Five Purples

[visvamitra]

I'm not really purple / violet fan. I do however like to use some of them form time to time. Please take a look at samples of my small collection of violets/purples: CASSIA (Rohrer & Klingner), ENCRE VIOLETTE (Waterman), LAVENDER (Diamine), SIMPLISTIES VIOLET (Akkerman), VIOLET (L'Artisan Pastellier).

 

1. Swabs on Mondi 90 g paper

 

 

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2. Ellipses "cut" from swabs

 

 

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3. Two drops of ink on kitchen towel

 

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4. Trace of ink left by the nib on the paper (from left to right: Encre Violette, Lavender, Cassia, Violet, Simplisties Violet)

 

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5. Text written with Pilot 78 G with B nib on Oxford paper:

 

 

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6. Text written on cheap notebook

 

 

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( Encre Violette, Lavender, Cassia, Violet, Simplisties Violet)

 

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(from left to rightj: Encre Violette, Lavender, Cassia, Violet, Simplisties Violet)

 

 

8. Text written on cheap copy paper (Lyreco) printed with dots:

 

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10. Are they waterproof?

 

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11. Dry times

 

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SUMMARY:

Basically I like most of them, well, maybe except Lavender. My favourites are Cassia and Simplisties Violet.

[lapis]

Once again an excellent comparison. Thanks! I like Waterman's the best. A long-time friend of mine. IMO the "purest" colour here. The others have too much red in them or even some brown. None of the others would match up as nicely as Waterman's for Richard's Blurple.

 

Mike

[dragondazd]

I like lavender myself because it's bright and not muddy. Simplisities violet is also very nice but you probably need a fat nib to see the shading. Maybe if I was making cards with a Parallel.

[carlos.q]

Nice comparison! Of these inks I've tried the Waterman and the Simplisties Violet and like them both.

I don't like the more red leaning purples such as Pelikan 4001.

Edited April 6, 2014 by carlos.q

[Bo Bo Olson]

I've not tried my R&K Cassia. The classic Waterman looks good too...good enough to get some.

I've a sample I believe of the Akkerman...again not tried.

Can't BS and try inks at the same time. I don't multitask well.

Male multi-tasking leads to testing ink on wood.

[Dickkooty2]

While purples may vary, Williams Purple remains constant with this single thought … BEAT AMHERST!

 

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Edited April 9, 2014 by Dickkooty2