A full-page ink swatch of Letter from Platycodon, a mauve chromoshading ink from Kitty Inkpot that shows darker indigo haloing and some patches of a subtle coral/peach shade.

#30inks30days Day 7 is KIP - ⁠Letter From Platycodon. This is a warm mauve ink which shades into a peachy coral-leaning pink, with patches and haloing of dark indigo.⁠ The pink is a little more pronounced in reality, but overall the effect is pretty subtle.

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Wake Up, Duoduo
Wearingeul Dracula
Midori Cream
Twsbi Go <F> Sapphire

Duo Duo (Li Shizheng, 1951- ) is a "Misty Poet" - 20th-century Chinese poets who reacted against the restrictions on art during the Cultural Revolution.

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96/365 - 30 inks day 06

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A picture of a calendar, focused on day 4. the box says "Pilot iroshizuku, Tsukushi, Pilot kakuno - EF" The box shows the ink colour in waves at the top and a plain swatch at the bottom. The ink is a warm toffee brown.

A picture of a calendar, focused on box 5. it says, "Rohrer & Klingner, Deep Pine, Pilot kakuno - EF". A bottle of ink sits on the page, along with a fountain pen. The ink is a deep pine green.

A calendar, focused on box 6. it says "Diamine - Music, Wagner, Pilot kakuno - EF" The ink is displayed in music notes across the top, and in a rectangular swatch at the bottom. It is a brassy yellow with olive undertones. The ink bottle and a fountain pen sit on the page.

#30inks30days post catch-up from the weekend!
Days 4, 5, and 6:
4. Pilot Iroshizuku Tsukushi
5. Rohrer & Klingner Deep Pine
6. Diamine Music Wagner

I'm still looking for a good dupe for Wagner, so if anyone has suggestions, please share!

A full-page ink swatch of Kitty Inkpot's A Certain Peach Tree, a heavily chromoshading ink with a beige-grey base that shades into brown, green, blue, teal and burgundy. It looks a bit like an oil slick on the page, just not shiny!

Day 6 of Kitty Inkpot #30inks30days is A Certain Peach Tree⁠. Is it green? Is it beige-grey? Is it a rich burgundy? All of the above! This was an early example of Kitty Inkpot's no-holds-barred approach to chromoshading inks and I love its madness.⁠

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95/365 - 30 inks day 05

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Day 5 of Kitty Inkpot #30inks30days is A Certain Letter, a slightly pastel pink base colour with a much more intense pink-red in pooled areas, chromoshading into some grey-blues. I've inked this up several times and really enjoyed it each time.

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A full page ink swatch of a Kitty Inkpot ink, with the in name and brand at the top, and then two large swatches of the ink in large patches to show off the colour and shading properties of the ink.

Day 4 of Kitty Inkpot #30inks30days is A Certain Blue Whale from their Season 2 collection. It's a lovely muted grey-blue that shows muted teal and a more saturated dark blue in chromoshading. I’m usually quite "meh" about most blue inks, but I really like this one.

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94/365 - 30 inks day 04

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93/365 - 30 inks day 03

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A calendar box that says "2. Tono & Lims x Pixelette Studio - Raincouver. Kaweco Sport EFine" the ink is a warm grey with pink undertones.

A calendar box that says "3. Lennon tool bar - Twilight. Pilot kakuno EF" The ink is a dusty blue-leaning purple grey.

#30inks30days days 2 and 3! I love both of these inks.

Day 2: Tono & Lims x Pixelette Studio Raincouver

Day 3: LTB Twilight

Day 3 of #30inks30days: this is KIP's Candle Flame in the Forest, a gorgeous cool green with blue undertones and a coppery-red haloing sheen. Also, it looks super-cool when it's drying; it goes down a dark blue teal and gradually reveals the green as it dries. ⁠

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92/365 - 30 inks day 02

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A close-up of a calendar. The day's box reads "1 Lennon Tool Bar, Sun Moon Lake Ruby Black Tea, Pilot 78G - Fine" It is written in a reddish brown ink that has pink undertones. A black fountain pen with gold trim sits on the page.

I decided last-minute to join #30inks30days for April, so here goes day one:

Anyone else starting off with whatever they already had in their pen?

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A large swatch of Kitty Inkpot's Clear Dream on Field ink, a warm pastel lilac with sparse gold shimmer.

Day two of #30inks30days and my month of Kitty Inkpot inks. This is Clear Dream on Field, a very pretty warm pastel lilac with a sparse gold shimmer – Kitty Inkpot's Season 1 all came in shimmer and non-shimmer versions (which I think might be the only time KIP have done shimmers).

A full page ink swatch of Dissipate the Mist from Kitty Inkpot, a bright turquoise/teal blue.

Day one of #30inks30days and I’m doing a full month of Kitty Inkpot inks for April. Kicking off with my favourite from their first season collection, Dissipate the Mist is a very pretty teal/turquoise blue with an unusual texture.

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I cannot believe it’s nearly April, wtf.

Relatedly, is 30 Inks in 30 Days a thing on Bsky? Should I post my efforts here?

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Weekend sketches
1. 30 second warmup sketches
2 and 3. Troublemaker Petrichor sketch, Chania
4. Waterman black and Troublemaker Basilica Red
5. Birmingham green ink mix pet sketches

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11/26/25 #30days30inks #30inks30days Troublemaker Sepia Hour
Hunt Drawing nib and watercolor brush

reference: @drawdailytogether week 41 , @olamozej - Castelmola, Italy

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11/25/25 #30inks30days #30days30inks
Ink: Kobe 84 Yamamoto dori
Pen: Lamy 2000 OBB
Host: @inkjournal

1. inksketch
2. water added

ref: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...

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Day 20 #30days30inks
Ink: Fanyantang Sakura Snow
I accidentally grabbed a pen without waterproof ink, so some of that blended with the main ink. I did a sketch of midcentury modern furniture. I love the look, but it’s not comfortable.

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11/16/2025
Ink: #hosiainkstudio Drifting Boat.
Hunt drawing nib and watercolor brush

This was from a lesson in Claudia Nice’s book “Painting Your Favorite Animals in Pen, Ink and Watercolor”

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11/15/2025
Carlsbad village with Sailor Budo. I modified a bit with Kuretake granulating paints, and then the power went out. both saturation & warmth are off, but had to use a flash. 2nd image = B&W filter.
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#30inks30days #30days30inks (with @inkiournal)

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Day 15 30 Inks in 30 Days

Van Dieman’s Sea Spray is a lovely green to pink chromoshader. It does write well, although I found in a medium nib it did lean more towards green without much pink shading.

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Wasn’t able to upload this yesterday (11/13/25) for #30days30inks

Ink: Hosia Ink Studio Narrowleaf cattail + Water
Pen: Natami flight of time, fine nib

Subject: Gonoyama-seki during the London visit. I’m happy he’s having a better tournament so far.

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Day 14 30 Inks in 30 Days

Lee Ming Coral Sea is a lovely green blue chromoshader. I’ve found in writing it leans a bit more towards the blue, but still very nice!

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Day 13 30 Inks in 30 Days

Van Dieman’s Riverbank is a lovely chromoshader that goes from mushroom pink to green.

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