by Toni Watts | Dec 8, 2015 | Blog, Materials and Techniques
This brown ink is easy to make and can be used with a dip pen or brush. There are lots of recipes on the internet, all with different additions to stop the ink going mouldy and flow more easily, but before I get to that, here’s the basic process. ...
by Toni Watts | Aug 7, 2015 | Blog, Materials and Techniques
Many people love looking at the gilded images in medieval manuscripts. There is nothing quite like the shimmer of gold leaf as the page is turned. However, it was ink made from oak galls that made the composition of those beautiful manuscripts possible. ...
