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Most felicitous greetings of the season to you all and thank you for travelling along with me in this inky journey this month.

The last ink of the calendar is called "Myrhh the Merrier" ha ha I see what Diamine did there.

It's a pretty luscious dark teal with a sheen that I can't quite see in this light, but we'll see if we can take a better look later. And it has shimmer as well, in pretty blue. So it's both a dessert topping and a floor wax and very pretty it is too.

I thought I'd take a bit more time for our finale, and seeing as I'm staying at a seaside hotel for Christmas visiting my sister, the sea was on my mind. With the colour nice and nautical I wanted to create a sea monster that wouldn't look out of place on a mediaeval map of the seas... Here be Dragons and all that. And I started thinking about placoderms and sclerotic rings and gulper eels.

And this chappy appeared after 2-3 hours.

Now I'm not seeing any sheen there, but I don't have any sunlight to hand right now.

But the sparkle shows up pretty well.

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineMyrhhtheMerrier #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt

Most felicitous greetings of the season to you all and thank you for travelling along with me in this inky journey this month.

The last ink of the calendar is called "Myrhh the Merrier" ha ha I see what Diamine did there.

It's a pretty luscious dark teal with a sheen that I can't quite see in this light, but we'll see if we can take a better look later. And it has shimmer as well, in pretty blue. So it's both a dessert topping and a floor wax and very pretty it is too.

I thought I'd take a bit more time for our finale, and seeing as I'm staying at a seaside hotel for Christmas visiting my sister, the sea was on my mind. With the colour nice and nautical I wanted to create a sea monster that wouldn't look out of place on a mediaeval map of the seas... Here be Dragons and all that. And I started thinking about placoderms and sclerotic rings and gulper eels.

And this chappy appeared after 2-3 hours.

Now I'm not seeing any sheen there, but I don't have any sunlight to hand right now.

But the sparkle shows up pretty well.

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineMyrhhtheMerrier #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt

Most felicitous greetings of the season to you all and thank you for travelling along with me in this inky journey this month.

The last ink of the calendar is called "Myrhh the Merrier" ha ha I see what Diamine did there.

It's a pretty luscious dark teal with a sheen that I can't quite see in this light, but we'll see if we can take a better look later. And it has shimmer as well, in pretty blue. So it's both a dessert topping and a floor wax and very pretty it is too.

I thought I'd take a bit more time for our finale, and seeing as I'm staying at a seaside hotel for Christmas visiting my sister, the sea was on my mind. With the colour nice and nautical I wanted to create a sea monster that wouldn't look out of place on a mediaeval map of the seas... Here be Dragons and all that. And I started thinking about placoderms and sclerotic rings and gulper eels.

And this chappy appeared after 2-3 hours.

Now I'm not seeing any sheen there, but I don't have any sunlight to hand right now.

But the sparkle shows up pretty well.

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineMyrhhtheMerrier #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt

Most felicitous greetings of the season to you all and thank you for travelling along with me in this inky journey this month.

The last ink of the calendar is called "Myrhh the Merrier" ha ha I see what Diamine did there.

It's a pretty luscious dark teal with a sheen that I can't quite see in this light, but we'll see if we can take a better look later. And it has shimmer as well, in pretty blue. So it's both a dessert topping and a floor wax and very pretty it is too.

I thought I'd take a bit more time for our finale, and seeing as I'm staying at a seaside hotel for Christmas visiting my sister, the sea was on my mind. With the colour nice and nautical I wanted to create a sea monster that wouldn't look out of place on a mediaeval map of the seas... Here be Dragons and all that. And I started thinking about placoderms and sclerotic rings and gulper eels.

And this chappy appeared after 2-3 hours.

Now I'm not seeing any sheen there, but I don't have any sunlight to hand right now.

But the sparkle shows up pretty well.

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineMyrhhtheMerrier #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt

Most felicitous greetings of the season to you all and thank you for travelling along with me in this inky journey this month.

The last ink of the calendar is called "Myrhh the Merrier" ha ha I see what Diamine did there.

It's a pretty luscious dark teal with a sheen that I can't quite see in this light, but we'll see if we can take a better look later. And it has shimmer as well, in pretty blue. So it's both a dessert topping and a floor wax and very pretty it is too.

I thought I'd take a bit more time for our finale, and seeing as I'm staying at a seaside hotel for Christmas visiting my sister, the sea was on my mind. With the colour nice and nautical I wanted to create a sea monster that wouldn't look out of place on a mediaeval map of the seas... Here be Dragons and all that. And I started thinking about placoderms and sclerotic rings and gulper eels.

And this chappy appeared after 2-3 hours.

Now I'm not seeing any sheen there, but I don't have any sunlight to hand right now.

