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Amber sent me a small sample of this a while ago, and now I finally got a chance to use it when looking for a nice blue-black. I personally am not a huge fan of blue-blacks (prefer white-golds) as they look kind boring, and sorta like grey to me. However, I will try to do this review as objectively as possible, as few agree with opinions on the color.

 

This review will follow my normal standard format for reviews, with pictures following a small blurb. The pictures were taken with an iPhone 6, back camera, in artificial lighting. Effort has been made to show the true color, but your milage may vary depending on your monitor. If you would like to see all my ink images, you are free to go to http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews

 

Here is a preview of the ink. It is obviously a blue-black showing a good amount of blue.

 

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Diamine/Prussian%20Blue/Ink.jpg

 

For this review, I used a Xezo Leggionare FP Limited Edition, with a M nib that is somewhat stub-isn. It is a tad bit dry, but not by much. The pen is a bit heavy to me, so I don't use it too much. If anyone is interested, it cost $120 I think, and it is still available on Overstock.

 

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Diamine/Prussian%20Blue/Nib.jpg

 

The review was written on HP 32lb Premium Laser Paper, which can be found at Staples for the whooping price of $19.99, or on Amazon for $15.39. This is my new "standard" paper I will be using for all my reviews, writing, and comparisons. I still have a bit of HP 28lb, which is now discontinued, but I am going to be moving to this one now, as it is much better, IMO.

 

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Diamine/Prussian%20Blue/Paper.jpg

 

Here is the swab of the ink.

 

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Diamine/Prussian%20Blue/Swab.jpg

 

The ink is well behaved like most other Diamine inks that I have tried. The flow is quite generous even on this dry nib. It is quite lubricating for this nib, which has quite some feedback. Not scratchy, but feedback. There is a bit of shading, but not much. It goes from a light blue-black to a darker blue-black, so no strange shading characteristics here (Looking at you Apache Sunset). The ink is medium saturated, but is a tad bit light for my tastes. I do like Waterman Midnight Blue in this respect. There is no feathering, show through, or bleed through. There is also no dry smear.

 

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Diamine/Prussian%20Blue/Characteristics.jpg

 

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Diamine/Prussian%20Blue/Characteristics%202.jpg

 

The ink takes little time to dry, averaging at roughly 6 seconds. This paper normally makes ink take 15 seconds to dry. However, this isn't a big problem for me as I'm a strong overwriter.

 

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Diamine/Prussian%20Blue/Dry%20Time.jpg

 

Here is a poorly drawn ghost to show how the ink looks with sketching, and coloring.

 

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Diamine/Prussian%20Blue/Ghost.jpg

 

Here is a comparison with other ink colors. Use this as a calibration for your monitors and the photos. I did not intend this to show similar colors. I had an embarrassing ink spill so disregard that.

 

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Diamine/Prussian%20Blue/Comparison.jpg

 

Here is a water test. The top grid had drops of water placed for 10 seconds, then vigorously wiped downwards. The bottom text did not receive any drops of water and was only wiped with in the same motion as the grid. This ink is quite water resistant, at least in my tests. There is a medium amount of lighting, but the line is still there. The smearing is there, but not too bad. Not the most water resistant, but it can pass.

 

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Diamine/Prussian%20Blue/Water.jpg

 

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Diamine/Prussian%20Blue/Water%20After.jpg

 

Lastly, here is a scan of the review. Use the scan to read the rest of the review. I did not intend for it to show color accuracy. The pictures are the most accurate representation of the color.

 

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Reviews/Diamine/Prussian%20Blue/Scan.jpg

 

That's all folks! I would give this ink a 6.5/10 or a 7.5/10 objectively. If you liked this review, stay tuned for more to come!

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Great review, interesting colour, thanks for posting!

