Diamine Hells Bells (German Exclusive)

[yazeh]

16 hours ago, PJohnP said:

Fascinating bit of trivia here - the bell used by AC/DC on their tour for this song was cast in Loughborough at John Taylor Bell Foundry.  I toured the foundry decades back when I was a postgraduate at L'boro, not long after the bell for AC/DC was cast there.  Along the way, the foundry made a few other bells, including for places such York Minster.

 

There's a Wikipedia entry on the foundry :

 

John Taylor & Co - Wikipedia

 

along with the foundry's own webpage :

 

Britain’s Last Major Bellfoundry | Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust

 

Amazing place to visit decades back, and I expect that it still is...

Thanks @PJohnP for sharing this info. 🙏 I recently saw in a documentary the making of a bell, the "traditional way". It's a fascinating process. I don't want to think of the logistics of moving, hanging, dismounting of a bell during an AC/DC tour.  

16 hours ago, PJohnP said:

 

... but, to the best of my knowledge, they don't manufacture inks.

 

 

John P.

 

[yazeh]

3 hours ago, InesF said:

I know why I like Victor Hugo and AC/DC!  

 

3 hours ago, InesF said:

 

Thank you, @yazeh, for your effort in acquiring and reviewing this ink! It is, as always, a pleasure to watch and to read! 

🙏

3 hours ago, InesF said:

 

Heavy Metal Inspired Drawing is a totally new art style - shapes are moving on the paper while shaking (banging) the head! Those can no longer be called "still life".  

 

3 hours ago, InesF said:

 

While I absolutely love this colour - yes, I do 🤷‍♀️ - I hesitated buying it, because of the expected mess it will do when becoming wet or even damp when on paper and with all those dried ink crystals spreading over the desk when opening the bottle. 🙄 I have a similar ink from Colorverse which I adore but requires something like an L3 laboratory to be used.   So, I will skip this Hell's Ink from Diamine.

Yes, that's the main problem with this ink. It needs desert like conditions

3 hours ago, InesF said:

 

This time mouse seems to be on the receiving end while cat is exceptionally active. I feel pleased by the quantity and by the quality of your drawings! 👍  

Looking forward to your next review!

 

Thanks!. For next week the drawings will be quite different.  

[LizEF]

5 hours ago, InesF said:

I have a similar ink from Colorverse which I adore but requires something like an L3 laboratory to be used.

And what we in the lab called "a bunny suit".

[namrehsnoom]

Great review with lots of wonderful art pieces - thank you @yazeh. I’m not sure about the ink … it looks a bit “orcish” to me, meandering from dark teal to oily black. It’s that oily black part that I don’t like. Reminds me too much of Diamine 1864 Blue Black which I absolutely hate. If it was a touch less saturated in the darker parts, it could have been a winner.

 

The AC-DC tie-in is cool - but their music has passed me by. And after listening to the song… nope… still not my thing. I recently discovered “industrial rock” and Rammstein… turns out that I like their style a lot. I’ve been working my way through all their albums and excellent music videos.

[yazeh]

1 hour ago, namrehsnoom said:

Great review with lots of wonderful art pieces - thank you @yazeh.

🙏

1 hour ago, namrehsnoom said:

I’m not sure about the ink … it looks a bit “orcish” to me, meandering from dark teal to oily black. It’s that oily black part that I don’t like. Reminds me too much of Diamine 1864 Blue Black which I absolutely hate. If it was a touch less saturated in the darker parts, it could have been a winner.

The oily black/orcish part is the sheen. But orc or no orc, I feel the same about the same ink. 

1 hour ago, namrehsnoom said:

 

The AC-DC tie-in is cool - but their music has passed me by. And after listening to the song… nope… still not my thing.

The other ink that I'll review at some point is Master of Puppets (Metallica). I tried listening to it several times, but couldn't relate to it  

1 hour ago, namrehsnoom said:

I recently discovered “industrial rock” and Rammstein… turns out that I like their style a lot. I’ve been working my way through all their albums and excellent music videos.

It's fun when one discovers new music. Enjoy

[InesF]

On 12/21/2024 at 3:29 PM, LizEF said:

And what we in the lab called "a bunny suit".

I can see this photo at page one of a new "How to Write With Pen and Ink" textbook. 

[LizEF]

4 hours ago, InesF said:

I can see this photo at page one of a new "How to Write With Pen and Ink" textbook. 

That'll surely attract more newbies than ever before!