Ink Review: Noodler's Dragon's Napalm

[ladyambrosia]

Also posted at length at The Ink Rack.

 

I liked the name of this ink from the get go. I thought it would be interesting to use an ink called Dragons Napalm. Now the bottle claims that it is a Sepia Shading Carmine and honestly, I do not see that. What I see is a very vivid orange with a little bit of red in it. So while it does not look (to me) like what it says on the bottle it is still a fantastic orange. Bright and vivid and easy to read on the page, because it is not TOO bright.

 

Once again, I used my Staples paper and the Jinhao F5 pen what can I say I watch Mythbusters and like to keep variables to a minimum as they do. The line is nice and wet when laid down and does not bleed through the page there is minimal shadowing on the other side of the paper and no feathering at all.

 

Using my Dollar SP-10 a dry writer the line is not as intense and there is not any shading at all but it is still a very nice intense color but just dryer and fine line written. Overall if you like Orange and like saturated ink this is a great color for you.

 

http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/AmbrosiaCreations/InkScans/scan0006.jpg

[PenTieRun]

You have to layer wet ink upon dry ink in order to see the sepia shading or write with a broad nib. It takes a bit of work to achieve the sepia shading.

[dagnypup]

You have to layer wet ink upon dry ink in order to see the sepia shading or write with a broad nib. It takes a bit of work to achieve the sepia shading.

 

so, it takes, basically, two layers of ink? I used it today with a broad italic nib and all I saw was the orange. Maybe I need a more "wet" writer?

 

The orange is rather pretty, however.

[Imzadi]

I don't know about the sepia shading, but I believe Nathan formulated this to resemble Mercurochrome. It's the reddish-orange antiseptic Moms used on cuts and such when I was a kid. IIRC he did a pretty fine job. It's one of my favorite inks and looks great in an Edison Herald with a fine nib.

[Ed Ronax]

Nice review, thanks.

[Sandy1]

You have to layer wet ink upon dry ink in order to see the sepia shading or write with a broad nib. It takes a bit of work to achieve the sepia shading.

Hi,

What of the paper to achieve the optimum 'sepia shading effect'? It would seem that a dry hard surface paper like the G Lalo 'Verge de France' might achieve that more easily than a more absorbent paper, such as the Clairefontaine 'Triomphe'.

Other thoughts?

Bye,

S1

[ladyambrosia]

Layering seems a bit like a PITA imo. I like the orange though I have no complaints at all about the orange

[PenTieRun]

You have to layer wet ink upon dry ink in order to see the sepia shading or write with a broad nib. It takes a bit of work to achieve the sepia shading.

Hi,

What of the paper to achieve the optimum 'sepia shading effect'? It would seem that a dry hard surface paper like the G Lalo 'Verge de France' might achieve that more easily than a more absorbent paper, such as the Clairefontaine 'Triomphe'.

Other thoughts?

Bye,

S1

 

I just played around with regular Office Max paper, but I would imagine any would work. I haven't put too much effort into it.

 

 

Layering seems a bit like a PITA imo. I like the orange though I have no complaints at all about the orange

Yes, PITA, indeed. I don't think Nathan should tout a property that the ink doesn't naturally or easily display. But, the orange/red mix is pretty sweet anyway, and if you need an ink to really jump off the page, then you can't do better than Napalm.

[ladyambrosia]

I agree about the touting which is why I point it out in my review. Overall though it is a fun and great ink!

[edbollix]

Nice review! I have had a bottle of this DN for about a week and it really is a wonderful orange ink. I have it in a Lamy Vista and it's way cool in a clear pen.

[professionaldilettante]

The photo is not representative, i think. Try to think of a very bright pure orange. That's what DN looks like to me, but then again, could be my monitor.

[johnptc]

now i need a pen with a dragon on it

[jetdipar]

Shade of dark crimson, for me, really does not match how it works my noggin ... Dark Brown, and I think that the easing of brown. Carmen is a deep red beard. With that in mind, I was expecting a deep dark red to shades of brown. So, I when I saw the orange out of the pen, with some confusion.

 

Now, I ended up deciding I like orange, and I look forward to trying it out with the National Investment Bank on a larger scale for the sake of comparison. The Red Black Noodler in fact closer to what I was expecting this to look like. And will review because for one soon, and I think that ...