Overview : Diamine Music Collection

[namrehsnoom]

 

In 2015 Diamine released the Music Collection, a set of ten inks named after well-known composers. This is a collection with serious, subdued colors. The package is conceived as a gift set, with a nice presentation box included. Reviews for individual inks from this set can be found elsewhere on this forum, and a nice color presentation of the complete set can be found in "Diamine Music Set : Ten Dreary Colors".

 

Here I add some additional information - for one thing a set of chroma's for these inks. This gives you an idea of the ink's complexity and number of dyes used in its composition. You also get an idea of the ink's water resistance. The more water soluble dyes are found at the top of the chromatography - the water-resistent parts at the bottom. The bottom of the picture gives a good idea of what remains of the ink when exposing it to water. And these chromatographies are also just nice-looking representations of the ink's character. Enjoy...

 

 

 

 

The ink colors from this set are indeed "dreary", seriously subdued, and maybe a bit bland. But I recently tried them on some high-quality paper, and noticed that their looks depend very much on the paper. Specifically - on "Original Crown Mill cotton paper" these inks get a really nice classy look. For some reason, this paper gives the inks a huge boost in character. Really really nice. It is the first time I used this paper, but that will definitely change !

Below you can see a blow-up of the difference on paper between "Original Crown Mill" and "Tomoe River". These inks are absolutely OK on Tomoe River, but the cotton paper of Original Crown Mill definitely enhances the inks aesthetics.

 

I also tried the inks on a more creamy paper in a Life Noble notebook. This more yellowish paper is definitely not a good partner for these inks. It makes the subdued colors look bland. For these inks, you should stick to white paper.

 

 

Below you'll find the images for the ink overview on the three different papers: Original Crown Mill, Tomoe River and Life Noble.

 

The Music Collection Set on Original Crown Mill Cotton Paper

 

 

The Music Collection Set on Tomoe River Paper

 

 

The Music Collection Set on Life Noble Notebook paper

 

[Cyber6]

Thanks you so much for this... Chromatography is so much fun.

 

 

My favorite is Wagner..

 

 

 

C.

[visvamitra]

Excellent comparison, thank you I'm not fan of this series althouigh some of the colors are quite intriguing.

[mallymal1]

Thanks for the comparisons, and fun chromatography. I'm a +1 for the Wagner.

[amberleadavis]

FABULOUS comparison, thank you. I didn't catch this comparison earlier, but I do like it.