J Herbin Vert Pre

[2Hearts]

Thanks to alecgold for the ink & pen!

 

Sadly, no matter how I scan this page, the ink isn't quite coming across. I usually have no problems with colours coming across properly after scanning. It should look more...lime.

Edited March 17, 2011 by 2Hearts

[Halden]

Not a huge fan of this green (or Herbin's Vert D'olive) I love there Vert D'Empire but it isn't very Irish.

 

Thanks for the review.

[Sassafras]

Not a huge fan of this green (or Herbin's Vert D'olive) I love there Vert D'Empire but it isn't very Irish.

 

Thanks for the review.

 

Ah see, I love the Vert Olive, but mostly because it matches the color of my jeep.

[AlecG]

ooh, cool, another review! I really like them so, when you have the time, keep them coming!

It is a difficult color to get right in a scan and on screen, being a light and airy color. I have forgotten how it wrote, but I guess it did all right!

[inkspot]

Great colour! Definitely light, but I love it for some of my personal ramblings. Thanks for the review!

[MarkAL]

I got a sample of this and find it has very limited use. I guess it's a nice ink, but it's hard to read under just about any circumstances I would use it. It's just too light and seems a little "off" whatever I mean by that....

[alpha.tango]

I do use Herbin Vert Pre (and Rouge Caroubier)daily: Chosen specifically for their low intensity as I use them for annotating on printouts where I want to be able to see the handwritten note whilst not obscurring the content of the document. Their lightness helps with this where more saturated inks would be a problem.

 

I do find Vert Pre unsuitable for any normal notetaking where any extensive writing with this colour is a strain to read.

[ommoran]

I have permanently inked a Lamy Vista with a B nib with this ink. It works wonderfully to annotate notes taken in Waterman blue black and Parker Quink Black, amongst others. It really makes handwritten and printed items stand out quite a lot. I am really pleased with this combination.

[RBC]

Might have to get me a sample...I find lighter inks like this write very nicely in F or XF nibs. Thanks for the review!

[LexieS]

I love Vert Pre, but I do not like that it is so light. I was successful in darkening a small batch of it with a bit of Eclat de Saphir and Bleu de Pervenche. The result was a few shades darker, and not at all teal (just what I wanted). I will try to post a picture whenever I can get to my scanner.

[Reygan]

Bought this ink since I was looking for a lighter green than my Sailor Epinard, but found this to be too light! I agree with the other posters, this looks like highlighter ink. Its not too useful for me, since I use my pens for notetaking and for journaling. Qite disappointed with this ink.

[Chrissy]

I have bought Vert Empire and quite like it.

[Reygan]

Should've gone for the vert empire...

 

Luckily, I was gifted today with a bottle of MB Irish Green, which is quite similar to Vert Empire. Good thing the Herbin I got was only 30ml... Might have to unload this ink...

[gmax]

It look similar to Rohrer + Klingner Alt Goldgrun.

 

Herbin Lierre Sauvage is more lively, but I find it too animated for anything beyond a correspondence card.

 

Thanks for the review

[Anoia]

It look similar to Rohrer + Klingner Alt Goldgrun.

 

No, not at all, that's just the picture. IRL it's a nice vibrant lime green.

[gmax]

 

No, not at all, that's just the picture. IRL it's a nice vibrant lime green.

Ah, ok - thanks for clarifying.