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As some of you may know Poland is one of biggest exporter of cosmetics, furniture and fruits. But we also have inks :)

 

Hopefully more and more inkthusiasts know what the four letters - KWZI - mean. They mean good ink, saturated color. The fruit of the passion.

 

You can check Konrad's site here.

 

IG Violet no 3 is stunning colors - it starts as pink and than turns into strongly saturated and deep purple that I enjoy a lot. Good stuff.

 

 

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Thanks for the review.

This was one of the first KWZI inks I ever bought. And the first one I tried. And is absolutely a keeper.... :wub:

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

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IG Violet no 3 is stunning colors - it starts as pink and than turns into strongly saturated and deep purple that I enjoy a lot. Good stuff.

 

 

 

 

Did I read that right.... there is a Pink you find STUNNING!!!! :lol: :lol:

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Only because it doesn't stay pink...

a fountain pen is physics in action... Proud member of the SuperPinks

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I have seen videos of the color change in KWZI inks and see that an initial change occurs very rapidly, but how does the color continue to change after the first few minutes? For example, if you looked at something written with this ink two months later, would it still be a saturated purple, or would it have begun to look blacker or browner?

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I have seen videos of the color change in KWZI inks and see that an initial change occurs very rapidly, but how does the color continue to change after the first few minutes? For example, if you looked at something written with this ink two months later, would it still be a saturated purple, or would it have begun to look blacker or browner?

 

That is a good question... I will have to look back to my original swatches done more than a year ago. I will post them.

 

 

C.

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I have seen videos of the color change in KWZI inks and see that an initial change occurs very rapidly, but how does the color continue to change after the first few minutes? For example, if you looked at something written with this ink two months later, would it still be a saturated purple, or would it have begun to look blacker or browner?

This depends strongly on kind of paper and how much of ink was put on paper.

On average we can say that iron Gall component reaches 30-40% of its color saturation in 10-15 minutes after the writing was made. After an around an hour it should reach around 80% of its color saturation, 90-95% it should reach in around 48 hours. I am taking the data a bit from my mind but basing on an article I read some time ago the 100% is reached in few months.

 

Paper have huge influence on final color of IG ink - depending on preparation and composition of paper color of "pure" iron Gall ink (without dyes and some additives) will vary from grey - black, through black with shades of blue, to purple with black in it. And time before IG component will start to darken will vary from few seconds to few weeks on some pure cotton or vellum papers.

 

In two inks of my production the dye component is designed to not to take significant role in final color of ink - in IG Blue #1 and #4. In other inks the dyes are going to stay very long - not as long as IG component but also for many years - and of course this also depends on type of paper.

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Does anyone know how the color compares to Rohrer and Klingner Scabiosa? From my monitor they appear very similar, but I understand that such comparisons are unreliable.

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Does anyone know how the color compares to Rohrer and Klingner Scabiosa? From my monitor they appear very similar, but I understand that such comparisons are unreliable.

 

I have both, and they aren't anything alike, IMO. Scabiosa is a dusty color -- pretty but soft. Violet #3 is very vibrant, and has a better flow than many iron gall inks (it didn't have that dry feel so many of them have). I'd have to dig through my old ink review journals to do a side by side (and these would be pretty accurate since they've both oxidized as far as they can go at this point -- I haven't used either ink recently).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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I have both, and they aren't anything alike, IMO. Scabiosa is a dusty color -- pretty but soft. Violet #3 is very vibrant, and has a better flow than many iron gall inks (it didn't have that dry feel so many of them have). I'd have to dig through my old ink review journals to do a side by side (and these would be pretty accurate since they've both oxidized as far as they can go at this point -- I haven't used either ink recently).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

I tried this ink today and agree that Scabiosa is dusty, while Violet #3 is not.

 

And Violet #3 seems much drier than Scabiosa. I wonder whether it contains more iron gall.

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I just bought a bottle of Violet #2 at Vanness Pens. Violet #3 was sold out but on the monitor there seems to be no difference. I thought it was worth a try.

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I need this ink. How can I get a bottle in the states?

 

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wonderful color, really beautiful.

has this ink that characteristic aroma that most of Konrad's inks use to have?

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I received my order of Violet #2 and LOVE it. I've been browsing KWZ inks at Vanness for a while now and it seems that once they run out they stay out for a while so I ordered myself a second bottle while I could. I think I finally found my ideal ink. Of course I still want to try KWZ iron gall Red, Gummiberry, and Violet #3 but I can't imagine liking them anymore than this one. I'm in love :wub:

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