chemist/artist

because my sweetie and my job allow me to have time for myself, i decided to mix some ink today. i have lots of ink: burgundy, purple, blue, orange, and grey. the burgundy, orange, and grey are runny, whereas the purple and blue are saturated. i made mulberry using 1cc of burgundy and 12 drops of purple (could add even more purple, but ultimately the combo yielded a darker color that was just slightly more saturated). my other attempt at mixing burgundy and blue was less successful. added *way too much* blue (11 drops total) to my 1.5 cc of burgundy. and by too much, i mean about 9 drops too much. had to add another 2 cc of burgundy and the combo is still too dark. initially, i created a dark purple concord grape color. my 2 cc created a dark red concord grape color. back to the drawing board…

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  1. j

    turns out i love the burgundy/blue mix. it’s like a grape popsicle melted inside my pen converter and it’s spreading itself all over the paper. i love making mistakes (that’s a lie). but maybe somday i’ll accept that better things do happen when your plan goes astray.

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