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Chromatography of Troublemaker Inks colour in question, 2nd round (photo)
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From the album: Chromatography
This is a follow-up to https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/gallery/image/16640-chromatography-of-troublemaker-inks-colour-in-question/. I would like to acknowledge and express my appreciation of the great customer service I received from Troublemaker Inks. Gab sent me a replacement bottle of Milky Ocean as promised, by DHL Express service to Australia no less. It had crossed my mind to ask for a sample of Foxglove straight from the source for comparison, since it was suggested by others that the bottle of ink I got from Cult Pens was likely to be Foxglove that was inadvertently mislabelled; but somehow I neglected to do so. To my utter surprise and delight, Gab also sent me a full bottle of Foxglove in the package, even when I failed to ask for a sample! That's truly going above and beyond. As it turned out, the ink I had on hand is neither Foxglove nor Milky Ocean, according to… everything, including chromatography. The colours of the ink clinging to the cap liner of each bottle are different, the colours that I can see through the plastic walls of the bottles are different, and all three inks rendered differently on the page as well. The chromatograms indicated that Foxglove and Milky Ocean are closer to each other, than my bottle of ink is to either of them.© A Smug Dill
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Chromatography of Troublemaker Inks colour in question, 2nd round (scan)
A Smug Dill posted a gallery image in FPN Image Albums
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From the album: Chromatography
This is the scanned image of the artefacts in this photo:© A Smug Dill
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I have just returned from 2 weeks cycling in the French Alps and when not on the bike enjoying the scenery, I had the opportunity to test out the new Troublemaker inks sent to me. These are proper duotone shading inks - each ink composed of 2 colours shading one into the other. The wonderful surprise for me is that this limited palette of Milky Ocean, Abalone, Petrichor and Kelp Tea gave me all the colours and tonal depth that I needed at the time. Milky Ocean- A Royal blue that when dropped onto a wetted watercolour paper bleeds out pink, blue and bright turquoise. No sheen in evidence. A strong white gold effect when subjected to bleach. Hints of Sailor 143? Abalone- A deep blue grey that when dropped onto a wetted watercolour paper bleeds out pink, dark blue, greys and green turquoise. No sheen in evidence. A strong white gold effect when subjected to bleach. Hints of Sailor 123 & 243? Petrichor- A deep grey that when dropped onto a wetted watercolour paper bleeds out pink, dark greys and green turquoise. No sheen in evidence. A strong white gold effect when subjected to bleach. Hints of KWZ Lux Grey? Kelp Tea- A deep olive that when dropped onto a wetted watercolour paper bleeds out ruts, browns and greens. No sheen in evidence. A strong white gold effect when subjected to bleach. I'm fully aware that the painting sketches displayed are not graphic representations in terms of colour but here's the point, if I wanted that, I might as well have taken a photograph and left it at that. It's the in-built chromatography of the inks that, for me, make the images. Simple, quick, unique and graphic. No overworking - just as it comes! Instant watercolours! When I set out on this project four years ago, to reimagine fountain pen inks as a creative medium, I had no idea where it would lead. To be able to use one pure and unique medium throughout a journal for both imagery and writing really is the dream come true. Simple, subtle and just beautiful to look at. Great colours. So, if you're looking for inks with great chromatic qualities and a good tonal range that you can write and illustrate a travel, art or diary journal with, these would appear to be made for the job. The sketch book used is a Hahnemühle ZigZag
