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Agggh. Pretend I didn't typo the apostrophe in the topic title. Should be "Pharmacist's." There is only one of him. :headsmack:

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Beautiful -- It's like a water resistent version of Poussiere de Lune. I'm definitely interested! Where does one buy this?

 

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Beautiful -- It's like a water resistent version of Poussiere de Lune. I'm definitely interested! Where does one buy this?

 

Derek

That's a very good description! This ink is a noncommercial creation of FPN user "pharmacist." Ordering instructions are in post #179 of this topic. He makes the ink in small batches as time permits, so the wait could be lengthy, but it's worth it. :thumbup:

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From what I recall, Herbin's PdL is water-resistant. Am I mistaken?

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From what I recall, Herbin's PdL is water-resistant. Am I mistaken?

 

In my experience it isn't very resistant to water... maybe it depends on the paper?

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Ooh... I like this.

On my screen it looks a lot like a darker, shading version of Kung Te Cheng (which I see you used as one of your comparisons). I think that's a closer match for tone than Poussiere de Lune, which seems more purple -- Purpura Imperialis seems to fall closer to the indigo range (something that I'm seeing with KTC on most of the papers I've been using it on).

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From what I recall, Herbin's PdL is water-resistant. Am I mistaken?

 

Hi Lloyd,

 

yes indeed: the fancy coloured IG inks are not completely water resistant due to the used dyes. If you want completely waterproof IG, then my Urkundentinte is the one you will have to look for. These fancy coloured IG inks rely more on the dye compound and the dye does not react with the IG compound completely unlike the special (but also very expensive) one I use for my Urkundentinte. Thus my Urkundentinte is completely waterproof (even alcohol and acetone proof).

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Ooh... I like this.

On my screen it looks a lot like a darker, shading version of Kung Te Cheng (which I see you used as one of your comparisons). I think that's a closer match for tone than Poussiere de Lune, which seems more purple -- Purpura Imperialis seems to fall closer to the indigo range (something that I'm seeing with KTC on most of the papers I've been using it on).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Interesting, Ruth; you're right, it is more blue than PdL is. Kung Te-Cheng is so saturated that I was not thinking of it as similar to Purpura Imperialis, but yes, the tone is indeed close. I'm a great fan of both KTC and PI.

 

(By the way, I hope you're able to replace your bottle of KTC soon!)

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Before I heard about the "laxative" properties of Private Reserve Tanzanite, I bought a bottle of the Fast Drying PR Tanzanite.

 

I love the color, and it behaves quite nicely in my medium nibbed pens. Same color as the regular Tanzanite, as close as I can see.

 

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Keith

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