De Atramentis Field Flowers

[longdistance]

 

 

Please note: the scan above makes the ink look brighter/lighter than in real life. On paper, Field Flowers is more saturated and darker (without ever being a dark blue).

 

To expand on some of my review points:

 

• Flow: while very generous, the ink stays under control.

• Lubrication: helped by the exuberant flow, no doubt, it's a notch below the very best (IME, Platinum Carbon Black). It's smoother and slicker than JH Bleu Pervenche and even Pilot Kon-peki.

• Feather/bleed: the Franklin-Christoph EF doesn't show at all, and the very wet Pelikan Broad shows barely a hint of echo on the back side.

• Shading: it's there, ranging from a saturated blue, to a bright/medium blue on faster strokes.

• Drying: takes a bit longer than usual, about 40 seconds on a Clairefontaine tablet. (Average drying time for my other inks is around 30 seconds.)

Field Flowers is an unusual shade of blue, and it changes depending on paper and pen. On my index card swabs, it looks similar to (but more saturated than) Noodler's Navajo Turquoise. I no longer have a sample of that ink, so I couldn't include it in the scan below. I used to think Field Flowers was a dead ringer for Diamine Asa Blue, but my ink swabs and comparison scan (below) don't show that.

 

In any case, I find Field Flowers to be a dramatic, saturated blue, with character.

 

I happen to like the scent of this ink. It's noticeable, but never 'bothers' me. I find it mild and pleasant, and it lifts my spirits (a bit) when I write with it. It's my favorite De Atramentis scent, of the half-dozen bottles of De A scented ink I have.

 

In short, I always look forward to using Field Flowers in my broad-nibbed pens. It has excellent performance, color, and a pleasant scent. And, I won't have to ration it anymore since Art Brown has it back in stock

 

Hope you found this review useful,

 

--greg

 

 

 

 

[Fabienne]

Yes I found your review helpful and I hate you because it's yet another ink that I want. I tried their Vanilla ink an found to my surprise, that I liked the color more than the smell (too faint in my bottle).

 

P.S. I really don't hate you. <3

[SamCapote]

That's a beautiful color, and great review. Thanks for doing it.

[longdistance]

Thanks for the comments!

[phoenixfeder]

Really great review, thanks!

I'm using de Atramentis "Flieder" (lilac) and I see the same characteristics you described in the lilac ink. Also the scent is not too strong, quite pleasant, and hasn't lost intensity (well, I haven't noticed at least) even after several months. I really like it, especially in my Pelikan with the 0.7 cursive nib

 

Cheers!

[Tisada]

I am in love with the color blue!! Do you know if they have a comparable that is non-scented?

[longdistance]

Really great review, thanks!

I'm using de Atramentis "Flieder" (lilac) and I see the same characteristics you described in the lilac ink. Also the scent is not too strong, quite pleasant, and hasn't lost intensity (well, I haven't noticed at least) even after several months. I really like it, especially in my Pelikan with the 0.7 cursive nib

 

Cheers!

 

Thanks for your comments!

 

 

I am in love with the color blue!! Do you know if they have a comparable that is non-scented?

 

That's a good question. Short answer: I don't know.

 

Logically (and wouldn't it be wonderful if the world worked that way?), since De Atramentis calls the color of the Field Flowers ink "sky blue," it should be identical to the standard, unscented Sky Blue ink. Clicking on the "Ink Colour Card" for both inks shows color scans (pdfs) that look identical.

 

Only one way to find out for sure--buy a bottle! You "save" $1.50 over the scented ink

 

Or perhaps you could check with Sam? I think at one time he had (past tense) all the De A inks.

 

Thanks,

 

--greg

Edited October 25, 2011 by longdistance

[liapuyat]

Great review, thanks!

 

And I love that avatar of your doggie