But the sparkle shows up pretty well.

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineMyrhhtheMerrier #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt

Myrrh the merrier, shimmer and sheen

The big finale of the calendar, a nice deep blue with teal hints, glitter, and sheen. Mayhaps not my favorite but I can't deny it's a pretty one!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Myrrh the merrier, shimmer and sheen

The big finale of the calendar, a nice deep blue with teal hints, glitter, and sheen. Mayhaps not my favorite but I can't deny it's a pretty one!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Myrrh the merrier, shimmer and sheen

The big finale of the calendar, a nice deep blue with teal hints, glitter, and sheen. Mayhaps not my favorite but I can't deny it's a pretty one!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Myrrh the merrier, shimmer and sheen

The big finale of the calendar, a nice deep blue with teal hints, glitter, and sheen. Mayhaps not my favorite but I can't deny it's a pretty one!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Myrrh the merrier, shimmer and sheen

The big finale of the calendar, a nice deep blue with teal hints, glitter, and sheen. Mayhaps not my favorite but I can't deny it's a pretty one!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Antler, pigment

An earthy brown pigment, pretty nice, flows well

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Antler, pigment

An earthy brown pigment, pretty nice, flows well

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Antler, pigment

An earthy brown pigment, pretty nice, flows well

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Antler, pigment

An earthy brown pigment, pretty nice, flows well

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Antler, pigment

An earthy brown pigment, pretty nice, flows well

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

It's the second last day of the Diamine inkvent calendar for 2025 and this time it's another pigment. This one is named Antler.

It's flowing really well with the dip nib I'm using and is doing everything I ask of it.

In case you can't read my writing

"We had been 5 days surveying the surface of the frozen planet. Fatima noticed that one of the huge herbivores, the ones we had been calling megacorns due to the large single antler-like protrusion growing from the back of their heads, was a bit different. It was nearly 4 times the size of the typical megacorn, almost 6 metres long, and its protrusion was apparently carved with animal and bird designs, as well as eyes and stars.

As far as we knew, we were the first people on the planet. Were there inhabitants? And how impressive would they be, to be able to subdue a creature like this for what would have taken many hours for a skilled carver. Or was this a tame beast wandering? The most intriguing mystery of the place yet. We weren't keen to try going up to pat the creature yet.

(c) Alicia 'leece' Smith."

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineAntler #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #sciencefictionart

It's the second last day of the Diamine inkvent calendar for 2025 and this time it's another pigment. This one is named Antler.

It's flowing really well with the dip nib I'm using and is doing everything I ask of it.

In case you can't read my writing

"We had been 5 days surveying the surface of the frozen planet. Fatima noticed that one of the huge herbivores, the ones we had been calling megacorns due to the large single antler-like protrusion growing from the back of their heads, was a bit different. It was nearly 4 times the size of the typical megacorn, almost 6 metres long, and its protrusion was apparently carved with animal and bird designs, as well as eyes and stars.

As far as we knew, we were the first people on the planet. Were there inhabitants? And how impressive would they be, to be able to subdue a creature like this for what would have taken many hours for a skilled carver. Or was this a tame beast wandering? The most intriguing mystery of the place yet. We weren't keen to try going up to pat the creature yet.

(c) Alicia 'leece' Smith."

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineAntler #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #sciencefictionart

It's the second last day of the Diamine inkvent calendar for 2025 and this time it's another pigment. This one is named Antler.

It's flowing really well with the dip nib I'm using and is doing everything I ask of it.

In case you can't read my writing

"We had been 5 days surveying the surface of the frozen planet. Fatima noticed that one of the huge herbivores, the ones we had been calling megacorns due to the large single antler-like protrusion growing from the back of their heads, was a bit different. It was nearly 4 times the size of the typical megacorn, almost 6 metres long, and its protrusion was apparently carved with animal and bird designs, as well as eyes and stars.

As far as we knew, we were the first people on the planet. Were there inhabitants? And how impressive would they be, to be able to subdue a creature like this for what would have taken many hours for a skilled carver. Or was this a tame beast wandering? The most intriguing mystery of the place yet. We weren't keen to try going up to pat the creature yet.

(c) Alicia 'leece' Smith."

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineAntler #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #sciencefictionart

It's the second last day of the Diamine inkvent calendar for 2025 and this time it's another pigment. This one is named Antler.

It's flowing really well with the dip nib I'm using and is doing everything I ask of it.

In case you can't read my writing

"We had been 5 days surveying the surface of the frozen planet. Fatima noticed that one of the huge herbivores, the ones we had been calling megacorns due to the large single antler-like protrusion growing from the back of their heads, was a bit different. It was nearly 4 times the size of the typical megacorn, almost 6 metres long, and its protrusion was apparently carved with animal and bird designs, as well as eyes and stars.

