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When writing your own thoughts with a special pen or in your own hand...you are revealing something of yourself that is like a fingerprint. It is unique to you!

I collect inkwells and this is one from my collection. The pen shown is my favorite type for "script" lettering and the nib is a Leonardt EF Principal. I still like Moon Palace Ink...but remember to dilute it with a few drops of water. You might also need to add a drop of gum arabic to get a thin line if the paper is too absorbent. In this piece I deliberately write a bit heavier, weighting the letters more so that it could be easily read on this background.

In case you might be playing around with black gesso, try applying it with an old credit card as though it were a brush. If it lays down thicker than you want...give it a light spray of water and use your credit card to remove excess. You can get some interesting edges that way. If you are like me and you like to texturize the acrylic paint and gesso with a sharp object such as an x-acto knife, your underneath layer (in this case...red) may not always be exposed. Try applying a bit of paint over your scratch marks and then brushing off the excess with a dry brush (wet, but squeezed dry) or blotting with a kleenex. The white applied on top of the black in this piece is bleedproof white. It is a good choice because it has great covering power...but is also rewettable. Have fun with your techniques and keep writing!