Franklin-Christoph Dark Denim (Written Review And A Blog Link)

[MyDarnSnakeLegs]

 

Here are a couple of different write-ups that I did with this ink. I used several different nibs with this ink, and it was really good in both of the decent nibs that I used it in. This was the first of the Franklin-Christoph Writing Fluids (inks) that I tried, and it's a solid ink. It's a medium-dark blue-black. I'm out of hyphens.

 

 

 

Dark Denim doesn't bleed, doesn't spread, and it looks great in a nib that gives it room to shade. It's medium saturation means that it looks a little pale when you use a dry nib like the TWSBI 700's medium nib. The Knox nib on the same pen puts down a good bit more ink, and DD looks good even without the shading I get from my Conklin's 1.1 stub.

 

 

 

 

Check out the full review over on my blog, and go get some Dark Denim.

-Mike

[Gloucesterman]

Just curious...

You used the term "writing fluids" and then wrote "ink". I take that Franklin Christoph refers to their inks as "writing fluids". Could all writing fluids be called inks? And could all inks be called writing fluids?

[Sblakers]

Very nice looking blue. Thanks for the review

[BMG]

Is it dry, as are some/many/all? other blue blacks?

 

(I'm curious, as I have a few mighty wet nibs and am always on the look-out for interesting dry inks...)

[bluejay]

How does this differ from Diamine Denim?

[MyDarnSnakeLegs]

Just curious...

You used the term "writing fluids" and then wrote "ink". I take that Franklin Christoph refers to their inks as "writing fluids". Could all writing fluids be called inks? And could all inks be called writing fluids?

 

Yep, their bottles say "writing fluid." That's just a fancy way of saying "ink," though.

 

Very nice looking blue. Thanks for the review

 

Thanks!

 

Is it dry, as are some/many/all? other blue blacks?

 

(I'm curious, as I have a few mighty wet nibs and am always on the look-out for interesting dry inks...)

 

That's a tricky question. I don't think it's what I would call dry, but the majority of that review was written with a Conklin 1.1 stub nib, and it wasn't out of control at all, so it could be a little dry. It performed well in all of the nibs that I tried it in aside from my extra-dry TWSBI M-nib. In that one it was too dry for my tastes. It's one of those cases where YMMV.

 

How does this differ from Diamine Denim?

 

I can't say, as I don't have that Diamine ink. Ed Jelly wrote up Denim, and his little box of color at the bottom makes it look like Diamine's version is lighter than FC's.

[NedC]

Just curious...

Could all writing fluids be called inks? And could all inks be called writing fluids?

I guess you haven't done much printmaking;) Intaglio inks are thick as tar.

[rudyhou]

thats's a nice dark blue

[MyDarnSnakeLegs]

Yeah, it was difficult to convince myself to stop using it. I have so many inks to try out, though.

[Occipital Lobe]

Great review - Thanks !!

I´m getting that one.