As far as we knew, we were the first people on the planet. Were there inhabitants? And how impressive would they be, to be able to subdue a creature like this for what would have taken many hours for a skilled carver. Or was this a tame beast wandering? The most intriguing mystery of the place yet. We weren't keen to try going up to pat the creature yet.

(c) Alicia 'leece' Smith."

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineAntler #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #sciencefictionart

It's the second last day of the Diamine inkvent calendar for 2025 and this time it's another pigment. This one is named Antler.

It's flowing really well with the dip nib I'm using and is doing everything I ask of it.

In case you can't read my writing

"We had been 5 days surveying the surface of the frozen planet. Fatima noticed that one of the huge herbivores, the ones we had been calling megacorns due to the large single antler-like protrusion growing from the back of their heads, was a bit different. It was nearly 4 times the size of the typical megacorn, almost 6 metres long, and its protrusion was apparently carved with animal and bird designs, as well as eyes and stars.

As far as we knew, we were the first people on the planet. Were there inhabitants? And how impressive would they be, to be able to subdue a creature like this for what would have taken many hours for a skilled carver. Or was this a tame beast wandering? The most intriguing mystery of the place yet. We weren't keen to try going up to pat the creature yet.

(c) Alicia 'leece' Smith."

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineAntler #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #sciencefictionart

Today's inkvent is no. 23, and it's called "Let It Snow". Fat chance here, with a boiling hot Christmas day bearing down on us in Perth. It's going to be very much a shelter in place sort of day I think.

But back to the ink, it's a very pretty cerulean, made even prettier by the chameleon shimmer.

Again, this yellowish paper that I'm using - which is fine, great, recycled - isn't going to show it at its brightest.

But it will do for now.

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineLetItSnow #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #dragon

Today's inkvent is no. 23, and it's called "Let It Snow". Fat chance here, with a boiling hot Christmas day bearing down on us in Perth. It's going to be very much a shelter in place sort of day I think.

But back to the ink, it's a very pretty cerulean, made even prettier by the chameleon shimmer.

Again, this yellowish paper that I'm using - which is fine, great, recycled - isn't going to show it at its brightest.

But it will do for now.

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineLetItSnow #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #dragon

Today's inkvent is no. 23, and it's called "Let It Snow". Fat chance here, with a boiling hot Christmas day bearing down on us in Perth. It's going to be very much a shelter in place sort of day I think.

But back to the ink, it's a very pretty cerulean, made even prettier by the chameleon shimmer.

Again, this yellowish paper that I'm using - which is fine, great, recycled - isn't going to show it at its brightest.

But it will do for now.

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineLetItSnow #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #dragon

Today's inkvent is no. 23, and it's called "Let It Snow". Fat chance here, with a boiling hot Christmas day bearing down on us in Perth. It's going to be very much a shelter in place sort of day I think.

But back to the ink, it's a very pretty cerulean, made even prettier by the chameleon shimmer.

Again, this yellowish paper that I'm using - which is fine, great, recycled - isn't going to show it at its brightest.

But it will do for now.

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineLetItSnow #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #dragon

Today's inkvent is no. 23, and it's called "Let It Snow". Fat chance here, with a boiling hot Christmas day bearing down on us in Perth. It's going to be very much a shelter in place sort of day I think.

But back to the ink, it's a very pretty cerulean, made even prettier by the chameleon shimmer.

Again, this yellowish paper that I'm using - which is fine, great, recycled - isn't going to show it at its brightest.

But it will do for now.

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineLetItSnow #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #dragon

Let it snow, chameleon

A bright blue with even brighter glitter, pretty nice NGL!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Let it snow, chameleon

A bright blue with even brighter glitter, pretty nice NGL!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Let it snow, chameleon

A bright blue with even brighter glitter, pretty nice NGL!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Let it snow, chameleon

A bright blue with even brighter glitter, pretty nice NGL!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Let it snow, chameleon

A bright blue with even brighter glitter, pretty nice NGL!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Pineapple spritz, pigment chameleon

A bright yellow with golden glitter, darker when you let flow more, interesting one!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Pineapple spritz, pigment chameleon

A bright yellow with golden glitter, darker when you let flow more, interesting one!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Pineapple spritz, pigment chameleon

A bright yellow with golden glitter, darker when you let flow more, interesting one!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Pineapple spritz, pigment chameleon

A bright yellow with golden glitter, darker when you let flow more, interesting one!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Pineapple spritz, pigment chameleon

A bright yellow with golden glitter, darker when you let flow more, interesting one!

#diamine #diamineink #ink #inkvent #inkvent2025 #cursive

Well I am catching up, as yesterday I was flat out.