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I just started frantically searching for white-gold inks thinking I had just never heard of them before. Then I remembered the dress... Nonetheless, I enjoy this color. Thanks for the review. :thumbup:

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I have this one, its a safe to use ink, but tend to use Sailor's Blue-Black more often than this. They are pretty close, but I think Diamine Prussian Blue is bit darker. I think I should use it again...

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You did a good job on this review. I like blue ink and I have always liked this one.

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I just started frantically searching for white-gold inks thinking I had just never heard of them before. Then I remembered the dress... Nonetheless, I enjoy this color. Thanks for the review. :thumbup:

 

In two months, no one will remember the reference anymore, and I'm going to get tons of posts asking about white-gold inks. I have made a terrible mistake.

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I have this one, its a safe to use ink, but tend to use Sailor's Blue-Black more often than this. They are pretty close, but I think Diamine Prussian Blue is bit darker. I think I should use it again...

 

Yea this ink is definitely quite safe. No clogs or stains of any kind, even considering it was in the pen for a couple weeks barely used. It actually seems like the Sailor Blue-Black is darker than the Prussian Blue from looking at other reviews no?

 

(Not my review)

 

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You did a good job on this review. I like blue ink and I have always liked this one.

I like blues too, but mostly bright vivid blues. I haven't used a black ink in my pens for 3 months now I think.

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Yea this ink is definitely quite safe. No clogs or stains of any kind, even considering it was in the pen for a couple weeks barely used. It actually seems like the Sailor Blue-Black is darker than the Prussian Blue from looking at other reviews no?

 

(Not my review)

 

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8402/8687410864_510c2e0005_c.jpg

 

Well, its quite interesting... in Q-tips and with wet writer seems Jentle Blue-Black to be darker, but I use fine nib, and with that, they tend to close each other. I will try to do a comparison in the next week after I came back from my little trip. Same nibs, same paper etc. Than I will post it here.

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Well, its quite interesting... in Q-tips and with wet writer seems Jentle Blue-Black to be darker, but I use fine nib, and with that, they tend to close each other. I will try to do a comparison in the next week after I came back from my little trip. Same nibs, same paper etc. Than I will post it here.

Yes please do! I am interested in this apparent contradiction.

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I love this color, it's one of my new favorites! I think it's a perfect ink for the workplace - subdued, conservative, but not too ordinary or expected. I love that it has a steel blue/cadet blue feel to it, and it goes well with all my pens, like all good neutrals should. It's a standard rotation color for me. :)

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Yes please do! I am interested in this apparent contradiction.

 

Will do, I hope I remember good in the slight differences.

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Thank you! I really appreciate this review. I use ESSRI heavily, and both Diamine's PRB and Sailor's appear quite close in appearance yet perhaps less dry.

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Thank you! I really appreciate this review. I use ESSRI heavily, and both Diamine's PRB and Sailor's appear quite close in appearance yet perhaps less dry.

 

 

ESSRI? Is that the Registrar Ink thing???

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I promised this, a bit earlier, but got sick and wasn't in the mood for comparing inks.

Sailor Jentle Blue-Black compare to Diamine Prussian Blue:

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Honestly, they are really close to each other, although there are little differences: in the q-tip swab Prussian blue was more wet than Jentle Blue-Black, but the writing below, Jentle Blue-Black seemed to be a tinny bit darker, although they have almost same colored parts. The nib smudging in the middle give more darkness to the Sailor Blue-Black. The writings made with the same pen, Sonnet with fine nib, and was dipped to the ink bottle.

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Thanks for the comparison. That helps. I use more Sailor blue-black, but I'm not sure why. Glad to hear that you're feeling better.

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Thanks for the comparison. That helps. I use more Sailor blue-black, but I'm not sure why. Glad to hear that you're feeling better.

 

Welcome and thank you. You are not alone with that, even they are so close, I use the Sailor more.

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Thanks for the lovely comparison! Since they are so similar, I'm probably gonna stay away from the Sailor until I finish my sample. Good to know!

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