30 Days, 30 Inks: Day 18
Shin-Kai looks a tad darker than it does in this picture. And it is a pretty wet ink, so it will readily lay down some dense blue/blurple shades.
The Ink
Day 18: Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-Kai
I have a few small bottles of selected Pilot Iroshizuku inks but don’t end up using them as much because they all flow quite readily, too wet! But they are nice inks to use when first inking up a pen to make sure it’s working well, and to start it off gently, as opposed to putting a shimmer ink into the pen, which is sometimes what I do. 😅
Shin-Kai is a nice, medium-dark blue with some purple undertones and red shading under heavy pooling. I saw a recipe for a Lamy Dark Lilac “dupe” that calls for 3 parts Pilot Iroshizuki Yama-Budo and 1 part Shin-Kai. I tried it once, but since I’d never seen Lamy Dark Lilac before, I had no means for comparison. I’ll have to try the recipe again some time when I want a deep purple ink.
The Quote
NOTE: I ran out of words in the Steal Like an Artist book, so now I’ve moved on to Austin Kleon’s next book, Show Your Work. It has advice on how to share your creativity and be more visible.
“Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.”
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Don’t discount the unique point of view you can bring to a work of art or writing. Even if others have put their version out there, you have your version. Why not put it out there and see who will connect with you? It’s awesome to find your people in a given niche. And through those connections, more depth will be added to how you see the world and make things. Not everyone will relate to what you’re saying, but even connecting with one other person can feel rewarding.
