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Is This What J. Herbin Violette Pensée Is Supposed To Look Like?

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As far as I know and from the nibs I've used it in, that seems a relatively fair representation.

 

Dryer/wetter, bigger/smaller nibs may give it a slightly different variation.

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Hello Gryphon,

 

Thanks for your input. The electronic swab where I bought it, looked darker than this. I just wanted to make sure the ink was kosher before I used it in other pens.

 

But I think it's more the pen now, than the ink. :)

 

Thanks much,

 

Anthony

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Seems legit. Violette pense is a washed out purple. One of my rarely used ink.

Hi VivienR,

 

When I had read that it was "The Standard" for French schools for decades; I had to try it. I'm just surprised it's so pale.

 

Thanks.

 

- Anthony

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Hi Halloween,

 

Yes, that definitely makes a difference... but it's no fair using a paintbrush. :rolleyes:

 

Beautiful specimens; both the pen and the writing sample. :)

 

- Anthony

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A couple of weeks ago I put this ink in my violette Sailor Lecoule. I had forgotten how pale it is but was reminded when I started to write. It is a nice colour though.

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I'm trying to be like Noihvo, but it doesn't work so well for me; so if you please...

 

http://i.imgur.com/LYS1aay.jpg

 

Thank you,

 

Anthony

I've found most of the regular (basically not 1670) J. Herbin inks to all be a bit washed out and chalky looking. I personally find it nice and it has grown on me some. It's not as chalky as some of Noodler's inks.

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HalloweenHJB, wonderful sample of Herbin Violette pansée's potential! ... I made this impression with some of the Herbin-inks that they look better the wetter you pen writes.

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I've found most of the regular (basically not 1670) J. Herbin inks to all be a bit washed out and chalky looking. I personally find it nice and it has grown on me some. It's not as chalky as some of Noodler's inks.

Hi Morphling27,

 

Yeah, I know what you mean... for the lack of a better way of expressing it... they seem to have an inherent vintage appearance to them. :)

 

I just wish some of them had better flow. :(

 

- Anthony

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Hi Morphling27,

 

Yeah, I know what you mean... for the lack of a better way of expressing it... they seem to have an inherent vintage appearance to them. :)

 

I just wish some of them had better flow. :(

 

- Anthony

I haven't experienced that much with J. Herbin (again, the 1670 inks are a different beast).

 

I have a few of their blues and the black. I also have the Lie de The and I love that, flow is 'normal'. Maybe the other brown I have, cacao du bresil, is dry. It is from what I remember, so I could see your frustration if their wider range of colors is dry. I've also gotten samples of many of their colors over the years I didn't buy bottles of, but generally remember it being the color and not other ink properties as my reason to pass.

 

And I agree, they almost have a vintage look on the page while also having a good color range available. I'll say when I use their inks, I don't get many questions on WHAT COLOR IS THAT? Which, in a regular business meeting setting is great. Writing letters to a friend, kinda boring.

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HalloweenHJB, wonderful sample of Herbin Violette pansée's potential! ... I made this impression with some of the Herbin-inks that they look better the wetter you pen writes.

 

 

I agree, HalloweenHJB makes all inks look amazing.

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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I haven't experienced that much with J. Herbin (again, the 1670 inks are a different beast).

 

I have a few of their blues and the black. I also have the Lie de The and I love that, flow is 'normal'. Maybe the other brown I have, cacao du bresil, is dry. It is from what I remember, so I could see your frustration if their wider range of colors is dry. I've also gotten samples of many of their colors over the years I didn't buy bottles of, but generally remember it being the color and not other ink properties as my reason to pass.

 

And I agree, they almost have a vintage look on the page while also having a good color range available. I'll say when I use their inks, I don't get many questions on WHAT COLOR IS THAT? Which, in a regular business meeting setting is great. Writing letters to a friend, kinda boring.

:lol:

 

Hi Morphling,

 

Yes, I should clarify... the only two inks of theirs that I had flow problems with were a couple of their browns... the coffee and tea browns, (Lie de The and Cafe des Isles); those two gave me a lot of skipping and stalling problems in a couple of different pens.

 

All Herbin inks I've used feel a bit dry, compared to inks like Diamine, DeA and WM, but I still have quite a few and enjoy using them.

 

As far as your friends go, some of Herbin's friendlier, less business like colors include, (spelling will be a massacre): Rouge Borgogne, (a red grape color); Bouquet d'Antan, (a dusky rose); Rouge Opera, (A soft red); Larme de Cassis, (a red purple); Poussiere de Lune, (a dusky burgundy); Lierre Sauvage, (a bright grass green) and if they have good eyes... Vert Reseda, (a bright turquoise green). :)

 

 

- Anthony

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I've been using Poussiere de Lune in a very wet pen, and it looks black, rather too business-like for me. People do remark upon it, but only because they know I consistently use purple ink, and this one seems to be a departure. Maybe Violette would be a better choice!

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I've been using Poussiere de Lune in a very wet pen, and it looks black, rather too business-like for me. People do remark upon it, but only because they know I consistently use purple ink, and this one seems to be a departure. Maybe Violette would be a better choice!

Hi ENewton,

 

You could give Violette a shot in a real wet pen... you may also want to check out Larme De Cassis.

 

- Anthony

 

PS: I'm also going to check out the R&K Sepia you mentioned in my Chocolate thread. ;)

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