Although I’ve covered the reds and greens for Christmas, today I wanted to provide you with an array of blues. That’s because, this year, Hannukah starts tomorrow as well!
As it turns out, I don’t have that many bottles of what I would consider pure blues in my ink stash. I tend towards teal blue so I have far more of those. In fact, Colorverse Supernova might be a bit too much in that direction, but I included it anyway. The others provide a nice selection of blues: Monteverde Horizon Blue and Diamine Blue Velvet are rich blues, Diamine Happy Holidays is a dark, dark blue with a bit of silver shimmer. And Parker Quink is a somewhat dustier blue, a classic blue/black standard.
A few others I found in swatches that might work… Faber Castell Cobalt Blue is almost jewel toned. Kobe #50 Legend Blue is is another strong blue, and PenBBS #103 Hyacinth Macaw is another blue with a bit of silver shimmer (I love the way PenBBS inks do shimmer – they have the best because the particles are so small!)
So that’s a selection of blues – may your Hannukah lights shine bright this year!
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Have you tried Faber Castell cobalt for sketching? I discovered it by accident. It will show some aqua and pink hues when water is added to it. I like to sketch with a permanent black ink and add cobalt in the midtones and darks, then apply a waterbrush. It makes for a lively sketch.