By Barry Lategan Inktober is often introduced as a drawing challenge, but its real value is not found in a completed list of 31 prompts.It is found in the small […]
BLOCKX soft pastel performance on PASTELGRAIN paper.
Written for Artsavingsclub by Henriëtte van Eeden My search for the perfect soft pastel and pastel paper. If you are anything like me, you probably have more art supplies than […]
From Soot to Sheen: The Story of Ink and the Spirit of Inktober
Inktober By Barry Lategan Every October, artists around the world return to one of the simplest creative acts: placing a line on a page. Inktober began in 2009 as artist […]
The Latest News in Fine Writing – September 2026
The latest product launches as released by Manufacturers, Brands and People who Love Writing. Pelikan Classic M200 Pyrite Special Edition- Arriving Soon! Inspired by the metallic brilliance of the mineral pyrite, […]
Schmincke Horadam Naturals – 100% natural, vegan watercolour made with natural earth pigments.
Written for Artsavingsclub by artist, Candice Christie. Testing Schmincke Horadam Naturals: A different kind of watercolour I recently got my hands on 11 of the 16 shades of Schmincke’s Horadam […]
The Latest News in Fine Writing – Week 34
The latest product launches as released by Manufacturers, Brands and People who Love Writing. Kaweco Sport Collection Marble Ocean- Arriving Soon! Dive into a world of vibrant colour with the […]
The Latest News in Fine Writing – Week 32
The latest product launches as released by Manufacturers, Brands and People who Love Writing. Lamy Lx Blue – Arriving in 8-12 Weeks Perhaps a little soon to be publishing this, […]
The Space Between the Words
Any Artist will tell you how important negative space is. The blank spaces on the canvas are as important – if not more important, than what you lay down on […]
The Latest News – Week 31
The latest product launches as released by Manufacturers, Brands and People who Love Writing. Retro 51 Tornado Rollerball Pen – The Odyssey Coming Soon! Inspired by one of the most […]
Ink Imprints Our Memories
Writing By Hand Speaking from personal experience, during two years of compulsory military service far from home in traumatic times, a letter from home brought unimaginable joy. No matter that […]
