A Simple Waterproofness Of Some Inks

[athenian]

I sprayed a sheet of paper with some water to see how the inks I currently use behave. Enjoy.

Edited January 18, 2017 by athenian

[cattar]

What was the time lapse between writing the inks and spraying them.

 

Edited to add.

Surprised by Shigure, but maybe I shouldn't be.

Edited January 18, 2017 by cattar

[amberleadavis]

I love it.

[athenian]

What was the time lapse between writing the inks and spraying them.

 

Edited to add.

Surprised by Shigure, but maybe I shouldn't be.

i waited for the inks to dry, perhaps ten to fifteen minutes.

I was quite dissapointed in Ebony Purple.

 

I love it.

Thanks. Took the picture with my ipad, so the quality is not very good.

[amberleadavis]

I found Ebony Purple had to dry for days before it gained any water resistance.

[Sasha Royale]

I don't leave my writing in the rain. More reasonably, water gets dripped on the words. My concern is whether the information survives. After 10 minutes drying time, I apply drops of water to the ink. After five seconds, I blot with a dry towel or handkerchief. That's my test. I always use the same paper.

Edited January 19, 2017 by Sasha Royale

[athenian]

I don't leave my writing in the rain. More reasonably, water gets dripped on the words. My concern is whether the information survives. After 10 minutes drying time, I apply drops of water to the ink. After five seconds, I blot with a dry towel or handkerchief. That's my test. I always use the same paper.

 

Well, I was rather playing around with the inks, nothing scientific. But I think that even so, you get the idea of which ink is more waterproof.

[athenian]

I found Ebony Purple had to dry for days before it gained any water resistance.

That's probably a good idea. Will try to see if there is actually a difference.

[inkstainedruth]

Good to know that North African Violet is more water-resistant than reported. It's one of the first inks I wanted to buy, back when I discovered that there was more to life than black and blue inks ("Purple? You can get ink that's PURPLE? Cool!") although I ended up getting PR Purple Mojo first (similar color; softer and a bit less vibrant but also dries a bit faster than NAV does).

Ironically, I haven't used either ink in ages -- I've become more enamored of inks which are more subtle and complex colors.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[athenian]

Good to know that North African Violet is more water-resistant than reported. It's one of the first inks I wanted to buy, back when I discovered that there was more to life than black and blue inks ("Purple? You can get ink that's PURPLE? Cool!") although I ended up getting PR Purple Mojo first (similar color; softer and a bit less vibrant but also dries a bit faster than NAV does).

Ironically, I haven't used either ink in ages -- I've become more enamored of inks which are more subtle and complex colors.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

I lately prefer purple inks to blue ones and I wanted an ink with some water resistance. After browsing the forums here, I ended up ordering NAV and it is excellent, although it stained a Pelikan M200 demonstrator after only a couple of hours.

Sailor Sannomyia Panse is probably the nicest purple ink I own, with Iroshizuku murakasi-shikibu, Diamine Violet and PR Tanzanite following.