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I recently purchased a Pelikan M640 Polar Lights Special Edition pen, with a fine nib, from Pam at Oscar Braun Pens, and decided I'd like a nice "serious" dark green to use in it. I think I've found it on my first try. Here's a quick review:

 

http://www.stefanv.com/pens/fpn_photos/ebony_green.jpg

 

And here's the pen, just because I can't help showing it off:

 

http://www.stefanv.com/pens/collection/t-pelikan-m640-polar.jpg

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Good combination choice there. I find PR Ebony Green to be a good, solid green which is, as you've said, dark enough to be taken seriously. Nice review!

I came here for the pictures and stayed for the conversation.

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I find that I need to use a medium nib or possibly wider to let the green out from behind the black. It's that dark and saturated. I would agree that it is a dark, "serious" green ink.

 

I'm curious if anyone has tried diluting it and if so, what results one might expect.

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Thanks stefanv! I too am a fan of PR Ebony Green and have been following your saga of the Polar Lights. Great choice.

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It's somewhat water resistant. After 10 seconds of running cold water over it, and then letting it dry for a few hours, you can still read it (unlike Parker Quink Blue for example, which is almost completely gone).

 

http://www.stefanv.com/pens/fpn_photos/ebony_green_water.jpg

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I find that I need to use a medium nib or possibly wider to let the green out from behind the black. It's that dark and saturated. I would agree that it is a dark, "serious" green ink.

 

I'm curious if anyone has tried diluting it and if so, what results one might expect.

 

I found exactly the oposite. An EF nib lets the green show and a broader/wetter nib makes it get darker.

 

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6207/6076763862_ce8f584542_z.jpg

2011-08-24 08.31.37.jpg by IvanRomero, on Flickr

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I think it's more of a case of wetter vs. drier nib instead of wider vs. narrow. A drier nib puts the ink on thinner so you can see the colour. The thicker it goes on, the darker it gets.

 

I've just started experimenting mixing this ink with other inks. So far, I've tried 1 part Ebony Green to 2 parts Lamy Blue. It changes the colour a little, reduces the saturation a little (making the colour more visible), and reduces the flow a little (also making the colour more visible, and improving the behaviour on cheap paper).

 

I'll post some scans once I've done some more experimenting (I want to try mixing it with Lamy Green too).

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I've experimented with diluting Ebony Green, and I've found that the green stands out nicely. If you're looking for a true green that can give you a range of darkness/saturation from the undiluted, near black ink to a terrific straight green to lighter kelly green, give it a try. 20% dilution is a good place to start, and it gets lighter and greener the more you dilute. I'll try to post some scans soon.

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I've never liked too many greens until seeing this one. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

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I've never liked too many greens until seeing this one. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

 

 

I have to agree. This green is really starting to grow on me. :clap1: I am also finding that it works well with Moleskine paper.

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That it works well with Moleskine paper surprises me, since I've found almost nothing that works well in my one-and-only (and last) Moleskine except Pelikan Royal Blue. Now I'm going to have try the PR EG in it.

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I got a sample vial of this ink, and used it in my TWSBI Diamond 580 with an extra fine nib. It worked very well with this setup, coming up as very nearly black with a distinct green appearance. I quite like the overall effect, and may well buy a bottle of it.

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