perfumes or as a healing agent in folk medicine – but we think it’s colour looks best as an ink!See Ambre De Birmanie (Amber of Burma).