Noodler's Lexington Grey

[mhphoto]

Here's my review of Noodler's dark grey ink, Lexington Grey. Whereas I'd hoped my reactions to it would be "Oh, look at that…", it was more "Oh… would you look at that…". It's certainly not a bad ink by any stretch, just not remarkable. Certainly a good grey.

 

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh494/gunsandlights/LexingtonGreyMedium.jpg

 

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh494/gunsandlights/LexingtonGreyPensUsed.jpg

 

Look at the odd, light blue feathering.

 

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh494/gunsandlights/LexingtonGreyBrause.jpg

 

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh494/gunsandlights/LexingtonGreyObservations.jpg

 

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh494/gunsandlights/LexingtonGreyComparisons.jpg

 

Shading is very nice.

 

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh494/gunsandlights/LexingtonGreyShading.jpg

 

I look forward to getting some more greys to compare this to.

[jandrese]

Thanks for the review. I once used this quite bit. Try Diamine Graphite, I think you will like very much that ink.

[tomgartin]

I was just wondering about this. I'm glad to see it has nice shading. Thanks for the review!

[thinkink]

great review!

 

I was thinking of getting this but it looks very similar to my R&K Sepia ink.

 

Thanks

[FLJeepGuy]

The Noodler's Lexington Gray has become my go-to gray due to it's lack of other color tones. It's a true gray and give that "written in pencil" look when dry. It's also the only Noodler's ink in my inventory.

[stevo]

great review!

 

I was thinking of getting this but it looks very similar to my R&K Sepia ink.

 

Thanks

 

Different mix dates may produce different colours, but to my eye, this scan looks way more sepia than the ink really is. When I use it, there is no hint of brown, green or blue in it. It's a very pure grey. YMMV.

[stevo]

In My experience, it's pure grey with no hints of blue or green or brown. I do see the shading when I use it - it's quite nice. But it also feathers some - even on Rhodia paper. On Rhodia, I have to look very close or with a loupe to see the feathering. But I do find that it lubricates well and flows well. An overall nice ink to use if you can tolerate the feathering on your paper. I suspect a fine nib wouldn't be as bad, I'm using medium nibs.

[mhphoto]

You know, on one of my monitors it looks a bit sepia tinged, but on the other (the one I put the scans onto) it looks dead on.

 

Honestly I'm not sure which is better calibrated to be more accurate, but let me say in person there is no sepia tinge to it.

Edited May 8, 2012 by mhphoto

[reprieve]

I really love this ink because it looks exactly like pencil in a fine nib... and, unlike pencil, it's bulletproof!

[Miles R.]

As several people have already said, Noodler's Lexington Gray is a perfectly neutral gray, or as close to such a thing as exists. It has no brownish or any other hue to it. I have not noticed much feathering with it, but I have found that in whatever pen I use it, the results look as if they were made with a pen with a broader nib. Thus, writing made in this ink in a pen with a fine nib will appear to have been made with a medium-nib pen, and writing made with a medium-nib pen will appear to have been made with a broad-nib pen.

[majorworks]

You might add Herbin Gris Nuage to your list of grey inks to try. It's the only grey I've tried and I like it very much. It's a lighter shade of grey that I think really has a "pencil" look when dry. The shading is superb.

 

Thanks for this review of Lexington Grey.

[OC Mike]

My Homo Sapiens 1.3 mm stub is currently loaded with Lexington Grey.

[Miles R.]

You might add Herbin Gris Nuage to your list of grey inks to try. It's the only grey I've tried and I like it very much. It's a lighter shade of grey that I think really has a "pencil" look when dry. The shading is superb.

Only if you like really watery inks!

[mhphoto]

I corrected the images to make them look more accurate, though I think you'll still see the old versions if they're in your computer's (cache?). Hopefully it gives a better idea of what it really looks like, which is a very grey grey.

[xspect]

You might add Herbin Gris Nuage to your list of grey inks to try. It's the only grey I've tried and I like it very much. It's a lighter shade of grey that I think really has a "pencil" look when dry. The shading is superb.

Only if you like really watery inks!

 

+1

[Miz Black Crow]

mhphoto, did you ever receive / review the PR Grey Flannel, Diamine Graphite or Diamine Grey? I'd love to see this ink in comparison to others in the grey/gray family. Also, I wonder what the Lexington looks like ever-so-slightly diluted...

[amberleadavis]

Another great review! I can't get worked up about Grays, but I do try.

[Bhavna]

I love this ink, thank you for the fabulous review as always. This is in my sexy Sheaffer Intrigue Whale shark with a M nib and I haven't had any feathering trauma! I adore the shading. It is also so close to MB 90 yr Grey that I have decided not to buy the latter.