Blue 01 Hieronymus

[jean]

After the review of Morbus Curiositas, I got an inkwell of Hieronymus Blue 01.

Here is my first observations

 

First the inkwell

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/571853HIEBLUE010.jpg

 

Blue 01 what color ?

Through the glass Blue 01 seems dark blue with à little violet tinge

Once on paper that becomes more complicated.

1: Blue 01

2: Fuyu-syogun

3: Montblanc midnight

4. Noodler's lexington grey

5: Graf von Faber Castell stone grey

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/153614HIEBLUE011.jpg

 

For me Blue 01 is in the same family of colors as Fuyu-syogun. It's a dark grey with a touch of blue. On Rhodia paper the ink seems greeyer, on Hieronymus paper more dark grey navy blue, in fact it's not a pure (boring...) dark blue. If for you Fuyu-syogun is too pale, then Blue 01 is for you.

Lamy 1,5 mm italic nib

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/276213HIEBLUE012.jpg

 

Blue 01 beaves very well, it doesn't feather or bleed. It makes my drier pen writte like a dream and so with flexibles nibs.

1: waterman's #4 NYflexible

2:pelikan 100n

3: Lamy safari F

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/380847HIEBLUE013.jpg

 

Water resistance, left before, right after

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/753140HIEBLUE014.jpg

 

 

[visvamitra]

Hi Jean,

 

I must say this inks look impressive. I like the design of the bottle - it's really nice but looking at your photo I keep on asking myself whether it's easy to fill a pen, especially piston-filler - from them? Hieronymus Blue 01 looks quite interesting. With time I came to like Fuyu-syogun and if this one is darker, I'm sold

[jean]

Yes indeed the internal opening is approximately 1,4 cm diameter. Thus for big piston-filler pens that can be problematic.

 

When the level of the ink will become low, it will be advisable to transfer the remaining ink in an inkwell like Lamy or other one.

To make or to find an original but practical inkwell to fill pens does not seem always simple... .

[visvamitra]

That's true

 

PS: it would be great if you could review this ink (given you're willing to do it)

 

Best

Edited August 8, 2015 by visvamitra

[amberleadavis]

We'd love to see the review!

[jmccarty3]

Marvelous--this is yet another must-have dark blue/grey. I notice that their paper is available in relatively inexpensive pads. Looks like it would be fun to try. Once I recover from the DC show, I will order some things from them.