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Iroshizuku Shin-Kai In Three Different Pens


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I'm only putting this in IT temporarily then I'll move it to scans. But wanted to let y'all get a gander of this before I move it. Written on Rhodia #16 pad. Yes, it really is almost black in that incredibly wet writing Sonnet. Reminds me a lot of FPN Starry Night (although I'm not crazy about as such - I'm more of a subtle ink gal).

 

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Yes, I've noticed the same thing, it can look totally different in different pens. First used it in a Pelikan wi an Italic nib and it was really dark with great shading. Today I put it in a Platinum 3776 Shoji with a "fine" medium nib and it's a lovely soft blue/grey with good shading. I think I'll enjoy this ink.

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Ink in my Sonnet, tends to a bit darker with any ink I use. Wondering if because it is a wet writer. Very informative.

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Ink in my Sonnet, tends to a bit darker with any ink I use. Wondering if because it is a wet writer. Very informative.

 

I have found that as well. I think it is partly flow and partly the (notorious?) poorly sealed cap of the sonnet. I never have trouble starting pens with Iroshizuku inks* - except the Sonnet. So I think it's concentrating the ink considerably. I did write for a good while before writing that sample so it isn't just concentrated in the feed.

 

*the Falcon in the above sample had been sitting inked for a couple of weeks without use and started right up.

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Hi,

 

Many thanks for the samples! :)

 

I found this is one of the malleable inks, so the appearance will change as pen+paper combo is changed. Very nice if one has the time & material to get just the right look.

 

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Sandy. I mostly use it in my VP on Whitelines and on that paper for whatever reason it looks really lovely to me. Shades nicely and yet isn't too light. It looks good on the rhodia I think, but I like it best on the other. Personal opinion, of course. With most of my inks, I'm not thy discerning.

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Cat, excellent! That just goes to prove that the "best" inks offer so much variation in regard to the pens/nibs used. Same thing pertains, of course, to the papers.

 

I wish these inks weren't so expensive................

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Have you also noticed the profound color shift that takes place as the ink dries on the paper? It becomes more grey, less blue after it goes down.

 

I have noticed more color shift in Iro inks than in others I have used. It's easy to see why the inks can be so subtle and variable from pen to pen to paper varieties.

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Jeff, yes, it's acts rather like a blue-black but doesn't have the dry writing experience of most b-b inks.

 

Geoduc, I was wondering what I needed with another gray blue but I do seem to be addicted to them. This one has been in daily use since it arrived.

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Hi Kcat,

 

Nice review. Thanks. I have been working with Ku-jaku recently. I did a short handwritten review then worked with it some more. I bought a Pelikan 200 with a Binder 1 mm italic stub on it this week and, of course, wanted to put my new favorite Iroshizuku ink in it..... Visible results on the page were completely different than the Twisbi 580 I have been using recently. The ink looks like a somewhat distant cousin and all I did was change nibs really. There was a 1.1 on the Twisbi and now a 1 on the Pelikan. I throw my hands up in the air and laugh because this ink is impossible to review. Its a shape shifter. All we can do is get an idea of what it might look like on the page but until one tries ones own pen, hand and paper..... Forget it. Your excellent review highlights the malleable properties of this ink line. Nicely done!

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Nice review, thank you.

 

I have this ink, too, and find what you've noted to be true.

 

It's such a unique color in the first place, then depending upon the choice of nib and paper, you get an array of different blues. Overall, I don't like the dusty blue and for the longest time couldn't find a pen for it.

It's best w/ a flex nib IMHO. But I'm probably going to sell the ink as I don't love it.

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Wow thank you for the review! I'm surprised at how different the ink looks in each of the pens.

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This is exactly why I get frustrated when an otherwise excellent ink review fails to test the ink with contrasting pens or swab the ink with multiple layers.

 

I've had the same experience with several of the Iroshizuku inks, which feature a lot of subtlety in terms of shading and layering. Kon-Peki, for one, looks extremely different in my Japanese EF/F's and Western M/B's.

 

I'll have to get some Shin-Kai myself—it looks like the shading comes out well with some of the drier Japanese EF/F's.

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Having used this ink regularly for the past year, I find it a beautiful ink no matter what pen. It's one of my all time favourites.

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