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Diamine Ink Studio (Autumn London Pen Show) Reviews

4.6 Rating 5 Reviews
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This is a fun activity in Hammersmith, London

(Reminder: London Pen Show Entry Ticket requested, please purchase from UK Pen Show Website)

Embark on a colourful exploration in this Diamine Ink making workshop! This engaging activity is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn about the extensive palette and inherent properties of these renowned inks, and you'll even discover how to create your very own custom bottle.

Each one-hour-and-thirty-minute session, designed for a small group of 6-8 participants, will expertly guide you through the ink-making process. Your time will be thoughtfully divided, with approximately 30 minutes for sample making – allowing you to experiment with different shades – followed by 60 minutes dedicated to the creation of your own full 80ml bottle of ink to take home.

T&C and reminder:
- Please note that each session will be 1 hour and 30 minutes, with 6-8 participants in each session.
- The workshop will be divided into 30 minutes for sample making and 60 minutes for the full bottle production.
- Please arrive 10 minutes in advance of your reserved session.
- The booking is non-refundable, non-transferable and could not be rescheduled.
- Please be reminded that the workshop involves mixing liquid colourants. Participants should be aware of splashes and the risk of getting stains on their clothes & personal belongings.
- Participants are expected to maintain the environment clean.
- Cancellations at any time are all non-refundable.
- Please be aware that the workshop may contain or come into contact with common allergens, such as dyes, pigments and any chemical material.
- Fragile glass instruments are used during the event. Please be cautious and avoid injuries from broken glass.

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“A fun and informative workshop with lovely, patient and kind teachers. Highly recommend this workshop; I’ll definitely be taking it again”
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Posted 6 days ago
“Second attempt at review, it wouldn’t post previously! I had a lovely time playing with pigments and seeing what shades I could conjure. I ended up making a colour I hadn’t planned to but that I really enjoyed! It would have been helpful to have had access to more colour wheels (1 shared for all 8 people) to help those who have no cymk experience (like my friend) and ideally perhaps some basic recipes for well known existing inks as a jumping off point (think writers blood or autumn oak or similar). That said it was a relaxed session where we were able to chat with other penfolk and share our mixing/swatching/creative techniques. Staff were helpful and really approachable and obviously knowledgable about the science of it all. Overall I would probably sign on again for next year (there was one lady there who had done it last year too and who was desperate to buy a repeat of last years mix as well as her new mix too! They were gracious enough to work that out for her. A really nice activity to enrich my London Pen Show experience.”
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Posted 6 days ago
Andra Kurlis
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“I've been trying to get onto the ink mixing session since it started, and finally I managed! It was excellent, the facilitator clearly explained the process, and I had a great time mixing colours. My second attempt was what I was aiming for, but I mixed some other shades of ink I liked as well. The one I most liked I now have a full bottle of. Such a fun, happy way to spend a couple of hours playing with colour!”
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Posted 1 week ago
Paul Williams
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“Wow, what a simply super workshop and you get to come away with your own ink at the end of it, all the girls were fantastic and knowledgeable about the mixing ink and gave advice on the best colours to add to help you achieve the end result you wanted. The mixing method is using CMYK so I would advise find an ink you really like or colour and look on the ink swatching website for the relevant CMYK which will assist you in working out the number of drops to create a similar colour. The time seemed to speed by which shows how much I enjoyed this workshop.. will happily consider to redo in the spring pen show if it’s available and try a different ink, maybe even add shimmer this time.”
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Posted 1 year ago
“I had a lot of fun making my own ink! I'm glad I did it. 4* because the environment made it hard to hear and it wasn't possible to make lighter coloured inks or inks of some colours (blue-purples, purple pinks).”
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Posted 1 year ago