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Diamine Salamander


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Oh man, this is one of my more favorite inks that I’ve tried recently. I absolutely love the complexity of this color and if it was at all water resistant then I would probably use it exclusively for a month straight. Come to think of it, this seems to be a common barrier to my favorite colors being THE ONE TRUE INK… Anyway, here it is:

 

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On thing to note is that the water test on this piece of paper implies that it can survive a thorough soaking, but I retested the water resistance with a few other scraps that got completely submerged and they were reduced to complete illegibility. When I do these reviews with the water test on the same page I just hold the bottom under the faucet until the paper is completely saturated. It usually works well, but sometimes is not the same as putting the page in a bowl of water. Strange, huh?

 

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Anyway, I really like this ink. I find that Diamine is overall a very well behaved brand and I don’t know that I’ve come across one yet that has problems with skipping or hard starts. Flow is fantastic and the color saturation is pretty good. This color shows mild shading, which is about all that one can hope for given that it’s pretty dark. The shading is more evident in my Leuchtturm journal than on the printer paper the review is written on.

 

I highly recommend this ink because the color is just so unique and I don’t know that you’ll find anything quite like it. If you like this sort of “pond scum sepia” but absolutely need water resistance, the closest thing I know of is theOS “Join or Die” ink. Either way, I think everyone should have a color like this at their disposal. :-)

This ink was purchased with my own money and I am in no way being compensated for this review. All opinions expressed above are my own and you are totally free to disagree with them if you like.

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Thanks! A very nice review, stating what you like or not. I like this ink too, especially because of its great subtlety.....

 

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I really liked this ink when I saw the prototype named 'No 93'. The rest, as they say, is history...

One of my favourites too.

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"Meddler's 'Salamander' - almost as good as the real thing!"

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Nice review!!

 

I bought my bottle from JetPens, and when I ordered it they had it listed as "Salamander Black." Since, it's changed to "green." I thought it would be a bit darker, like a khaki-black a la Noodler's Zhivago, but I actually like the color as is. With an extra-fine nib, it does indeed look black at first glance. At least until you put it near actual black ink, and the difference is readily apparent. It's already one of my favorites, and I've had it less than a week!

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thanks for sharing. i too am a fan of Diamine inks - boring Royal Blue being my favorite. have you tried Diamine Sepia? Might be to your liking. Once had filled a pen with Diamine Sepia without shaking the bottle, and discovered a green component was part of the mix. to be sure, Diamine Sepia is a light brown, but you may find its greenish tint to your liking......

 

 

have you tried this ink with finer tips? I am told that the Diamine Salamander can seem like an army green with finer nibs.......oops just read the post immediately above mine:)

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have you tried Diamine Sepia?

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have you tried this ink with finer tips? I am told that the Diamine Salamander can seem like an army green with finer nibs.......oops just read the post immediately above mine:)

 

Diamine sepia is on my list of "to try" for sure, along with PR Sepia. I really enjoy all the variation in sepia inks. :-)

 

The pen used for this review is my Lamy 2k in M, which is actually one of the finer nibs I have. Oddly enough, it puts down a comparable line to my EF Safari. Crazy, huh?

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I think I mentioned this to you before-Maruzen Sepia. Wonderful ink:) Costly to source, but well worth the effort. Decidedly on the chocolate side of sepia though-I suspect you prefer the greener side of sepia.......

 

 

 

Diamine sepia is on my list of "to try" for sure, along with PR Sepia. I really enjoy all the variation in sepia inks. :-)

 

The pen used for this review is my Lamy 2k in M, which is actually one of the finer nibs I have. Oddly enough, it puts down a comparable line to my EF Safari. Crazy, huh?

"Writing is 1/3 nib width & flex, 1/3 paper and 1/3 ink. In that order."Bo Bo Olson

"No one needs to rotate a pen while using an oblique, in fact, that's against the whole concept of an oblique, which is to give you shading without any special effort."Professor Propas, 24 December 2010

 

"IMHO, the only advantage of the 149 is increased girth if needed, increased gold if wanted and increased prestige if perceived. I have three, but hardly ever use them. After all, they hold the same amount of ink as a 146."FredRydr, 12 March 2015

 

"Surely half the pleasure of life is sardonic comment on the passing show."Sir Peter Strawson

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