It’s that time of year again and Diamine are releasing their latest additions to the Shimmer Inks range on 1st October 2018. Eight new colours featuring three silvers: Starlit Sea, Peacock Flare and Neon Lime plus five golds: Pink Champagne, Razzamatazz, Rockin’ Rio, Dragon Blood and Mystique.

And what a lovely range of colours they are too, with plenty of shimmer, as you’d expect. For me, the colours seem more mature than previous and they blend together beautifully – take a look at the modern calligraphy examples and the portraits of Mr Glam himself!

From a handwriting perspective, these look absolutely amazing. I really do like that Mystique. The inks flow well and dries quickly. But as with all shimmer inks, the metals do dry on the surface and as they are fine particles will come away from the surface if accidentally brushed or rubbed, so do take care.

So, if you’re looking for some fun, you can’t go too far wrong here, BUT don’t forget to shake well before use!

You can view my previous Diamine Shimmerink reviews here: Series 01, Series 02, Series 03

If you’re interested to find how versatile fountain pen inks are and want to learn how to utilise them in your art and journalling, I’m running some workshops this autumn. All materials and refreshments are included and we’ll be looking at Illustration techniques, Modern Calligraphy, Shimmer Inks, Ink and bleach, Ink Art etc. For further info, please click the link: www.nickstewart.ink/events

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