{"product_id":"van-diemans-2026-loch-ness-monster-100ml-shimmering-fountain-pen-ink","title":"Van Dieman's 2026 - Loch Ness Monster - 100ml Shimmering Fountain Pen Ink","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0091\/2198\/8667\/files\/Artwork_Wide_b7cffe20-69aa-4166-9e52-3d5b3e568a4d.jpg?v=1788763035\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eLoch Ness Monster\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeptember 2026 Ink of the Month\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, something has been said to move beneath the dark waters of Loch Ness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong before grainy photographs and twentieth-century headlines made “Nessie” famous around the world, the loch and the waters around it were already places of story and mystery. Scottish folklore is filled with strange creatures inhabiting its rivers and lochs, while one of the earliest tales associated with Loch Ness dates back to the sixth century, when St Columba was said to have confronted a great “water beast” near the River Ness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether monster, misidentified animal, ancient survivor or simply one of the world's most enduring legends, the Loch Ness Monster has remained tantalisingly out of sight. A ripple. A dark shape. Something glimpsed for a moment before disappearing again beneath the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur September Ink of the Month takes its inspiration from that uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoch Ness Monster\u003c\/strong\u003e begins as a cool, misty \u003cstrong\u003eteal-grey\u003c\/strong\u003e, light to medium in saturation and deliberately atmospheric rather than heavily saturated. On the page it shades strongly, moving from softer slate and dusky blue into deep, almost midnight pools, with subtle \u003cstrong\u003elight purple undertones\u003c\/strong\u003e appearing through the paler areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut, like Nessie herself, what you see depends very much on the angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuspended through the ink is a dramatic \u003cstrong\u003ecolour-shifting shimmer\u003c\/strong\u003e. Viewed one way, it flashes an aquatic \u003cstrong\u003eaqua-green\u003c\/strong\u003e, like light catching beneath cold water. Turn the page, and the same shimmer transforms into a striking \u003cstrong\u003epinky red\u003c\/strong\u003e. Between the two extremes are fleeting hints of silver, turquoise, purple and rose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effect is particularly striking against the restrained blue-grey base. Rather than overwhelming the ink, the shimmer seems to appear and disappear across it as the page moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original artwork was painted by Belinda Rix with Van Dieman's inks, including Federation Peak, Ragdoll Kiss, Mermaid, Firefly and Tortoiseshell, imagining Loch Ness not as a bright Scottish postcard, but as the place its legend demands: still water, distant mountains, dark pines, drifting mist and a stormy sky reflected across the loch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd somewhere in all of it, almost easy to miss, something is watching from the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInk Characteristics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cool teal-grey with light purple undertones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaturation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light to medium\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShading:\u003c\/strong\u003e Strong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShimmer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multichromatic aqua-green to pink-red colour shift\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheen:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoch Ness Monster\u003c\/strong\u003e is an ink built around glimpses. The blue-grey base gives you the cold, deep water. The purple appears in the mistier passages. The shimmer changes whenever the light does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd Nessie?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll have to look a little closer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInk of the Month Special\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs always, our \u003cstrong\u003eInk of the Month\u003c\/strong\u003e comes with a little extra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy any 10 bottles of ink before the end of September and receive Loch Ness Monster FREE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is our way of saying thank you to those who keep their collections growing month after month. 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