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Please take a moment to adjust the brightness & contrast of your monitor to accurately depict this Gray Scale.

As the patches are neutral gray, the colour on your monitor should also be neutral.

 

Figure 0.

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy116/Sandy1-1/InkyThoughts2010/FPN049.jpg

 

Ink Comparison: Private Reserve 'American Blue' and 'DC Supershow Blue'.

 

Hello,

 

In my Ink Review of American Blue Link , *expletive* 'Lloyd' asked if I'd done a *expletive* comparison of American Blue and DC Supershow Blue. I took that to mean that perhaps the two *expletive* inks had an special *expletive* relationship. ErHmm.

 

*expletive**expletive* I will not bore you to tears by prattling on endlessly about the comparison. I feel confident that each one reading this can come to their own opinion, conclusion, and future action/s if any.

 

Perhaps 'Lloyd' would care to chime in.

 

Figure 1.

American Blue: Swabs & Swatch.

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy116/Sandy1-1/Ink%20Review%20-%20Private%20Reserve%20-%20American%20Blue/FPN209.jpg

 

Figure 2.

DC Supershow Blue: Swabs & Swatches.

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy116/Sandy1-1/InkyThoughts2010/Ink%20Review%20-%20Private%20Reserve%20-%20DC%20Supershow%20Blue/INK517.jpg

 

Figure 3.

Comparison: Written Samples with a Plain B and Stub B nibs.

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy116/Sandy1-1/InkyThoughts2010/Comparison-AmericanBlue-DCSupershowBlue/INK510.jpg

 

Comparison: Links to Close-Ups from Written Samples.

(These are Links only. As Ann suggested, I *expletive* need to leave a bit of bandwidth for others.)

 

Figure 4A. American Blue Click

Figure 4B. DC Supershow Blue Click

 

Figure 5A. American Blue Click

Figure 5B. DC Supershow Blue Click

 

Figure 6A. American Blue Click

Figure 6B. DC Supershow Blue Click

 

 

Notes:

  • Scans were generated using an Epson V600, using factory defaults. The scans were not altered other than cropping/straightening using iPhoto on a *expletive* MacBook.
  • The Close-Ups are scanned at 600 dpi 24 bit colour.

Bye,

Sandy1

 

EDIT - Expletives deleted, then replaced as *expletive* Lloyd requested.

Such naughty FPN boys! :thumbup:

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On my monitor, I can't tell them apart. Can you differentiate them in person?

P.S. can you replace you expletives?

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Lloyd,

 

I tried the same experiment using samples from Pear Tree Pen Co some time ago.

 

My conclusions: They are VERY similar blues, in the sense of chroma value from color measurement, and high saturation. The DCSS is very slightly less reflective (darker). As they are both very intense bright inks, I felt the slightly darker DCSS was more professional and ordered a bottle.

 

I am happy with that choice, but I wish to emphasize they are VERY close. With a reference sample of each and an unknown on the same sheet of paper (ABX test) I think I could tell them apart - just barely. With any degree of separation, I could likely be fooled.

 

Lake Placid Blue is also similar, but lighter still. I would say it's lightness is a little more evident.

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On my monitor, I can't tell them apart. Can you differentiate them in person?

P.S. can you replace you expletives?

Love the P.S. :roflmho:

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On my monitor, I can't tell them apart. Can you differentiate them in person?

P.S. can you replace you expletives?

Love the P.S. :roflmho:

Blue language for the blue inks seems appropriate.

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination."

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On my monitor, I can't tell them apart. Can you differentiate them in person?

P.S. can you replace you expletives?

Hi,

In person: I've been looking at these swatches & written samples under a variety of light sources, and they seem to be very much the same colour.

On the scanner's densitometer, the colour readings are so close as to be identical.

The density or luminosity or pale-dark shows an ever so slight difference, with the PRAB coming in just a hair lighter - certainly no more than could be caused by a slight difference in wetness between writers; or a change in papers.

 

And I've replaced the expletives. ("No rest for the wicked," my great Aunt Carol keeps telling me.)

 

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Lloyd,

 

I tried the same experiment using samples from Pear Tree Pen Co some time ago.

 

My conclusions: They are VERY similar blues, in the sense of chroma value from color measurement, and high saturation. The DCSS is very slightly less reflective (darker). As they are both very intense bright inks, I felt the slightly darker DCSS was more professional and ordered a bottle.

 

I am happy with that choice, but I wish to emphasize they are VERY close. With a reference sample of each and an unknown on the same sheet of paper (ABX test) I think I could tell them apart - just barely. With any degree of separation, I could likely be fooled.

 

Lake Placid Blue is also similar, but lighter still. I would say it's lightness is a little more evident.

Hi,

 

I use the 'for instance' of a person reading a letter with some pages written in one ink, other pages written with the second ink - I don't think that one would notice from 1 page to the next, even if they were told 2 inks were used.

 

So, that brings us to manners: IMHO, the American Blue has it hands down over the DC Supershow Blue when writing. (I haven't finished the DCSsB Ink Review yet - next month I hope.)

 

Also, I prefer the AB because it was so d*rn close to the Parker Penman Sapphire, as was shown in my PPS Ink Review. But in the written samples, the use of 2 nibs - one markedly wetter than the other - apparently satisfied the 'nay-sayers'.

 

But let's ignore the JHEdS::PRCC comparison, OK?

 

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Thanks for the #^%@$ analysis. It was really @*&^#$% interesting.

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Hi,

 

For those who mix inks, this may be of interest:

 

Mix Link

 

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On my monitor, I can't tell them apart. Can you differentiate them in person?

P.S. can you replace you expletives?

Love the P.S. :roflmho:

Blue language for the blue inks seems appropriate.

 

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