Private Reserve's Copper Burst Ink

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COLOUR is always desirable in ink, and Copper Burst does not disappoint. Its intense brown colour (with coppery hues) is attractive without being so distracting that one would hesitate to use it for mundane purposes. This ink yields pleasant shading in a wide italic nib; similar results could probably be had from a flexible copperplate nib, too, but I'll leave that the people who actually can do anything worth seeing with flexible nibs. The colour of the ink is slightly lighter than the scanned images suggests, I'm afraid; apologies for that.

IN PENS this ink has behaved quite admirably for me: it flows smoothly and rarely clogs. (All of my pens, however, have fairly generous flow, so I am not certain what would happen in a really dry pen.) Private Reserve inks are said to have neutral pH values, so one need not fear for the safety of pen, paper, hands, pets, children, etc.

ON PAPER Copper Burst is quite agreeable, drying quickly without much feathering, even on my cheapest scrap pads (which often bleed and feather with the alacrity of a slaughtered chicken). The ink is not waterproof and does fade somewhat with exposure to sunlight, so don't expect archival longevity of it. It shows no unusual sensitivity to the oils in human skin. (NB: no humans were harmed in the course of this research.)

AVAILABLE READILY in bottles and cartridges (both universal and international sizes), Private Reserve's Copper Burst will please those of you who like brown ink, chocolate, and coffee. Enjoy!

- Christopher Grundke (Italicist)
(no affiliation with any company above)
(edited to fix formatting & spelling errors)

Bravo! One of my very favorite inks!

Ditto!!!!! Love that ink.Thanks for a great review!

Jim

Excellent review Italicist, and very well done.

I do believe I shall add Copper Burst to my list of wants...just love that shading.

Great review! This is one of my favourite inks also.

Thanks for the kind remarks, everyone; I'm pleased that you enjoyed the review. You embolden me to buy more ink and scribble yet more reviews!

-CG

Great!...We'll look forward to more reviews!

Ann

Thanks for the sample and the review. I recently purchased PR Orange Crush for it's "coppery brown" color. I now see that I need BOTH (more ink! more pens!).

Hi. I've entered into this thread late,but how does it compare to PR Chocolat?

Many thanks,

Ronin

I haven't used Chocolat but for me, Copper Burst is much lighter than what you see in the review. Even in my 1.1mm italic pen from Manuscript I don't get a deep color as close to the example above. It's more of a light brownish orange color while Chocolat appears to be a deep brown.

I recently got in a shipment of inks which included: PR Black Magic Blue, Lake Placid Blue, Orange Crush, and Copper Burst. I llike every one of these, but I've used the Copper Burst the most. I loaded it into my Hero 2019, w/ has a tortoiseshell finish. It writes very well, and looks very classy to me. Thanks for the review.

Thanks for the recent comments, sph33r and tony. The scan is darker than the original was, I'm afraid; see remarks under Colour in the review itself. I didn't alter the image for fear of introducing other sorts of distortion or error. Copper Burst is still pretty intense in its darkest shadings, but can be much lighter when thinly spread. The colour sample on the Private Reserve website (PR colours) gives a much better idea of the real colour of the ink.

-CG

fun color - thanks for the review

Hurrah! I ordered this ink yesterday!

Yes, thanks for the great review. I'm gathering colors and hope to make an order later in the week. This color will surely make the list. Wonderful penmanship as well.

That is lovely...I think I'm going to buy a bottle to go with the Golden Pearl Vacumatic I just acquired...

Erick

Thanks, everyone, for kind remarks. It is a pleasant colour and my bottle will soon have to be replaced; it's always the best colours that run dry most quickly!

Excellent review. By all means, please write more. Well organized and informative.

I've also had good results with Copper Burst.

I just wish the color was as dark as the scan you have!
Anyone have an idea of something that comes close to this tone?

I don't usually like brown, but I just might buy this one.

Very well done.

Anyone try this in a fine or medium?

I use it for drawing in a Namiki Falcon (which is fine shading to medium, depending on pressure) and a Sailor pen with a Sabi-Togi nib (which is extra-fine). I like the Copper Burst (and Noodler's Golden Brown) because it looks like the ink artists used for drawing in the 15th-18th centuries.

I have it in my medium Carene and love it.

Still get the great shading - not anywhere near
as dark as it appears in the opening post.

I tried to scan it but my scanner colors aren't
true to life at all.

This has now officially been added to the "must buy" list

Holy ophthalmology, Batman!! I think I'm seeing non blue-black things!!

Any scans of this compared to Caran's Grand Canyon?

I recently picked up this color. I love it, it's fast becoming a favorite of mine. It was actually my first jump back into Private Reserve. Iv'e been buying Noodlers for a long time and sold off all my Private Reserve. Time to get some more colors of it now!