Monthly Ink Challenge - Season III

[LizEF]

15 minutes ago, yazeh said:

The last time I was at a lake was eons ago.

Me, too.

 

15 minutes ago, yazeh said:

What struck me most was a lonesome loon 😊

Well, you are in Canada...

[yazeh]

2 hours ago, LizEF said:

Well, you are in Canada...

Eh?!  

[InesF]

On 7/14/2024 at 11:49 PM, yazeh said:

Here is my humorous take on Summer Vacation: 

 

Fountain pen inks used: 

Noodler's Lexington Gray

Pilot Red

Rohrere & Klingner sketchInk Marlene + Klara

 

On 7/18/2024 at 1:54 PM, yazeh said:

Another take: Summer time

Faber-Castell Turquoise

Kakimori Kurun

Noodler's Lexington Gray / Polar Brown

Thank you, @yazeh, for contributing to the Ink Challenge! 👍 Well done!, I like your line and wash drawings a lot.

 

[InesF]

On 7/13/2024 at 5:15 PM, LizEF said:

Here's my version of "Into the mountains..."  (Foothills at the bottom, two ranges of mountains, and some clouds riveted in place...  The scan makes the fuzziness of the ink look worse than it is. Ink is Pilot Mixable Colour Blue (after-the-fact-spoiler-alert).)

Hi @LizEF! Always a pleasure to see one of your monochrome Zentangle-Pattern-Theme-Drawings appear! 👍 That's very smart, I like them a lot!

[InesF]

Monthly Ink Challenge III – August 2024

 

July vacation is over, I’m back to my usual routine. The mountains and mountain lakes (@yazeh's drawing is very close!) were great as was the camping time. Some days were uncomfortably hot but air cooled down during nights, at least a bit.

 

August’s ink set consists of:

Pelikan Edelstein Garnet – in Magna Carta Mag600 x Santini F-flexi*

Ferris Wheel Press Grape Ice Pop** – in Visconti Divina Bordeaux M-stub

Aurora Purple – in Diplomat Aero M-stub

Colorverse Quasar – in Taccia Hyakko-Hisho Seiheki F

 

*) The original Magna Carta nib had outstanding flex but suffered from asymmetrical tines that scratched the paper when moving the nib from left to right. When I tried to correct that, the tipping rub off quickly, almost immediately, after the very first contact with the grinding stone. This surprised me, because grinding ca. 30 nibs before I never faced any such problem. I guess, it is a comparably soft material which must be treated with special care, I know now. Finally, I managed to somehow made it useable but I do not enjoy it any longer. The Santini nib, on the other hand, is semi-soft at best but is a reliable writer and combines well with the Magna Carta feed – better than with the original Santini feed!

 

**) Combining the comparably wet ink with the wet Visconti nib was a bit too much for my style of handwriting. Therefore I diluted the ink by adding 20% deionized water. While I love the resulting colour, I’m not sure if the dilution was generally a good idea. The Divina struggles with the diluted ink, while it acted like a firehose with the original. Its window of tolerance seems to be narrow. Maybe either 10% dilution or a pale ink with low surface tension would be optimal.

 

Here is the introduction of inks and pens on Kyome 70gsm paper:

 

Here's another one-page finger exercise with all four inks, written at August 2^nd (with the Magna Carta pen in the background).

 

August is still summer in the northern hemisphere. In central (and maybe also in southern) Europe it is the month with the highest temperatures at day but somehow cooler at night. That makes August the preferred vacation month.

 

The inspiration quote for August is:

Red heat

 

Yes, there is a movie from 1988 (with Arnold 😂). But that’s not what I meant in the Monthly Ink Challenge context. I have asked perplexity.ai to formulate it for me, excluding any cross reference to the movie. Here is what I got:

1. Physical State: In a scientific context, "red heat" refers to the temperature at which a substance becomes red-hot, indicating a high degree of heat. This is a common term in metallurgy and physics, where materials are heated to a point where they glow red due to thermal radiation.

[remark: yes, that’s obvious, but also not my intention]

2. Metaphorical Uses: The phrase can also be used metaphorically to describe something that is very exciting or intense, akin to the expression "red hot," which conveys a sense of high energy or enthusiasm

[remark: Ah!, here we go! All August inks are red or have red as component of their colour, representing different temperatures or different energy levels.]

 

Take your fountain pen(s), be creative and have fun! I‘m looking forward to your interpretation of the August theme.

 

See you August 18^th with some results.

