#dark ink

I LOVE this! “Indomitable” tattooed by the awesome Vanda Restye! 🤘

Pillars of creation by Colorverse

The Text:

Vir Cotto looked down at the carnage around him as he came to his senses. People were staring. A lot of people were staring. The remains of his adventure were strewn around him, all wood and metal and fruits but somehow, the worst part was the awning. He hadn’t realised it was made of paper. Mind you, Vir hadn’t realised much of anyrhing as he barrelled down the corridors bent on… what? Revenge? Really? That was such a strong word for it. That can’t have been right. And yet, a fruit stand lay in shambles around him, the remains of its awning strewn over the smashed melons like sprinkles. The sign garnished the mess like a paper umbrella. The Drazi shopkeeper stared. Behind him, he could feel security watching too. Vir started to quiver, Londo’s sword suddenly becoming heavy in his hand as the reality of what he’d just done set in and he was gently led away from the scene. “Let me help him clean up. I’m not done here yet,” he mumbled.

The fandom: Babylon 5 The characters: Vir Cotto. Gen. The Prompt: https://www.tumblr.com/celestialwrites/744885314284322816/last-word-prompts-dialogue?source=share

The ink: Pillars of creation from Colorverse The colour: Purple? Sometimes? Also maybe black? Special properties: Sheening The pen: TWSBI Eco - Fine nib

My thoughts: This ink was really hard to pin down. It’s purple and black and and red, depending on when I was writing and on what paper. It has a sheen to it that I think is green? But I have a weird relationship to the colour green in general so maybe not?

Anyway writing with this… I found it goopy. Extremely goopy and liquid. It reminds me of some other very saturated inks where I have a very hard time controlling the flow, even in very fine-nibbed pens. I always get too much on the page. The benefit of this is that it writes super smooth, even at high speeds.

On my Tomoe River paper I had a little ghosting and the only place where there was bleed through was at the bottom where the ink smear is.

Good news? The ink didn't stain anything so that's nice!

The Dark Duel by Laz Marquez

                  some  truly  Great  S T A R   W A R S  art  by  Eric Elia 

                      available  from  Dark Ink and  Bottleneck Gallery

slide into macabre depths

of gruesome torture

inflicted by life and love

on somewhat innocent souls.

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