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Howdy, attached is my first ink "mini review." It is very informal, using my normal penmanship. Nothing fancy: no water tests, no drip tests, no UV tests, no laser tests, no elephant dung tests. Just (quite literally) my first impressions as I wrote with the ink (please pardon any spelling/grammar issues).

 

I like this ink. It is very light using my 1.1 Italic Lamy nib and has very low saturation, but the shading artifacts of this ink are phenomenal. This test was done on a Rhodia 80g/m pad using a Safari.

 

The first image is enlarged at about 200%.

 

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Hopefully you can see detail here, from the bottom left corner of image #1. Check out the low feathering characteristics and brilliant shading artifacts. When looked through a loupe, and via this scan, I was surprised to see this ink have better feathering than any other non-J. Herbin ink I own. Stunningly clean, crisp lines.

 

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Let me know what you think of this color and mini review.

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Nice review... I also like this color, but find it a hard sell for office use. Too bad since it is very unique and has awesome shading (as your photos show). :thumbup:

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Thanks. You're right. This ink has been relegated to the land of personal correspondences, but that is by no means a "downgrade." :)

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Howdy, attached is my first ink "mini review." It is very informal, using my normal penmanship. Nothing fancy: no water tests, no drip tests, no UV tests, no laser tests, no elephant dung tests. Just (quite literally) my first impressions as I wrote with the ink (please pardon any spelling/grammar issues).

 

I like this ink. It is very light using my 1.1 Italic Lamy nib and has very low saturation, but the shading artifacts of this ink are phenomenal. This test was done on a Rhodia 80g/m pad using a Safari.

 

The first image is enlarged at about 200%.

 

post-78541-0-39036600-1323308358.jpg

 

Hopefully you can see detail here, from the bottom left corner of image #1. Check out the low feathering characteristics and brilliant shading artifacts. When looked through a loupe, and via this scan, I was surprised to see this ink have better feathering than any other non-J. Herbin ink I own. Stunningly clean, crisp lines.

 

post-78541-0-47011200-1323308369.jpg

 

 

Let me know what you think of this color and mini review.

 

This is one of my favorite inks. It really shows such nice variation and is pleasing to the eye. I think it is *slightly* darker, just a shade maybe, IRL. But your second pic shows why I really love how it looks.

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Nice review... I also like this color, but find it a hard sell for office use. Too bad since it is very unique and has awesome shading (as your photos show). :thumbup:

 

Hah. I always wonder what people who look back through my check lists think. I use a bazillion colors every day.

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I have run into may shades of olives and I live in Germany which is not an Olive land.

 

There are more shades of olive than just the Martini olive...be that green with pimento or black with almond.

 

I am sure nib width and flex and different papers will make other 'olive' shades.

 

This ink has moved into my huge buy list.

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The people that made this ink have never seen a real olive. It is a much more dark green. Of course, being french it is not strange!.

 

jajja. en que parte de España vives? he vivido en Sevilla. hay muchas aceitunas en Andalucía, no? la compré para homenajear mi temporada en España. jajaja. saludos.

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I have run into may shades of olives and I live in Germany which is not an Olive land.

 

There are more shades of olive than just the Martini olive...be that green with pimento or black with almond.

 

I am sure nib width and flex and different papers will make other 'olive' shades.

 

This ink has moved into my huge buy list.

 

Let us know when you get it by posting a review. :)

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Nice review; I was wondering when someone would notice this ink! I actually use it in cartridges in my Boheme Rouge FP - love it!

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