Another pigmented ink today, which means it’s “Everlasting”. Chimney Soot is rocking my world, because I’ve always been fond of “black ink with stuff going on” (Van Dieman’s Route 66 is my favorite example in this category.) Chimney Soot is a terrific near black.

Meet Amaryllis! Despite the delicate-looking color, she’s no pushover, as this is a pigmented ink (unlike the dye-based inks used so far). In addition to being in the Keystone lineup, this ink is also part of Birmingham’s “Everlasting Formula”, meaning it’s water-resistant. I like it!

Ow that you’ve seen the experiments the last four days with two Birmingham recipes (Ohio River and Ice Rink), and how I intend to play either them this year, the game is afoot! It seems best at this point for you and me to get a solid handle on the Keystone Element Inks as standalone…

There are roughly 20 Keystone inks in my collection (I think I’m missing one or two that have been sold out), and from the Keystone Formula Inks on the Birmingham website, you can discover recipes for about 144 named inks made with varying amounts of Keystone inks. So Ohio River is a Birmingham color whose…