Diamine Eau De Nil

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Hi,

 

Prior to posting this Review, swabs of DEdN were posted in the ICS&T SubForum next door. LINK

 

When this Review was prepared, the Poll standings were roughly 64% Blue to 36% Turquoise, with a write-in preference for 'Bluequoise'. Consequently, the decision was made to include Written Samples that enable ad hoc comparison to prior Reviews of Blue and Turquoise inks. But I leave 'Bluequoise' to each reader's imagination.

 

So let's crack on . . .

 

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Figure 1.

Swabs & Swatch

Paper: HPJ1124 24 lb. Laser Copy.

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Figure 2.

NIB-ism ✑

Paper: HPJ1124.

Depicts nibs' line-width and pens' relative wetness.

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Pens: L → R: Estie, M200, TWSBI, 330, Phileas, Safari.

Note

: The M200 seems a bit more wet than usual, but the Safari a bit less wet. :blink:

Figure 3.

Paper Base Tints:

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L → R: HPJ1124, Rhodia, G Lalo white, Royal, Staples 20 lb.

WRITTEN SAMPLES - Moby Dick

Ruling: 8mm.

 

Figure 4.

Paper: HPJ1124.

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Figure 5.

Paper: Rhodia.

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Figure 6.

Sample for Blue inks.

Paper: G Lalo, Verge de France, white.

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Figure 7.

Sample for Turquoise inks.

Paper: G Lalo, Verge de France, white.

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Figure 8.

Sample for Blue inks.

Paper: Royal - 25% rag.

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Figure 9.

Sample for Turquoise inks.

Paper: Royal - 25% rag.

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Figure 10.

Sample for Blue inks.

Paper: Staples 20 lb. multi use.

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Figure 11.

Sample for Blue inks.

Paper: Staples 20 lb. multi use.

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Figure 12.

Grocery List

Paper: Pulp. NYT daily calendar page.

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OTHER STUFF

 

Figure 13.

Smear/Dry Times & Wet Tests ☂

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION

 

Type:

• Dye-based fountain pen ink.

Presentation:

• Bottle.

Availability:

• Released March 2012.

Daily writer?

• A contender.

A go-to ink?

• Yes - but where to go once there?

USE

 

Business:

(From the office of Ms Blue-Black.)

• DEdN will certainly not be mistaken for a 'strictly business' ink, so seems to suit lateral and downward communication rather than upward correspondence.
• The colour conveys a sense of optimistic detachment, which may be just the thing when dealing with matters in which one is not a stakeholder, but wants things to go well for all concerned.
• While not a dynamic colour, it moves along well, and is highly readable.
• Performance on the Staples 20lb was very good for a dye-based ink, so working on both sides of the sheet is a reasonable expectation.
• Water resistance is such that after accidental exposure to potable liquids, what was written should be salvageable.
• Those attributes make it one to consider for personal work product.
• Very well suited to use as an aux/alt colour if one's daily writer is a medium density Blue, especially those inks with a Violet-Blue aspect, such as Royal Blues and Sapphires.
• Might be just the thing for yellow Post-it^® notes.
  
• Not quite enough zip for mark-up or editing, and not enough zap for error correction or grading.

Illustrations / Graphics:

• Likely a welcome addition; may replace bespoke mixes.
• It was rather odd that my preference is for high density use from a pen, and from a brush only when well-diluted. (?)
• While there is good stability at high density, the colour does not seem to suit even secondary figures, so perhaps detail, gradients and grounds then.
• Line quality was inconsistent on the open-surface Royal, with unexpected woolly line from the M200.
• Not the best pick when lines of even density are required for narrow lines in labels, diagrams, etc.

Students:

• Not bad at all.
• Should give a welcome break from the boring Blues, with desirable performance on 'lowest bidder' paper and a modicum of water resistance.
• Not likely to be acceptable for assignments.

