De Atramentis Fuchsia

[Dumatborlon]

As long as I am on a roll, let me present you another gorgeous ink. I’ll stay with Dr. Jansen’s Tintenmanufaktur for the moment and will be writing about De Atramentis ‘Fuchsia’ and as before, I’ll ramble a bit in text form in addition to my handwriting, so that it can be more easily found in the search. This is one of the samples from the random ink samples pack that I ordered from the Goulet Pen Corporation, and I’m very glad that I did include that. )

http://null.aleturo.com/Dumatborlon/5EGq+sk;%E2%99%84;summaprada;ppm-00012.jpeg

The review was written on Steinbeis Vision Classic White recycling paper with an Online ‘Campus’ pen with a medium nib. The ink performs really well in this pen, but I can’t say how it would work in a finer nib, as I have no spare pens for this test. Also, I can’t really say anything about how it would perform on better paper, since I don’t have any. I’ll stay with the recycling paper for now, since I have a consistent supply of that (as opposed to the generic copy paper that is bought here which is never twice the same maker). Whereas the paper certainly might not be the best choice for fountain pen use in general, the ink has no problem with it and just performs as awesomely as on anything else that I could get my hand on so far. This is one of the most well-behaved inks that I have laid my hands on so far.

As usual, scanning fountain pen ink is a bit hit-or-miss. This scanner seems to be quite well-behaved and gets quite close to the colour as on paper. ‘Fuchsia’ seems to be the most accurate description of the colour as you can get. Circumscribing it I’d say it’s darker than pink, but brighter than purple. In German, I’d call it ‘hellviolett’, or at least somewhere in the general vicinity. I have almost no colours in that range at my disposal, so I cannot really put that many comparisons on the page. The closest I got is Pelikan’s 4001 ‘violett’, which is much darker and a little bluer. ‘Fuchsia’ tends much more towards the red and has little blue in comparison.

The ink flows quite wetly in this medium nib and offers stellar performance. I’ve encountered no skipping or other kinds of problems whatsoever until now. It even works quite well on paper that was mutilated by passing a laser printer multiple times—a combination which almost guarantees skipping and grief in almost every pen/ink combination that I know, with only very few exceptions. But ‘Fuchsia’ seems to swallow even that, but I assume that the broader nib plays a significant part in that. I don’t believe that my fine Waterman nib would give the same result on this front. Still, a very good result.

I’m no expert at shading; of all the fountain pen jargon flying around in these forums this is the most elusive to me. All I can offer is that the ink looks vivid to me, as opposed to ‘flat’ colours like black. Judge for yourself. )

Drying time is very quick; on some papers it dries almost instantaneously, on the recycling paper a bit slower, but still rather quickly. I’d love to have some more ink-resistant paper handy, as I just love watching ink dry on the paper and observing how it changes as it dries, but I can’t have all. At least for now; now that I opened Pandora’s box this is something that is very likely to change in the near future.

What else is there to say? Water resistance is rather poor, but then again, this is true for most inks. On the other hand, it doesn’t disappear completely but leaves a much brighter magenta. In this regard, it behaves similarily to Mahatma Gandhi. It does tend to smear a little bit even when dry, though, at least when one is cursed with wet fingers like myself. On the plus side, cooperation with text markers is perfect.

There is some degree of bleedthrough, as with Mahatma Gandhi:
http://null.aleturo.com/Dumatborlon/5EGp+sk;%E2%99%80;summaprada;ppm-00011.jpeg

I didn’t notice much feathering. Here’s a high-resolution piece of the writeup: This is a rather absorbing paper and still not much feathering.
http://null.aleturo.com/Dumatborlon/5EGp+sk;%E2%99%80;summaprada;ppm-00010.jpeg

When I first put it to use, the colour was considerably lighter and almost approached magenta. Most likely this was because of residual water in the pen from the flushing; I’ve included that scan nonetheless, at the very least you get an idea how the ink will behave when diluted.
http://null.aleturo.com/Dumatborlon/5EGp+sk;%E2%99%80;summaprada;ppm-00007.jpeg

As to combining this colour with others: As you can see in my writeup, I’ve paired it with ‘De Atramentis Mahatma Gandhi’ (dark yellow) and ‘Monteverde turquoise’ and I think they click together very well. As it stands, this particular colour is an unexpected, but all the more welcome new member of my colour lineup, or at least it will be so once I get around to buying a full bottle of it. Unless I find an even better ink in that general direction, this will definitely happen soon. This is the second De Atramentis ink that I’ve been testing and so far I’ve been very impressed with their work. Unfortunately that means that I will have to buy more of their ink, but that’s a sacrifice that I’m more than willing to make.

Edited July 26, 2014 by Dumatborlon

[Dumatborlon]

For comparison, here’s a photograph of the ink. The scan’s already quite close, but some might prefer a more ‘vivid’ image. Enjoy! )

Zefon

http://null.aleturo.com/Dumatborlon/5EGq+sk;%E2%99%84;saguaro;jpeg-00900.jpeg

[Morbus Curiositas]

Nice work again....

 

There is a pemanent document proof Fuchsia available now....

 

Since you like De Atramentis..... Htey only have 55 colours and only 255 inks (scented, permanent wine etc...)

 

And the number is groing....

[Morbus Curiositas]

Wow just saw it you live in Süd Tirol... although I am Dutch I live in Zillertal Nord Tirol...

 

Wherein beautiful South tyrol do you live

[Dumatborlon]

There is a pemanent document proof Fuchsia available now....

A permanent purple is a very intriguing idea. I can almost visualise the looks you‘ll get while explaining to your friendly bank clerk that this ink indeed is document proof.

 

Since you like De Atramentis..... Htey only have 55 colours and only 255 inks (scented, permanent wine etc...)

 

And the number is groing....

It’s incredibly tempting, but even at let’s say one dollar per sample and one day per review it would be a monumental endeavour. ) But I will certainly pick a few more samples when I can afford another order; I’ll come back to solicit ideas then. )

 

Next in line will be something very absurd: Delta giallo. If I can get it to scan at least somewhat decently…

 

Wow just saw it you live in Süd Tirol... although I am Dutch I live in Zillertal Nord Tirol...

 

Wherein beautiful South tyrol do you live

I’ve been living here for too long already, I’m itchy for someplace else. ;o) For for now, I’m not far from Bozen.

 

Zillertal sounds nice too, but I won’t dare mention what it is famous for here… ;o)

[Dumatborlon]

I cannot edit the original post, so this comes as a reply. I found some rather glossy paper, which brings out the shading rather nicely. Here’s a close-up:

http://null.aleturo.com/Dumatborlon/5EGr+sk;%E2%98%89;summaprada;ppm-00022a.jpeg

As you can see, there is some shading, but not that much.

[amberleadavis]

That's a great comparison.

[Dumatborlon]

Quick colour comparison chart. This’ll update itself as I get more inks.

http://chiffre.aleturo.com/Dumatborlon/Colour-comparison/purple.jpeg