I’m trying out yet another Stillman and Birn Journal…. this time the Epsilon Series that has paper suited for pen and ink.

This is my first entry and I’ve got to say writing on this paper with a Micron pen is dreamy. The greys were created with grey and black Pentel Sign Pens that I hit the tip of with a waterbrush, then added the ink to the page.  The water/ink combo spread like butter.

One thing I really like about using a waterbrush is that it dispenses just enough water to get the job done.  This is very useful when the paper being used is not necessarily meant for washes.

This journal has two purposes. The first being to get me off of my desk chair and moving about. That’s a challenge in itself as I get lost in my work and time goes sailing by. The second, and most fun, is to explore ink.

I’m glad the journal has many pages as there are so many inks waiting to be tried 🙂 Which leads me to the back of my journal where I create color test pages……

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I’m keeping this journal in my desk drawer, easily at hand.  I’ve been sitting too long again… time to catch lunch and take a stroll with my journal and pens 🙂