Personal:

• This is one of the new arrivals, but I have been using it off and on - attempting to find a handle.
• Could certainly be used for personal business writing, but not the pro forma bumph - that gets whatever default Blue is to hand or worse.
• Seems to suit the shorter letter: the colour starts off as quite interesting, but somewhere around five A4 pages, it becomes 'just another nice ink', which is perfectly fine indeed. I was not propelled to the valediction, so perhaps for a few pages of casual chatter, or many pages of something very interesting; nothing dour.
• The ink seems well suited for writing [new] acquaintances, who may find my usual Blue-Black & Blue-centric inks rather distancing or formal. As such, it may fill that niche for social notes that might otherwise be written with one of the 'bright-eyed' Blues, such as Sailor Sky High.
• Not unexpectedly, my exploration started with narrow lines at high density then on to lower density with wider nibs. My preference so far is for higher density from the narrow nibs. As is often the case, the potential for shading can be exploited with the wider nibs, but I'm not there quite yet.
• There is a softness to the ink, especially at the lighter densities, that can be developed in conjunction with the shading potential.
• Billets doux? Not at all.

PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE & CHARACTERISTICS

 

Flow Rate:

• Middling.

Nib Dry-out:

• Not seen.

Start-up:

• Prompt.
• With confidence.

Lubrication:

• Very good.
• Felt a just a bit slick on the Rhodia.

Nib Creepies:

• Not seen.

Staining [pen]:

• Not seen after five days.

Clogging:

• Not seen.

Bleed- Show-Through:

• M200 on the Royal.
• With that exception, both sides of the sheet could be used with the other pen+paper combos.

Feathering / Woolly Line:

• M200 on the Royal.
• May occur unexpectedly on soft open-surfaced papers.
• (See the Hi-Res scan of the Safari on Royal.)

Smell:

• Very faint to imaginary.

Hand oil sensitivity:

• Not apparent.

Clean Up:

• Very fast and thorough with plain water.

Mixing:

• No stated prohibitions.

Archival:

• Not claimed.

Flora/Fauna:

• No man-eating crocodiles were found.

Smear/Dry Times & Wet Tests:

• Please see Figure 13 above.

THE LOOK

 

Presence:

• Subtle lustre.
• Reminiscent of noticing a dog's coat has a bit of colour not typical of the breed.

Saturation:

• Medium.
• Feint lines on the Rhodia were barely overwritten.

Shading:

• Modest, but has potential - even from narrow nibs.

Variability:

• Pen+nib combos used:
  • About as expected, though the range of pen+nib combos used was not extreme.

  [*]Papers used:

  • A bit more than expected.
  • Owing in part to the ink's colour and modest density, the base tint of the paper plays a larger role than is usual.
  • Density varied little across the various papers, with very good absorption on the hard-surfaced G Lalo.

  [*]Malleability:

  • A bit low, which is a good thing for inks which may be used in a variety of 'normal' pens on random papers - attributes of a daily writer ink.

Hi-Res Scans:

 

Originals for Blue inks are 60x30mm.

Originals for Turquoise inks are 53.3x34mm

 

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Estie on HPJ1124:

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M200 on Rhodia:

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530 on Rhodia:

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330 on G Lalo:

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Safari on Royal:

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FIDELITY

 

Is the name appropriate?

• More evocative than accurate; the River Nile in Egypt can take on many hues.
• DEdN does not have complexity of colour nor the power of a great river.

Is the marketing company's depiction/s accurate?

• The Diamine site sample, LINK, greatly resembles the ink depicted in this Review.

Wiki: No hits.

 

OTHER INKS

 

To enable ad hoc comparison, the Written Samples in this Review are a combination of pen+paper combos use with some of the Turquoise inks previously reviewed, and Blue-centric inks from 17-08-10 onward. All that with the same Written Sample layout, and atrocious handwriting that seems unlikely to improve. Manipulation of browser windows allows simultaneous viewing of Written Samples of several inks.

That said, should you feel a specific aspect deserves to be depicted in a separate Topic or Post, your PM will be welcomed.

 

Swab Swami

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More than usual, colour contrast is emphasised. (Bluequoise indeed!)

Left → Right: Private Reserve American Blue, Noodler's Blue Eel, Sheaffer Skrip Turquoise & Visconti Green in densities from 3, 2 & 1 passes, interlaced with lines of DEdN.

 

For a somewhat comparable colour, we have Diamine's own Twilight Blue in a one-pass swab with a three-pass swab of DEdN:

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Passing strange when I reviewed DTBl

LINK

, I mentioned "It . . . seems to suppress a potentially interesting colour." and "Only for personal use, I would lighten the density through dilution." :hmm1:

 

PAPERS

 

Lovely papers:

• Variants of white.

