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(All swatches are a 1:1 ration of black to red)Carbon Black (also known as Lamp Black) is a very strong neutral black pigment. As you can see, a little goes a long way. Lamp Black used to be made from the soot that would accumulate on old oil lamps. Nowadays it is produced in a more efficient way and contains pure carbon which is gained from an incomplete burning of oil and gas.Bone Black (or Ivory Black) is also considered a type of "carbon black" because of how the pigment is made - fro …

Let's talk surfaces. Mixed Media papers typically have a medium/vellum drawing surface with a slight amount of tooth (texture) that works well with mediums like graphite, marker, pen & ink, and colored pencil. Traditional watercolor paper typically has more tooth, which does not allow for finer details or creating depth of tone when using dry mediums. The most common watercolor paper surface is cold press. Cold press paper has a good amount of texture or 'peaks and valleys' o …

No! Not all inks will work in a fountain pen because.....Fountain pen friendly inks: water-based inks that get their color from DYES (with some exceptions for certain micropigmented inks).At FLAX, we carry a variety of fountain pen friendly ink brands, including Waterman, Pelikan (both the 4001 and Edelstein collections), LAMY, Parker, Sheaffer, Sailor, Noodler's Ink, J. Herbin, Diamine, and Pilot Iroshizuku. The inks pictured here include (left to right, tope to bottom): Diamine, J. Herbin's Pe …

We are excited to be launching #askFLAX. Every Wednesday we will answer your questions both here on our blog and on our social media pages. Send your questions in to info@flaxart.com with Ask FLAX in the subject line or follow us on insta @flaxart and DM your questions. Let’s talk art supplies! This week’s question is: What paint can I use in an airbrush?We get this question all the time. The answer in a nutshell is… any paint that has a skim milk consistency or thinner. One big condition w …