Pelikan Edelstein Topaz - Flex Art View

[Sinistral1]

My new ink organization system (migo984's idea) that is all about how the ink behaves on various papers in a flex nib fountain pen as well as a fine nail nib. Water wash and sheen are also illustrated, plus temp and humidity. Papers and pens used are on a printed sticker on the front of each card. The large swatch was applied with a dry paintbrush dipped directly into the ink.



Edited to add: if you're reading this, you're in a beta test! I don't know how to resize uploaded images and these are too big and grainy. I'll take some different photos tomorrow to try to get smaller, more focused photos.

 

Edited by Amber per request to add this text. New pictures will follow.

 

Pelikan Edelstein Topaz

This review might look different, because it is. I wanted a compact, informative way to organize my inks, so I put the information I want on these cards. I am an artist who loves to write with wet, flexible nibs, so I wanted to see how each ink behaved on the various papers I like and use, including the nasty paper at work.

I used an iPhone 4S to take and upload the photos. Color accuracy was not within my means to convey.

I have included the date and time I created the card, as well as the temperature and humidity.

There is a list of pens and paper used on the front of the card, down at the bottom.

Please see other reviews of this ink if you want to know about its waterproof qualities, lubrication, saturation, archival or fade/light resistance properties.

I was not concerned about bleed-through, smearing, or drying time. I did want to know how well the ink would wash with water, so you can see the two symbols for that, one using a wet paintbrush while the ink was still wet, the other using a wet paintbrush after the ink had thoroughly dried.

I wanted to have a large enough swatch to quickly see the color as it relates to other, similar colors, which is how I will sort the cards when I'm done. This swatch also shows shading and any sheen the ink exhibits.

Miscellaneous Comments: a beautiful, mid-range blue, with a lovely red sheen.

I will add the new photos for Pelikan Edelstein Topaz later this evening.

Thank you! I'm all done now.

Edited April 28, 2014 by amberleadavis

[Pentulant]

An impressive undertaking!

[_Stormin_]

Very cool. Do you have a scanner? I find that every review I've done is far easier to scan and upload than camera pics. Even my "good" camera struggles to get the images right.

[Sinistral1]

No scanner, just my iPhone.

[amberleadavis]

Good job.

[Sinistral1]

Pelikan Edelstein Jade

 

 

This review might look different, because it is. I wanted a compact, informative way to organize my inks, so I put the information I want on these cards. I am an artist who loves to write with wet, flexible nibs, so I wanted to see how each ink behaved on the various papers I like and use, including the nasty paper at work.

 

I used an iPhone 4S to take and upload the photos. Color accuracy was not within my means to convey. I have included the date I created the card, as well as the temperature and humidity.

 

There is a list of pens and paper used on the front of the card, down at the bottom.

 

Please see other reviews of this ink if you want to know about its waterproof qualities, lubrication, saturation, archival or fade/light resistance properties.

 

I was not concerned about bleed-through, smearing, or drying time. I did want to know how well the ink would wash with water, so you can see the two symbols for that, one using a wet paintbrush while the ink was still wet, the other using a wet paintbrush after the ink had thoroughly dried.

 

I wanted to have a large enough swatch to quickly see the color as it relates to other, similar colors, which is how I will sort the cards when I'm done. This swatch also shows shading and any sheen the ink exhibits.

 

Miscellaneous Comments: a beautiful, mid-range blue, with a lovely red sheen.

Edited April 29, 2014 by Sinistral1

[theverdictis]

Pelikan Edelstein Jade

 

 

This review might look different, because it is. I wanted a compact, informative way to organize my inks, so I put the information I want on these cards. I am an artist who loves to write with wet, flexible nibs, so I wanted to see how each ink behaved on the various papers I like and use, including the nasty paper at work.

 

I used an iPhone 4S to take and upload the photos. Color accuracy was not within my means to convey. I have included the date I created the card, as well as the temperature and humidity.

 

There is a list of pens and paper used on the front of the card, down at the bottom.

 

Please see other reviews of this ink if you want to know about its waterproof qualities, lubrication, saturation, archival or fade/light resistance properties.

 

I was not concerned about bleed-through, smearing, or drying time. I did want to know how well the ink would wash with water, so you can see the two symbols for that, one using a wet paintbrush while the ink was still wet, the other using a wet paintbrush after the ink had thoroughly dried.

 

I wanted to have a large enough swatch to quickly see the color as it relates to other, similar colors, which is how I will sort the cards when I'm done. This swatch also shows shading and any sheen the ink exhibits.

 

Miscellaneous Comments: a beautiful, mid-range blue, with a lovely red sheen.

Great review, looks like a really nice ink!

 

Ben

[amberleadavis]

You make it look much nicer than I had thought it was in the other swabs.

[dneal]

Was just writing with (and thinking about) this ink.

 

amberleadavis - My experience is what's seen above. With a wet pen, the shading runs the range from pale blue to dark blue with a hint of red sheen. All in a single letter. A really great ink.

 

--edit--

 

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa163/roomdog/Ink/EdelsteinTopaz_zps3bb9e4c0.jpg

Edited May 13, 2014 by dneal

[inkstainedruth]

Hey, that looks like a nice color. I always expect Topaz to be amber/brown.

Great. Swell. I haven't gotten through trying all the ink samples I *currently* have. This forum is just chock full of enablers.... Can I blame it all on you guys when my husband freaks about about the size of my stash (I have more ink sample vials -- not counting the duplicates -- than I have pens ).

Does this have any sort of water resistance? Because I seem to recall the Edelstein inks being fairly pricy.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[dneal]

Hey, that looks like a nice color. I always expect Topaz to be amber/brown.

Great. Swell. I haven't gotten through trying all the ink samples I *currently* have. This forum is just chock full of enablers.... Can I blame it all on you guys when my husband freaks about about the size of my stash (I have more ink sample vials -- not counting the duplicates -- than I have pens ).

Does this have any sort of water resistance? Because I seem to recall the Edelstein inks being fairly pricy.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Interesting that you think of topaz as brown. Although it comes in all colors, I've always found London Blue and Ceylon Blue are the most common colors for jewelry.

 

Anyway, water resistance is practically nil (on Rhodia anyway).

[amberleadavis]

Was just writing with (and thinking about) this ink.

 

amberleadavis - My experience is what's seen above. With a wet pen, the shading runs the range from pale blue to dark blue with a hint of red sheen. All in a single letter. A really great ink.

 

--edit--

 

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa163/roomdog/Ink/EdelsteinTopaz_zps3bb9e4c0.jpg

 

Wow. Stunning!