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Kakimori Inks - exploring the two sample packs

Jane Blundell

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‪@janeblundellart‬ I've wanted to try these inks for some time as I love the Kakimori nibs (You can see my video here - Kakimori brass nib)
As they are pigmented inks rather than dye-based, they should be lightfast and hopefully waterproof.
I've used a Da Vinci Casnaneo size 4 pointed round brush, a 15cm water container for the water, a stainless steel Kakimori nib with an aluminium holder to write and draw the lines. The paper is 185 gsm cold pressed watercolour paper, drawn up using a stencil I designed for my online courses.
I hope you find this helpful.

16 Comments

@bleuvertetforetdepin 2 years ago

Who doesn't love to spend a moment at Jane's desk. Thank your for sharing. ❤

@awatercolourist 2 years ago (edited)

I love how immaculate your swatching is.

@triciashelton8482 2 years ago

Very helpful Jane, as always! I bought the Kakimori nib after trying yours, and loved it. Not sure I would put these inks in one of my pens, since I prefer waterproof inks, but I will probably buy that bright set to play around with. Thank you for posting this, and I hope people will go to your website and discover one of the best resources for all artists, especially those who love watercolor and inks. Hands down-you are the best!❤

@sunnycharacter 2 years ago

These inks are gorgeous, love the basics, but Set 2, adore!

@starr-starr 2 years ago

I love my Kakimori inks, and have made some very nice mixes with them. I find they get a little bit more waterproof if given a good long time to dry, or hit with the heat gun. But I think Octopus sketch and draw inks have leapfrogged over them to number one in my heart. Thanks for the swatches Jane!

@warpingaily 2 years ago

Very helpful - Thank you.

@hippopotamusbosch 2 years ago

That green cutting mat is immaculate. 🧐

@VanmeterFL 2 years ago

Thank you! This is so fun and informative.

@awatercolourist 2 years ago

Yay! Another video from Jane 🙂.

@hglbrg 1 year ago

I use koton for my watercolor lineart with the steel nib and it never ever smudges like it did for you. Regardless if i paint over it or it onto damp color. I think low quality paper will smidge any ink but these are pretty water proof.

@awatercolourist 2 years ago

Those bottles are so cute 😊.

@susanforsberg2547 2 years ago

So great to see a new post from you
I love my Kakimori pen I got because of your posting and these inks are lovely to go with
great colors and I love the travel size as well
Thanx again I’ve missed you 💖🥰💖

@insertaghere 2 years ago

I was in tokyo recently and picked up some of their ink. They're so pretty and the bottles for the full sizes are very unique!

I need to find more of a reason to use them though. I feel like I always want to watercolor over ink drawings and these smudge a bit even though the packaging said it should be water resistant

@yach1d 2 years ago

Hi Jane. Reading the comments and you seem to be looking for suggestions, here are some humble ideas. You have a plethora of great articles on your blog that could be translated to youtube. E.g your view on some paper/sketchbook, your favourite items like fountain pens/ink, or your current sketch travel setup. Also good to have some information on what’s happening, exhibition you have, courses/workshops dates, etc.

Always good to watch/read your content, keep them coming.

@solovjud 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing. As the ink is not stored on the nib, how would it dry out? Or, was that referencing putting this ink into a traditional pen? Hmmm….😊