Diamine Tyrian Purple

[white_lotus]

Diamine is a well known, very long time ink maker based in the UK. Many pen repair folks, at least in the US, advise their customers to use Diamine inks as they consider them safe for fountain pens. And their line of inks is extensive. Some of my earliest ink purchases included some Diamine inks. Unfortunately, my purchase decisions were based on what others raved about (Oxblood! Ancient Copper!) rather than inks I myself might actually like. And I never really investigated the Diamine line after that.

 

Recently I received this ink as a "thank you" from a retailer where I'd purchased a pen. So I decided to give it a try.

 

The ink is a soft purple or red-violet. It has decent handling. It's not especially bright, rich, or dark. Perhaps a bit of a vintage feel to it. Maybe with a wider nib you'd get more color. The ink probably has normal wetness and flow, but since I typically use wet inks (Sailor, KWZ) this felt a bit drier. I don't want to give the impression that this is a dry ink, it's not. Just relative to what I've used in the past in this pen.

 

Pen: Edison Premiere (F-steel)

Papers: MvL=Mohawk via Linen, TR=Tomoe River, Hij=Hammermill 28lb inkjet.

 

The MvL and Hij had a little bit of show through, these are more absorbent papers, so perhaps that was a factor. It wasn't anything that would prevent writing on the verso.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[inkstainedruth]

Thanks for the review. I like Tyrian Purple a whole lot. I need to use it more, but at the moment I've got too many samples to try. And I lost a pen that I liked it in -- an M200 Café Crème with a nicely tuned B nib (to get rid of the tendency for the nib to skip).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[gylyf]

I love this ink, but only in wet, broader nibs. I find it has a tendency to look a little washed out in drier, finer nibs.

[fountainpagan]

Thank you for this review.

 

I like this ink a lot. I like the way it changes, depending the paper I use.

[The Good Captain]

I reckon I'll give it a go sometime.

[lapis]

Thanks or this review. I think I might like it only for the game of whipping out various paper sorts and giving everything a fling. But for any "standard" or "normal" paper I often use, it looks like it sheds off too much pink or magenta.

 

Mike