Inky Gradient, Exponential: Susemai Black Cashmere 16% To Distilled Water

[vossad01]

An Exponential Inky Gradient

 

This ink was done with a Rohrer and Klingner Glass Pen rather than my typical pen because of mold issues.

 

Depicted in order:

 

Line	Ratio	Concentration
1	1:0	16%
2	1:1	8%
3	1:3	4%
4	1:7	2%
5	1:15	1%
6	1:31	0.5%
7	1:63	0.25%
8	1:127	0.125%

 

Strathmore Writing (25% cotton, natural white, wove, 24lb):

Georgia Pacific Multipurpose Paper (20 lb, bright white, Walmart):

Southworth Diamond White (25% cotton, white, 20lb):

Why I did it:

I thought it would be valuable as part of the Susemai Ink Testing. Susemai instructs dilution to a 2% to 8% concentration, this lets you see the implications of the percentage you choose.

 

Why you might recreate any of these mixes:

This ink became available for sale and you are mixing it up.

 

Remarks:

It is hard to say much about this ink because I was using a non-standard pen. This will at least give you an idea of the color though. It is a nice black, but with what seems like a high propensity for sheen (as low as 4% on the Southworth, and visible at 16% on the Georgia Pacific; this is not a paper that typically shows sheen). This is very good if you like sheen, bad if you want really black black because the sheen makes it look less black.

 

I am waiving my general disclaimer about mixing with water, because this ink is intended to be mixed up with water for most of the posted dilution range.

[amberleadavis]

Wow, you have put in a lot of work. This is incredible. Thank you.