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De Atramentis Sparkly Columbia Blue Copper, Gold, Silver


Sailor Kenshin

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I've been given the opportunity to test some of Dr. J's De Atramentis Sparkly inks, so thanks to all who made this possible! (Wish my photo skills were more advanced.)

 

I tested the Columbia Blue series, and here, on the same Rhodia Ice paper, lined this time, with the same pens (Hero 359s), I tested the Copper, Gold, and Silver variants.

 

But unlike the Bronze batch, all three of these variants leaked and blobbed (the silver, all over my hands).

 

I don't know what went wrong; all four of the Hero 359 pens have been in use before without blurping, and all four were cartridge-loaded.

 

As mentioned in the Bronze review, Columbia Blue is a nice, readworthy color. The sparkle load is heavy enough so I did not have to constantly agitate the pens to get glitter payout.

 

The notes were finished with Columbia Blue Bronze, and the pen worked as expected, so, as this was virtually the same paper, I will rule this out as the 'bad' element.

 

It's a puzzle, but I still enjoyed the process of using and testing. Here are the photos.

 

Head-On:

 

http://extras.ourpatioparty.com/files/5114/7862/1019/Columbia_Blue_DA-headon-640p.jpg

 

 

Tilted:

 

http://extras.ourpatioparty.com/files/5014/7862/1020/Columbia_Blue_DA-tilted-640p.jpg

 

 

The scan:

 

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My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

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Thank you! Great work.

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Great stuff. Thank you. So you would recommend the Bronze?

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks! Since only the Bronze actually stayed in the pen rather than dripping out....I think so. :)

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My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

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