Yalumba - L'artisan Pastellier

[visvamitra]

L'Artisan Pastellier is french ink / calligraphy materials producers. They offer two lines of inks suitable for fountain pens: CALLIFOLIO (inks made for fountain pens, neutral PH and so on) andENCRES CLASSIQUES (not all of them may have perfect properties however I've tried most of them and had no issues in my fountain pens).

L'Artisan Pastellier inks don't get much love or attention here. I understand this as they're not easily obtainable. You may buy them directly from the producer's on-line/stationery boutique. The best thing to do is to organize group buy (I've done it twice last year for polish sountain pen board). It's nice thing to do - you get to meet a lot of people to exchange inks and the shipment cost becomes really friendly.

Yalumba has cool name, color is nice but too pale.

INK SPLASH

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DROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL

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SOFTWARE ID

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COLOR RANGE

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Calendar - Kaweco Sport, eyedropper mode, broad nib

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[amberleadavis]

See, your writing makes them look so saturated and pretty.

 

I love the reviews.

[visvamitra]

Well - I mainly use wet writers but if someone prefers dry needle F nibs he'll be disappointed with Yalumba.

[amberleadavis]

I understand.

[Davros]

I just placed an order today and included this ink on a whim. I do like the way that looks, and I have broad, wet nibs . . . Though I expected something else from the online sample. (Visvamitra, I relied heavily on your pictures for narrowing down the order. Thanks so much.)

[visvamitra]

@Davros - I'm afraid of such responsibility

 

I wish you have waited for comparison of all the line. It's almost ready, I still don't havetwo colors: new green called Teodora and Bleu Ultramarine.

 

In this comparison I've used different papers (Calendar, Oxford, Copy paper) and two pens (Kaweco Sport turned to eyedropper because it's wet and easy to clean and Rohrer & Klingner dip pen to show color but not saturation).

 

Yalumba is in my opinion the least saturated Callifolio sepia. It's nice but too lightto my taste.

 

If I won't get the samples till tomorrow maybe I'll post uncomplete comparison this weekend (if time permits).

[amberleadavis]

Davros, we would love to see how the ink performs for you.

[Davros]

Yeah, but I filled my cart with recommended inks, plus a couple extra. I think most of the browns and ambers made it. To fit my budget, I had to leave good inks behind, but I'll make another splurge in the spring if this batch plays nice.

[Davros]

Amber, if I can get any kind of photo/scanning working for me, I will post something. Unfortunately, pretty much all my scanner money is going to ink, and photography is challenging for me, so.

[amberleadavis]

Feel free to mail me a letter. I'll be glad to write back and I'll be glad to scan your image for you.

[Davros]

That's very kind, thank you.

[visvamitra]

Today I've filled my TWSBI 580 with Yalumba. Scored a bull's eye. The ink looks really well and saturated in TWSBI 1,1 stub nib. Kind of Fiesta Orange. Take a look (here on CIAK paper):

 

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[jmccarty3]

With that stub nib, this matches pretty well with University of Texas burnt orange. Nice color.

[mmg122]

Davros...you realize, of course, that a review by Visvamitra can make just about any ink desirable. I'd go bankrupt if I just looked at the photos and skipped the "Verdict". Ink splashes and drops of ink on the kitchen towel...mesmerizing!

 

Another awesome review from the "Ink Review Guru"!!

[jmccarty3]

Davros...you realize, of course, that a review by Visvamitra can make just about any ink desirable. I'd go bankrupt if I just looked at the photos and skipped the "Verdict". Ink splashes and drops of ink on the kitchen towel...mesmerizing!

 

 

The manufacturers of Visvamitra's kitchen towels should be paying him a royalty.

[Venator]

Yalumba is an Australian maker of cheap and nasty wine. Wikipedia tells me the name comes from an indigenous Australian word for 'all the land around' and the ink does have a dusty Australian outback look to it.

 

Thanks for the review!

[visvamitra]

Midori, TWSBI 580, 1,1

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[HalloweenHJB]

Just where has this ink been all of my life?! Love this exceptional color in my vintage Waterman #94 [Gold Ripple]

 

Edited March 14, 2017 by HalloweenHJB

[Carrau]

Just where has this ink been all of my life?! Love this exceptional color in my vintage Waterman #94 [Gold Ripple]

 

I bought a bottle of this after seeing your post, Halloween, and visvamitra's review. Its appearance on your writing sample reminds me of Diamine Ancient Copper on visvamitra's review of that ink. It would be interesting to see them side by side, if either of you have both and are so inclined.

[HalloweenHJB]

Here is a comparison. The main difference is less one of color, but of saturation. The Diamine is richer and more saturated, while the Artisan Pastellier is more subtle and lighter. Other than that, they are quite similar. Good eye!

 

Here are the inks in the context of some warm colors I was playing with:

 

 

Up close and personal:

Edited April 8, 2017 by HalloweenHJB