Trip-wire Papers: ☠

• Those few not sufficiently calendered or too absorbent to suppress woolly line / feathering.
• Dirty whites.

Tinted Papers:

• I'd rather not.
• The nuance of the ink's colour may be easily compromised, but I did mention use on yellow stickies.
  

Pre-Printed Papers:

• Forms:
  • A good pick.
  • The density makes for easy reading, and there is good separation from typical Black-printed text.

  [*]Charts & graphs:

  • Possible as a Blue - Green gradient.
  • Good for data [sets] that are not of primary interest / significance.

Is high-end paper 'worth it'?

• Quite possible if one prefers wet writers or pursues shading.

ETC.

 

Majik:

• Unlikely.
• Lacks malleability and latent energy.

Personal Pen & Paper Pick:

• M200 on the Rhodia.

Yickity Yackity:

• A bit of something different.
• When I have an inky itch that I can't scratch, then this one can come out to play.
• Ah kushbaby, too languid?

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NUTS & BOLTS

 

Pens

Written Samples:

• Esterbrook J + 9550 steel XF nib.
• Pelikan M200 + g-p steel EF nib.
• TWSBI 530 + steel M nib.
• Sheaffer 330 + steel M nib.
• Waterman Phileas + two-tone steel B nib.
• Non-Nudist Lamy Safari + goosed steel 1.1 nib.

Lines & Labels:

• Pelikan 4001 Brown from a Pilot Penmanship + XF nib.

Papers:

• HPJ1124 24 lb. Laser Copy.
• Rhodia.
• G Lalo, Verge de France, white.
• Royal, 25% cotton rag.
• Staples 20lb. multi use.
• Pulp. NYT daily calendar page.

Images

• An Epson V600 scanner was used with the bundled Epson s/w at factory default settings to produce jpg files.
• Figures shown were scanned at 200 dpi & 24 bit colour.
• Hi-Res Images linked were scanned at 300 dpi & 24 bit colour.
• No post-capture manipulation of scanner output was done, other than dumb-down by Epson, Photobucket & IP.Board s/w.

Densitometer Readings:

(HPJ1124)

• Red 94
• Grn 147
• Blu 169
• Lum 139

Fine Print

The accuracy and relevance of this Review depends in great part upon consistency and reliability of matériel used.

Ink does not require labelling/notice to indicate (changes in) formulation, non-hazardous ingredients, batch ID, date of manufacture, etc.

As always, YMMV, not only from materials, methods, environment, etc., but also due to differences between the stuff I used, and that you may have.

Also, I entrust readers to separate opinion from fact, to evaluate inferences and conclusions as to their merit, and to be amused by whatever tickles your fancy.

 

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Tags: Fountain pen ink review Diamine Eau de Nil Turquoise Blue Teal Sandy1

Edited April 1, 2012 by Sandy1

[delphi303]

Sandy1,

 

Another superlative review!! :clap1:

 

Your reviews are like NBC's "Must See TV" from years ago.

 

Back to the ink:

 

From the scans, it appears languid, indeed. But there seems to be something interesting going on. I like the water resistance.

 

Rather an unsettled colour; I can't quite tell what it wants to be. I may need a 30 mL bottle from Diamine...

 

Warm regards!

Edited April 1, 2012 by delphi303

[inkstainedruth]

Hmm. For some reason some of the later images didn't load (such as the dry times sample) -- I get this little question mark box instead for every image after Figure 11.

For what I *could* see, this looks like an interesting color. Not my personal taste, but it does seem to shade nicely.

As always, you have the set the gold standard for reviews (I'm starting to wonder if you have a life....) But we appreciate your dedicated efforts nonetheless.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

edit: Well, now after having *just* posted, the rest of the images are now loading. Go figure....

Edited April 1, 2012 by inkstainedruth

[Sandy1]

Sandy1,

 

Another superlative review!! :clap1:

 

Your reviews are like NBC's "Must See TV" from years ago.

 

Back to the ink:

 

From the scans, it appears languid, indeed. But there seems to be something interesting going on. I like the water resistance.

 

Rather an unsettled colour; I can't quite tell what it wants to be. I may need a 30 mL bottle from Diamine...

 

Warm regards!

Hi,

 

Thanks for the compliments!

 

DEdN may well be one of the inks that one must see in person. As representative as my scans are, they cannot convey the nuances of ink on paper.

