Private Reserve Ebony Blue - Huge Differences Between Nibs

[j7david]

This is my first ink review, and I know it doesn't cover all the areas that are "supposed" to be in a review. However, Ebony Blue has other reviews which cover smear times, water resistance, etc, and I just wanted to share my experience with it looking quite different coming out of different nibs.

 

 

[linuxid10t]

In my Jinhao 159 it looks almost black. It kind of reminds me of the sort of difference in coloring Noodlers Zhivago gives in different nibs.

[JonSzanto]

Yep. Nibs, ink flow (feed) and paper all can present an ink very differently. Some inks, less so, but in general it helps to test an ink with a variety of tools and papers. EB, as many PR inks are, is quite saturated; put it in a pen with a wider nib or generous flow and you are going to have a seriously dark line.

[willard]

Some lines look ebony blue. Some others look blue ebony.

 

I prefer the latter, but if one does not, I supposed it can be diluted, right?

Edited March 13, 2014 by willard

[lahlahlaw]

It looks teal in dry nibs and dark teal-black with beautiful sheen in wet nibs - this ones a top three for me. There is also a Ebony Purple, it is a plum-black in wet writers, sadly no sheen but very very nice for someone who wants a less "purply" purple.

[GG917]

I am only half suprised by this from lamy nibs: Diamine red dragon looks darker in my safari EF than with an F nib, simply because flow is different (wet EF and dry F).

 

I have this ink in my "want" list, and it is good to know that I can get a relatively dark line with a wet Ef nib, thanks!

[yogalarva]

Fascinating! Thanks for the comparison! :-)

[rudyhou]

i was expecting this to be a much deeper and darker blue, closer to black. instead, this looks more like steel blue, with teal shade taking dominant. maybe it's just my screen. still a nice color, though. thanks for sharing.