You know we have a special southpaw in Winky. I love the way it blended in the areas I had shaded with the orange ink. A cup holder in the dashboard, to the left of the steering wheel, to better serve southpaw cappuccino drinkers. The Uniball white gel pen worked a treat. The Cornaline d’Egypte ink I used has a sheen, which did not show up at all on the grey tone, and the color was less intense. I used both a broad and a fine nib fountain and scribbled over the same area but had none of the problems listed above. Fountain Pen and Gel Penįountain pen is always a good test for paper because it will often bleed through, show through, and sometimes even damage the paper. The surprise was how bright the colors were. The paint doesn’t spread easily, so no drippy effects, either. The paper definitely dimples afterwards and I wouldn’t recommend wet-into-wet. How well do the books take watercolor? Much better than I thought. Both papers have that lovely light-dominate over dark effect. The grey affects the color more than the brown. Transparent colors are more opaque, and less true. How does the toned paper in these books affect color and transparency? About average for toned paper. While I wouldn’t recommend this as a watercolor book, it will certainly take watercolor. These are the only differences between the two books. We've got locally baked cookies, sweet and savory muffins and brioche, coffee cake, whole pies and cakes - and of course, Leftys' vegan granola and granola bars. The Grey Book has light grey paper, a dark grey hardcover and a red ribbon. Lefty's customized catering menu includes assorted hot and cold espresso and brewed coffee drinks, our special array of teas, extraordinary hot chocolate, and sweet, sweet lemonade.
The Cappuccino Book has light brown paper with a dark brown hardcover and a color-coordinated brown ribbon. Given that this is primarily a watercolor based group, the second question I’ll look at is whether these books can handle watercolor. For instance, a yellow might appear greener against a grey-toned paper.īut the toned paper also imparts an overall richness, and that reversal, light dominating over dark, gives your work a whole different effect that is excellent! This effect varies between brands and colors of toned paper, so the first question I’ll look to answer is how these grey toned and brown toned affect colors. Even transparent color is more opaque because of this. Darker colors are less intense, because there is less contrast against the paper. On toned paper, light colors are more intense and dominate. On white and ivory paper, light colors tend to be overpowered by darker colors. I can keep my coffee for drinking now! Why would you want toned paper in the first place?
Hahnemühle sent me a copy of each book in the A5 size. Now, Hahnemühle has released the Cappuccino Book with light brown-toned paper the color of … wait for it … coffee. In 2017, the Grey Book was released, and as you might suspect, it has grey-toned paper. I love it! I often make my own by painting it with coffee before drawing on it.