 

The colour itself is not complex, but it seems to garner a second glance at least.

 

The performance profile is quite strong, so there is some freeboard for exercising one's preferences for paper and pen.

 

Bye,

S1

[Sandy1]

Hmm. For some reason some of the later images didn't load (such as the dry times sample) -- I get this little question mark box instead for every image after Figure 11.

For what I *could* see, this looks like an interesting color. Not my personal taste, but it does seem to shade nicely.

As always, you have the set the gold standard for reviews (I'm starting to wonder if you have a life....) But we appreciate your dedicated efforts nonetheless.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

edit: Well, now after having *just* posted, the rest of the images are now loading. Go figure....

Hi,

 

Thanks for your kind words.

 

And yes a have full life, just that I have little need for sleep, and have been desk-bound much more than usual of late.

 

Bye,

S1

Edited April 1, 2012 by Sandy1

[dcpritch]

Sandy,

 

I love reading through your reviews, every word of them. Your nuanced mastery of language combined with astute analysis and experience provide us with something found nowhere else - the best reviews on the planet. I always especially pay attention to your comments on ink characteristics and "The Look" - this review being no exception. I've even learned to read your writing.

 

I'm probably not going to buy this ink, but even so reading your review this morning was a great way to start April. I'll stop gushing; once again thank you for a superlative effort.

 

David

[IWantThat]

Can only add to the love posted already. Your reviews are always a joy to read, even if the ink isn't what I'd prefer. I've been eyeing the Eau de Nil for a while, but I think I'll pass. I like higher density inks that really pop, and this one clearly does not. Still, a pretty color.

[Sandy1]

Sandy,

 

I love reading through your reviews, every word of them. Your nuanced mastery of language combined with astute analysis and experience provide us with something found nowhere else - the best reviews on the planet. I always especially pay attention to your comments on ink characteristics and "The Look" - this review being no exception. I've even learned to read your writing.

 

I'm probably not going to buy this ink, but even so reading your review this morning was a great way to start April. I'll stop gushing; once again thank you for a superlative effort.

 

David

Hi David,

 

Many thanks for the gushing!

 

It seems I expended a bit more effort with this ink, simply because it just does not plop into an obvious predetermined type or role or colour.

 

The only example of that which needs to be legible is the Grocery List - Moby Dick is a done deal!

 

Bye,

S1

[Sandy1]

Can only add to the love posted already. Your reviews are always a joy to read, even if the ink isn't what I'd prefer. I've been eyeing the Eau de Nil for a while, but I think I'll pass. I like higher density inks that really pop, and this one clearly does not. Still, a pretty color.

Hi,

 

A feel a rosy glow!

 

I very much agree that this one has little P☀P potential: a languid low-chroma appearance is what comes from the bottle.

 

I'm still looking for the handle on this one, with 20ml to go . . .

 

Bye,

S1

[Laura N]

Ah, wonderful. I've been waiting for this review. Such an interesting and unusual ink.

 

I think you are really on to something with the comparison to Diamine Twilight. I love that Diamine seems to be experimenting across the entire spectrum of blue. I'm grateful for the choices.

[Laura N]

...

 

I'm still looking for the handle on this one, with 20ml to go . . .

 

Bye,

S1[/font]

 

Have you tried it diluted in a broader nib?

 

I don't particularly like inks that pop, myself, so I'm drawn to your Estie EF results. But since I prefer broad nibs, I'm thinking I'll dilute my sample when it arrives and try that. It could either be weak tea or something more like a watercolor wash. I'm hoping for the latter.

[Sandy1]

Ah, wonderful. I've been waiting for this review. Such an interesting and unusual ink.

 

I think you are really on to something with the comparison to Diamine Twilight. I love that Diamine seems to be experimenting across the entire spectrum of blue. I'm grateful for the choices.

...

 

I'm still looking for the handle on this one, with 20ml to go . . .

 

Bye,

S1[/font]

 

Have you tried it diluted in a broader nib?

 

I don't particularly like inks that pop, myself, so I'm drawn to your Estie EF results. But since I prefer broad nibs, I'm thinking I'll dilute my sample when it arrives and try that. It could either be weak tea or something more like a watercolor wash. I'm hoping for the latter.

 

Hi,

 

I think that Diamine has stepped well away from the Blue-centric inks with EdN. (It was getting a bit crowded in there!)

