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Kingdom Note (Sailor) Lidths Jay:

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 blue, with a nice dark purple sheen. Part of the Kingdom Note store's 5th Anniversary Bird Series.

 

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I don't know - I only have a sample that was labeled Lidth's Jay. Although, most Jay's are garrulous, in my opinion, so that would fit.

Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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Quite nice. Thank you!

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Is this the one also called Garrulous Lidthi?

Yep!

 

For reference, all KN inks use scientific names. Just type these into Google for the common names. Several have more than one common, I chose ones that are familiar to myself.

 

 

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I'm awaiting a bottle of this ink. I promise not to be too garrulous about it.

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Could someone comment on the properties of this ink? Flow, lubrication, etc? I'm trying to decide between this one a couple of other exotic Sailor inks (OnagoIro About To Leave, Kobe Shioya Blue, KN Entoloma Virescens). Thanks!

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Could someone comment on the properties of this ink? Flow, lubrication, etc? I'm trying to decide between this one a couple of other exotic Sailor inks (OnagoIro About To Leave, Kobe Shioya Blue, KN Entoloma Virescens). Thanks!

According to this thread (https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/283956-rosalia-batesi-kingdom-note/) Saskia said both Jay and About to Leave flow very well. (Posts #3 and #5)

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Hi gylyf, I'd skip Entoloma Virescens and get either the Onago Iro About to Leave (one of my favorite inks even though I noticed that the intense sheen makes it prone to hard starts after a day or too in one of my pens that is not a super wet writer ) or the Lidths Jay (which I have not yet tried). Entoloma Virescens is not a bad ink -- I just don't think it feels special enough if you were to only get one of the three. (I received the EV about two weeks ago and although the ink performs flawlessly, the color looks flat and compared to the other inks in my inky stash there isn't anything about it that would get me excited to use it over a similar blue.)

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Hi gylyf, I'd skip Entoloma Virescens and get either the Onago Iro About to Leave (one of my favorite inks even though I noticed that the intense sheen makes it prone to hard starts after a day or too in one of my pens that is not a super wet writer ) or the Lidths Jay (which I have not yet tried). Entoloma Virescens is not a bad ink -- I just don't think it feels special enough if you were to only get one of the three. (I received the EV about two weeks ago and although the ink performs flawlessly, the color looks flat and compared to the other inks in my inky stash there isn't anything about it that would get me excited to use it over a similar blue.)

 

Good to know, thanks!

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Sinistral1, thanks to the generosity of SteveSurf, I too was able to try this ink. I have really loved the color and you nailed it, it's blue with a purple sheen.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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