Entoloma Virescens (Sky Blue Pink Gill) - Kingdom Note

[visvamitra]

Kingdom Note is japanese shop that tempts westerners with their choice of Sailor inks grouped into series inspired by nature: Insects, Birds and fungi. Fungi series consists of five colors.

I've received samples of three of them so you can expect to see almost full line in coming days.

1. Amanita Muscaria
   
2. Entoloma Virescens
   
3. Mycena Pura
   
4. Stropharia Aeruginosa
   
5. Tremetes Versicolor
   

Entoloma Virescens, commonly known as the Sky Blue mushroom, is a rare of mushroom with deep blue coloring.

Sailor interprets this color as, well, strange hue of blue. It's dirty blue turquoise maybe? The ink behaves well but I'm not really fond of the color.

Ink Splash

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Software ID

Tomoe River - Kaweco Sport Classic, eyedropper, B

Leuchtturm 1917 - Kaweco Sport Classic, eyedropper, B

Oxford, Hero 5028, stub 1,9 + some no-name vintage with EF nib

Comparison

[lgsoltek]

I have this one. I'm quite fond of it.

[Chrissy]

Thanks Vis. I can live without this one.

[migo984]

Another winner with me. I'm very happy to have a bottle.

[lgsoltek]

Another winner with me. I'm very happy to have a bottle.

 

 

We have the same taste with this one!

[visvamitra]

I'm with Chrissy here Basically Fungi sereis seems rather disappointing (to me). Has anyone tried their crustaceans series? I've found some photos / scans on Kingdom Note shop site.

 

Chrysaora Helvola looks nice:

Edited July 6, 2016 by visvamitra

[Mew]

Migo bought these when they were just launched.

 

I only like 4 inks from the kingdom note line:

1. Nipponia Nippon

2. Lilith Jay

3. Tanna Japonensis

4. Mandarin Duck.

 

Edit: the picture you posted is of jellyfish series which have been introduced a few weeks ago. crustaceans Series has crabs and prawns.

Edited July 6, 2016 by Mew

[Tinjapan]

The dark blue of the fungi series is one of my top favorites. Most of the others are nice but not favorites.

 

I have the crustaceans (finally!) and really like the blue and the two browns of that series. Stopped by KN on Monday and the only color they had left of the new jellyfish series is the one you like.

[lgsoltek]

I'm rather fond of Amanita muscaria (the orange red) in the fungi series. It's more saturated and smoother than Bung Box Omaezaki Sunset.

I've no experience with the crustaceans and the jellyfish (except the coconut crab brown) but judging from how pastel they are in the images I don't think I'll enjoy them.

[saskia_madding]

I definitely love this ink. I think in person it has a really neat hue to it, and as I mentioned in the other thread, when you mix the two mushroom blues together you get a great colour! I'm happy I snagged a bottle of this one.

[haruka337]

I say nay to this ink.

[lgsoltek]

I definitely love this ink. I think in person it has a really neat hue to it, and as I mentioned in the other thread, when you mix the two mushroom blues together you get a great colour! I'm happy I snagged a bottle of this one.

 

 

Do you have a photo of this mix?

[migo984]

Has anyone tried their crustaceans series? I've found some photos / scans on Kingdom Note shop site.

 

 

Chrysaora Helvola looks nice:

I have the Crustacean series but your picture is the later Jellyfish series. I have the former but don't like pure pastels for FP ink, so haven't bothered with the latter.

 

Vis, I doubt you'd like the Crustacean series, given your obvious colour preferences. I do, but then I've grown to love more quirky unusual colours. Have become bored with ink colours that are one-dimensional & am enjoying the charm of vintage, muted colours. Sailor is doing them very well - Herbin-style colours, which I like, without the Herbin feel & thinness that I dislike.

[saskia_madding]

 

 

Do you have a photo of this mix?

 

Do I ever!!! <3 <3 <3

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00375_zps722fd9c6.jpg

 

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00372_zps9ed6e75a.jpg

[PAKMAN]

The mix is beautiful!!

[visvamitra]

SO there was also crustaceans before Jelly Fish? Any scans?

[lgsoltek]

 

Do I ever!!! <3 <3 <3

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00375_zps722fd9c6.jpg

 

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00372_zps9ed6e75a.jpg

You are right. It's PRETTY!!!

[gylyf]

 

Do I ever!!! <3 <3 <3

 

 

Based on the writing sample you sent me a while back, EV was too light for me, but that mix is to die for.

[Chrissy]

The mix is beautiful!!

 

+1 for this. I like it much more than the Sky Blue.

[Uncial]

In the right pen with the right paper the ink sheens pink, which I guess explains the "pink gill" of the name, which I didn't know before reading the title of the thread.