Day 14’s ink is Diamine Mittens, a fuchsia pink pigment ink with some nice shading to it.

I like the colour of Diamine Mittens, and I like the shading, but I wish it was a standard ink and not a pigment one. I just don’t see myself using it in sketches, though I might experiment and maybe find that it works. It’s also considerably darkened in my Lamy Safari – I thought that maybe the pen wasn’t properly cleaned, but after double checking I think that it’s just something with the ink. In any case I like the colour – it’s got a nice purplish tone to it.

This little fellow doesn’t have a name, but does have a great little scarf and plenty of personality. I like him.

Diamine Mittens has a delightful name, and is a nice and interesting colour. It remains to be seen if it’s useful in watercolour sketches, but even if it isn’t I guess it would be nice to use it in greeting cards and letters and know that it won’t smudge if a splash of something lands on it.

Happy Hannukah!