So yesterday's ink, The 21st is a Extreme Sheen ink, but unfortunately on this paper it does not really show it's extreme sheen. It's called Chaos. I thought what could be more chaotic than a flying cat so there we go. It's quite pleasant. It's a nice rich burgundy and the wash coming out from it also gives it a nice pink background. I will have to give it a go on some other paper. Perhaps I might do a drawing featuring all of the extreme machines that I have, which I think would be quite thrilling, at least for me.

Today's - the 22nd - ink is called Pineapple Spritz and it is both a pigment ink and a chameleon sparkle and unusually for a chameleon is quite happy to show off it's sparkle for the camera and you can see it quite clearly in the image. It's a nice dark gold. It's quite metallic in its appearance.
The dragon is enjoying blowing smoke rings :-)

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineChaos #DiaminePineappleSpritz #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #dragon #cat

Well I am catching up, as yesterday I was flat out.

So yesterday's ink, The 21st is a Extreme Sheen ink, but unfortunately on this paper it does not really show it's extreme sheen. It's called Chaos. I thought what could be more chaotic than a flying cat so there we go. It's quite pleasant. It's a nice rich burgundy and the wash coming out from it also gives it a nice pink background. I will have to give it a go on some other paper. Perhaps I might do a drawing featuring all of the extreme machines that I have, which I think would be quite thrilling, at least for me.

Today's - the 22nd - ink is called Pineapple Spritz and it is both a pigment ink and a chameleon sparkle and unusually for a chameleon is quite happy to show off it's sparkle for the camera and you can see it quite clearly in the image. It's a nice dark gold. It's quite metallic in its appearance.
The dragon is enjoying blowing smoke rings :-)

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineChaos #DiaminePineappleSpritz #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #dragon #cat

Well I am catching up, as yesterday I was flat out.

So yesterday's ink, The 21st is a Extreme Sheen ink, but unfortunately on this paper it does not really show it's extreme sheen. It's called Chaos. I thought what could be more chaotic than a flying cat so there we go. It's quite pleasant. It's a nice rich burgundy and the wash coming out from it also gives it a nice pink background. I will have to give it a go on some other paper. Perhaps I might do a drawing featuring all of the extreme machines that I have, which I think would be quite thrilling, at least for me.

Today's - the 22nd - ink is called Pineapple Spritz and it is both a pigment ink and a chameleon sparkle and unusually for a chameleon is quite happy to show off it's sparkle for the camera and you can see it quite clearly in the image. It's a nice dark gold. It's quite metallic in its appearance.
The dragon is enjoying blowing smoke rings :-)

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineChaos #DiaminePineappleSpritz #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #dragon #cat

Well I am catching up, as yesterday I was flat out.

So yesterday's ink, The 21st is a Extreme Sheen ink, but unfortunately on this paper it does not really show it's extreme sheen. It's called Chaos. I thought what could be more chaotic than a flying cat so there we go. It's quite pleasant. It's a nice rich burgundy and the wash coming out from it also gives it a nice pink background. I will have to give it a go on some other paper. Perhaps I might do a drawing featuring all of the extreme machines that I have, which I think would be quite thrilling, at least for me.

Today's - the 22nd - ink is called Pineapple Spritz and it is both a pigment ink and a chameleon sparkle and unusually for a chameleon is quite happy to show off it's sparkle for the camera and you can see it quite clearly in the image. It's a nice dark gold. It's quite metallic in its appearance.
The dragon is enjoying blowing smoke rings :-)

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineChaos #DiaminePineappleSpritz #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #dragon #cat

Well I am catching up, as yesterday I was flat out.

So yesterday's ink, The 21st is a Extreme Sheen ink, but unfortunately on this paper it does not really show it's extreme sheen. It's called Chaos. I thought what could be more chaotic than a flying cat so there we go. It's quite pleasant. It's a nice rich burgundy and the wash coming out from it also gives it a nice pink background. I will have to give it a go on some other paper. Perhaps I might do a drawing featuring all of the extreme machines that I have, which I think would be quite thrilling, at least for me.

Today's - the 22nd - ink is called Pineapple Spritz and it is both a pigment ink and a chameleon sparkle and unusually for a chameleon is quite happy to show off it's sparkle for the camera and you can see it quite clearly in the image. It's a nice dark gold. It's quite metallic in its appearance.
The dragon is enjoying blowing smoke rings :-)

#inkvent #FountainPenink #Dippen #DrawingWithoutaNet
#NoAI #Diamine #DiamineChaos #DiaminePineappleSpritz #OriginalArt #PenandInk #Inkvent2025 #DiamineInkvent2025 #FantasyArt #dragon #cat