Dark Powderbug 1 part Gunpowder 1 part Ladybug Well, this color fascinates me, both by itself and in combination with its Powderbug cousins. Appropriately, we’ve moved into March and this color is less red and more lilac or light purple. And all three Powderbugs are quite different! But most surprisingly, it just so happens that…

Light Powderbug 1 part Gunpowder 8 parts Ladybug There’s something very appealing about the 8:1 ratio of these two inks (and there’s a marked difference, unlike the results of the Fire Hydrant/Gunpowder experiment). It’s got a brightness to the hue, and almost a dual-shading property between two ends of what these two inks produced.

Powderbug 1 part Gunpowder 5 parts Ladybug Next to the three FH/GP creations I don’t care for today’s ink as much. But on its own (and esp for artistic use) I think it’s pretty cool for the right circumstance. Personal correspondence esp could be stunning with Powderbug.

Dark Firepowder 1 part Fire Hydrant 1 part Gunpowder Has switching from 5:1 to 8:1 to 1:1 made much difference at all?! I suppose in the grand scheme if you’re making a singular custom ink, you’d want it as precisely the color you’re after as possible. But these are very, very close. Over the next…

Light Firepowder 8 parts Fire Hydrant 1 part Gunpowder Remember yesterday when I mentioned “learning curve”? Does switching from 5:1 to 8:1 make this any lighter? Not really!

Firepowder 5 parts Fire Hydrant 1 part Gunpowder This is the kind of red I’ve been aiming for all month long! Fortunately we have all year to ascend the learning curve of the art of mixing these inks. This is the first of three with these two Atomink Elements inks.

Ladybug Fuse 1 part Emerald Fusion 5 parts Ladybug Well, this looks like a lovely brown to me, but it’s still not red. We’ve gone from 1:1 to 5:1 with these two. What might happen with 10:1?

Ladybug Fusion 1 part Emerald Fusion 1 part Ladybug Another lesson in just how strong (or delicate) some of these inks are. Today’s lab results aren’t much different from straight up Emerald Fusion! We’ll see what happens in the days ahead as we increase the Ladybug.

Lady Sterling Silver 1 part Ladybug 1 part Sterling Silver Our fifth lady, and a close relative of yesterday’s debut of Lady Amaryllis Silver (aka the First Lady Silver). Lady Sterling Silver reminds us that sometimes descendants have more to offer than the elders, even if they might think otherwise. Lady Sterling Silver, formally known…