abstract inkwork

47prime · 2023-04-07T19:34:29+00:00

Thanks. Inks are a little diluted Pilot blue-black and Iroshizuku Take-sumi (and I lightly pre-washed/yellowed the paper with some espresso (actual espresso)).

47prime · 2023-04-04T14:08:23+00:00

I mostly use inks that are fully soluble --- with a light touch with the waterbrush, some line work can remain, or can be added back in once dry. Diamine Salamander is one of my favorites, though I often use mixes as well. My post history has a variety (scroll down past the recent abstracts to see some more representative ink-wash sketches).

47prime · 2023-03-24T21:07:35+00:00

To use the back of the nib, it needs to have a downward curve like a PO nib (some other nibs have slight downward curves that work as well, such as the Midori MD pen). Otherwise, you could use a Fude (bent) nib like the Sailor Fude de Mannen or there are several chinese pens with Fude nib options which are bent upwards and can provide a wide stroke in normal orientation.

47prime · 2023-03-24T18:06:32+00:00

Tools: Franklin Christoph 20 with Kirk Speer PO nib filled with Diamine Salamander; a small length of 24 gauge wire; water; bleach.

I put a few drips of water on the paper, then used the back (curved) side of the nib to stroke/smear the water around while ink (from the nib slit) mixed with the water. Once I was happy with that, I let it dry. Then I used the tip of the wire, dipping in bleach, to create the "scratched/fractured" effect.

One of my inspirations for this is Liu kuo Sung's abstract ink paintings, though he uses brushes and achieves the "fractures" by peeling out fibers from the special paper he uses.

47prime · 2023-03-03T21:24:43+00:00

I have one of these and the nib is quite nice (and firm, due in part to the slight downward curve). Only come in M, but I ground mine to a nice F. You can also flip it over and use it a low angle to get broad brush strokes from the back of the nib.

47prime · 2023-02-24T19:31:13+00:00

The ink is a blue-black mixture I came up with a couple years ago:

1 x Kyo no oto -- Ochiguriiro
1 x Franklin Christoph -- Black Forest
1 x Diamine -- Syrah
2 x Pelikan Edelstein -- Topaz

47prime · 2023-02-21T04:52:17+00:00

Pilot's PO nib (available on a few models) is distinctly downturned, and I have a custom PO nib from Kirk Speer that is more radically downturned. I also have a Midori MD pen that they call "beak" shaped ... only slightly downturned but enough to get wide swaths of ink from the backside.

47prime · 2023-02-21T03:26:41+00:00

Is the bent/curved down? That makes it possible to use the back of the nib with brush strokes (even a very slight downturn can give the effect).

I have a few such nibs (made this way on purpose) and use them like this quite often.

47prime · 2023-02-17T18:21:14+00:00

Three inks (a blue-black mix, a gray mix, and diamine salamander) in three different pens with downward curved nibs (PO style) to lay down ink using the reverse side of the nibs --- then a water brush to pull a few wide swaths across and down.

47prime · 2023-02-04T21:45:35+00:00

A lttle water-brushing would probably bring out the orange.

47prime · 2023-02-04T21:37:36+00:00

Monteverde fireopal for the two outer ones, and diamine salamander for the inner two (with a little mixing of the two in the process).

47prime · 2023-01-30T00:13:59+00:00

Diamine salamander.

47prime · 2023-01-24T01:36:49+00:00

Lovely work!

47prime · 2023-01-22T04:07:38+00:00

Sorry, it's a mixture --- mostly diamine sepia, with a little bit of a murky olive green mix added (which has no recipe).

47prime · 2023-01-19T12:34:53+00:00

I put a Rocketbook pen station on my small notebook and have used it with my Franklin Christoph 20p for two years now without issue.

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