A little waterbrush hack.

I couldn’t resist making my own pigment ink waterbrushes, because I had waterbrushes to spare.

From left to right: a Sakura waterbrush filled with highly diluted Platinum Carbon Black; Pentel Aquash with Platinum Pigment ink in Sepia; Pentel Aquash with water; mini Pentel Aquash; and the Pentel Aquash watercolor brush I previously reviewed.

These waterbrushes have been fiddled with
These waterbrushes have been fiddled with

This quick doodle is on Fabriano 90 gsm sketch paper, with the Carbon Black/Sakura waterbrush combination.

when does it end
when does it end

This is the Pentel Aquash/Sepia pigment ink – yes, the ink is that light.

Platinum Sepia
Platinum Sepia

These inks really do come into their own when used with watercolor, because they’re waterproof.

Platinum Sepia, overlaid with watercolor
Platinum Sepia, overlaid with watercolor

I liked this little hack very much. If you have a waterproof ink you’re bored with, try it in a waterbrush instead of a fountain pen and take it for a spin.