[LizEF]

9 hours ago, InesF said:

Hi @LizEF! Always a pleasure to see one of your monochrome Zentangle-Pattern-Theme-Drawings appear! 👍 That's very smart, I like them a lot!

Thanks!  Welcome back.  Hope you had an enjoyable vacation!

[LizEF]

9 hours ago, InesF said:

Red heat

 

...

2. Metaphorical Uses: ... akin to the expression "red hot," ...

[remark: Ah!, here we go! All August inks are red or have red as component of their colour, representing different temperatures or different energy levels.]

Hmm.  Shall have to ponder a while on this one...

[LizEF]

These come to mind:

[yazeh]

Thanks @InesF I did this whilst you were relaxing at the mountain lake

It's inspired by the fire temples of the Middle East, though @LizEF was afraid of tail fire  

 

Graf von Faber-Castell Lapis Lazuli with multiple layers..

Sailor Storia Fire Red, shows that the name doesn't reflect the colour once again, the orange/yellow component missing  

and Büroservice Bergmann IG red ink with a touch of bleach

 

[Misfit]

4 hours ago, LizEF said:

These come to mind:

Weren’t these known as Atomic Red Hots at one point?

[Misfit]

To me, August is the month of no  federal or other holidays. I sometimes think of it as the month when plants can get leggy, or extra tall and sag. 
 

Where I grew up, it was state fair month. 

[LizEF]

19 minutes ago, Misfit said:

Weren’t these known as Atomic Red Hots at one point?

Maybe.  I just remember them as Red Hots.

[Misfit]

Ah, they are called Atomic Fireballs, and are 3500 on the Scoville scale. 

[LizEF]

1 hour ago, Misfit said:

Ah, they are called Atomic Fireballs, and are 3500 on the Scoville scale. 

Yes, I remember those, too!

[InesF]

On 8/2/2024 at 5:19 PM, LizEF said:

These come to mind:

 

On 8/3/2024 at 1:57 AM, Misfit said:

Ah, they are called Atomic Fireballs, and are 3500 on the Scoville scale. 

Sweet Atomic Red Hot Fireballs! Great, I didn't know such things exist. Thank you! 

... now I have to try them ... 😲🤷‍♀️

[Misfit]

@InesF don’t blame me if your mouth hurts. Do you like really spicy hot food?

[InesF]

6 hours ago, Misfit said:

@InesF don’t blame me if your mouth hurts. Do you like really spicy hot food?

Don't worry, I feel quite adapted.

It was once in Thailand when I ordered fried shrimp with rice. While eating, the three waiters put their heads togethers and whispered all the time. When I finished and ordered some sweets for desert, one of the waiters came to me and told me: "We had made a bet that you wouldn't be able to finish the shrimp." He thanked me because he had won money from his colleagues.

Indeed, the shrimp had been "a bit spicy". 🌶️ 🥵 

[yazeh]

Here is another attempt to capture "hot" summer.

Almost all Canadian dream of summer. But the past few years, summer equals massive wildfire, scorched lands, and orange hued skies. 

For the fire I used a combination of:

Sailor Storia Fire Red 

De Atramentis Document Orange 

J Herbin Rouge Opera 

Noodler's Lexington Gray. 

 

The river is 

Kaweco Paradise Blue 

Faber-Castell Turquoise and Lexington Gray. 

There is a hint of Kakimori Kurun (Green). 

 

Paper is Talens mixed media. 

 

 

[yazeh]

13 hours ago, InesF said:

Don't worry, I feel quite adapted.

It was once in Thailand when I ordered fried shrimp with rice. While eating, the three waiters put their heads togethers and whispered all the time. When I finished and ordered some sweets for desert, one of the waiters came to me and told me: "We had made a bet that you wouldn't be able to finish the shrimp." He thanked me because he had won money from his colleagues.

Indeed, the shrimp had been "a bit spicy". 🌶️ 🥵 

[LizEF]

12 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Here is another attempt to capture "hot" summer.

Almost all Canadian dream of summer. But the past few years, summer equals massive wildfire, scorched lands, and orange hued skies. 

For the fire I used a combination of:

 

Sailor Storia Fire Red 

De Atramentis Document Orange 

J Herbin Rouge Opera 

Noodler's Lexington Gray. 

 

The river is 

Kaweco Paradise Blue 

Faber-Castell Turquoise and Lexington Gray. 

There is a hint of Kakimori Kurun (Green). 

 

Paper is Talens mixed media. 

 

 

Wishing you to be fire-free soon if not already!