 

The Twilight garnered a welcome in the Green-Blue-Black arena as a unique alternate to bog standard BlBk inks, so it seems likely EdN will attract a following.

 

I find that when pale, EdN loses its footing a bit; yet isn't quite 'buoyant' enough to become airborne, as might a very pale Blue, such as Herbin's Bleu Azur, or the subtle-as-mist Grey of Pilot kiri-same.

 

I think it would take a bold step to a very wide nib, BB+ or 1.5 Italic, to generate a very different Look. And as most nibs of that width tend to be wet, dilution may indeed be a way forward. I did like the appearance from a watercolour brush at the pale densities. Perhaps at dilution from a square-cropped brush pen?

 

The Estie is an exercise in the opposite direction: it is the wettest of the pens used, and the most narrow. I used an exceptionally light hand, to the extent that it might appear the nib is skipping. Yet I found that a bit too narrow for my normal hand, choosing the Pelikan with its plump wet EF nib overall.

 

19ml to go!

 

Bye,

S1

[PaperDarts]

"Languid" seems to hit the note in describing this ink. Thanks for another great review - I especially appreciated the comparison with Diamine Twilight Blue, another ink that is singing its siren song to me these days. I think I really will have to try this ink too. Reading your reviews is as much fun as trying a new ink!

[79spitfire]

Ink looks interesting in the M200. It is still a bit washed out, like pre-faded blue jeans.

 

As always, great review. You have saved me from buying inks I didn't like.

 

Problem is I've bought way too many inks I do like... :ltcapd:

[Uncle Red]

Another wonderful review. I'm glad to see you do get told how much we all appreciate your efforts. This is about what I expect from Eau de Nil, it's a hard to describe tint. I'm sure the Nile looks nothing like it's former self today, Napoleon's artists would be shocked.

[saintsimon]

...

I think it would take a bold step to a very wide nib, BB+ or 1.5 Italic, to generate a very different Look. And as most nibs of that width tend to be wet, dilution may indeed be a way forward. I did like the appearance from a watercolour brush at the pale densities. Perhaps at dilution from a square-cropped brush pen?

...

 

Hmm, the first that came to my mind when I saw the early swabs of Eau de Nil from last year was : this one is for wide, crisp italics.

 

And thanks for your high standard reviews!

[negirl]

Thanks for a very thorough review! I agree that it lacks energy and malleability!

negirl

[Sandy1]

"Languid" seems to hit the note in describing this ink. Thanks for another great review - I especially appreciated the comparison with Diamine Twilight Blue, another ink that is singing its siren song to me these days. I think I really will have to try this ink too. Reading your reviews is as much fun as trying a new ink!

Hi,

 

You're welcome!

 

I'm glad that you are encouraged to try this ink. It has a performance profile that can tolerate variation of density, if one has the pen+paper combos to do so, and should be able to withstand dilution to extend that range.

 

Perhaps DEdN, as an uncommon colour, may expand one's inky array rather than be a variant of another colour already in that array.

 

Bye,

S1

[Sandy1]

Ink looks interesting in the M200. It is still a bit washed out, like pre-faded blue jeans.

 

As always, great review. You have saved me from buying inks I didn't like.

 

Problem is I've bought way too many inks I do like... :ltcapd:

Hi,

 

Thanks for the compliment!

 

As part of an overall enjoyment of ink, I hope to allow one to avoid unrewarding purchases and ink that's unused and unloved.

 

While I have many inks I like, that hasn't been a problem - its an adventure.

 

The best ink is the one that's in the pen in one's hand!

 

Bye,

S1

Edited April 2, 2012 by Sandy1

[Sandy1]

Another wonderful review. I'm glad to see you do get told how much we all appreciate your efforts. This is about what I expect from Eau de Nil, it's a hard to describe tint. I'm sure the Nile looks nothing like it's former self today, Napoleon's artists would be shocked.

Hi,

 

Thanks for the compliments!

 

I really didn't know what to expect from DEdN - even after seeing the earlier depictions. Those piqued my curiosity though, causing a 'perceived need'. I don't think I've satisfied my curiosity about this ink, but won't give in [completely] to OCD.

 

Bye,

S1

 

*adds brush pen to shopping list*

Edited April 2, 2012 by Sandy1