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Sherwood Green It’s magically delicious! :lol:

I am really starting to like Green ink, especially the highly saturated ones. How does Sherwood Green rate with Penman Emerald? Is it somewhat close? What would be the closest match for Penman Emarald in todays modern inks?

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Hi NS,

 

Wim again :D .

 

That certainly looks like a nice dark green. I've gone for two other variants, Avacado, and Spearmint. Maybe I should fill a few pages with both, and compare.

 

Regarding the closest to Penman Emerald, I think this comes quite close, from what I hear, and so does Noodler's, or rather Swisher's, Emerald Green (the quick dry variety).

 

HTH,

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Wim

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Sherwood is close to Emerald in terms of saturation and lubrication. it's a bluer green than Emerald. I actually use Sherwood to "cut" my Emerald sometimes when I'm feeling especially stingy with my supply. a 2:1 Emerald to Sherwood doesn't alter the final shade noticeably (at least not in a wet nib) and doesn't alter the drying time. Sherwood does have a reputation for slow drying (some might say never) but I haven't experienced this. a lot has to do with the type of paper used, IMO. Thus far, the only drying problem I've had with any ink has been on very slick notecards or cheap, slick envelopes

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I've done comparisons. I find Noodler's Standard Green to be closer than Swisher Emerald, by a hair or two. I think either could be touched up for an even closer match, but I like the Standard Green straight up. Diamine Emerald is not anywhere close.

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Hi Roy,

 

You don't have to rethink! Avacado (I just can't get over that spelling, y'know) is quite a dark green too. It actuallly looks avocado green to me. :lol:

 

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Wim

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I've done comparisons. I find Noodler's Standard Green to be closer than Swisher Emerald, by a hair or two. I think either could be touched up for an even closer match, but I like the Standard Green straight up. Diamine Emerald is not anywhere close.

they are closer in shade - just not in saturation or lubrication. Both are very nice greens but I condense them to use them because - well, you know. I like saturated.

 

Diamine Emerald is a yellow green - sort of a washed-out Avacado.

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Hi Roy,

 

You don't have to rethink! Avacado (I just can't get over that spelling, y'know) is quite a dark green too. It actuallly looks av<span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>ocado</span> green to me. :lol:

 

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Wim

I have never heard why they spelled it Avacado but only that it is intentional. I have even taken to pronouncing with a long A, like Ay-va with the thought that maybe they were honoring a friend named Ava. :P

 

Of course, now I have actually written Avacado when meaning Avocado! grrr..

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I think that the closest green to Penman Emerald is Fahrney's Forest Green. It’s a very saturated green. From looking at the samples, you would bet that Fahrney's got their hands of the Penman Emerald recipe!

 

(Not quite the same after being scanned, but dang close)

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Hi Bryan,

 

Thanks for that post! Very kind of you!

 

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Wim

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Nope, it's bluer and darker. I have an unusually acute sense of colour. :P Not that I wouldn't like to try some Farhney's for comparison of course...

 

Avacado is a delicious colour Roy, but it has a muted tone to it. It is one of my top 10 if I were to name my top 10 inks. I would put it third in the green lineup of my choice: Penman Emerald, Noodlers Standard Green, then Avacado. (I think it was named after someone or some-cat named Ava, as KCat surmises.)

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Nope, it's bluer and darker. I have an unusually acute sense of colour. :P Not that I wouldn't like to try some Farhney's for comparison of course...

Hello Leslie,

 

I got out my samples again to took a closer look. If I had to say which was darker, it would have to be the Emerald. And again the bluer would also have to be the Emerald. They're so very close it's hard to tell. I guess our difference in our monitors adding to the difference in the scans make it hard to tell? :unsure:

 

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I'll take your word for it Bryan, since the only comparison I have for Farhneys is what is see here. Do they manufacture their own ink, or is it made by another company? I know how Penman always seems to appear darker than any other competitive "emerald". That seems to be something in the recipe that hasn't been duplicated in the greens I've actually seen. I've seen a lot of greens too.

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I'll take your word for it Bryan, since the only comparison I have for Farhneys is what is see here. Do they manufacture their own ink, or is it made by another company? I know how Penman always seems to appear darker than any other competitive "emerald". That seems to be something in the recipe that hasn't been duplicated in the greens I've actually seen. I've seen a lot of greens too.

It's only discribed as Farhneys Private Label Ink on their website. Looks like it's 8.95 a for bottle. Only thing is I don't see forest green, just green. I wonder if it's the same or if they too have discontinued their forest green?

 

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PR Sherwood Green is a really nice dark green, a good combination of deep and vibrant color. Sometimes I think of it as a kind of evergreen color, but not really a spruce color. (Noodler's Squeteague can sometimes take on spruce-like characteristics.) Right now I'm using Spearmint in my italic nibbed Pelikan 200. The bright, lively green jumps off the page, and looks rather striking in the italic. But seeing your review makes me think that Sherwood Green will be one of the next colors I load into a pen. (Now, which one...)

 

Mark C.

 

 

and now with a sample of PR Spearmint (if my photo and color correction can do it justice)....

 

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I love greens. :wub: I bet I could do a Top 10 Greens list just from my collection, but it would be totally subjective really.

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Hi Leslie,

 

Oh, now you have me drooling, ten different ones, and I assume that that is very likely not all? :drool:

 

Please, pretty please, do show us!

 

TIA,

Warm regards,

Wim

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I just received an email back from Fahrey's regarding their green ink. It's the same as PR Sherwood Green. Like KCat mentioned, PR make Fahrey's private lable ink.

 

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