Comparison: Caran D' Ache Blue Sky :: Sheaffer Skrip Blue

[Sandy1]

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

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

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Figure 1.

Gray Scale.

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Figure 2. Written Samples.

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Figure 2 Layout:

A. Cd'A-BlS from Pelikan.

B. SS-Bl from Pelikan.

C. Cd'A-BlS from Lamy.

D. SS-Bl from Lamy

E. Alternating lines from the Pelikan starting with Cd'A-SBl.

F. Alternating lines from Lamy starting with Cd'A-SBl.

 

Figure 3. Other Stuff.

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Figure 3 Layout:

G. Cd'A-BlS from Pelikan: Smear/Dry Time, and Wet Test.

H. Swabs:

Cd'A-BlS - 3 Passes

SS-Bl - 3 Passes

Cd'A-BlS - 2 Passes

SS-Bl - 2 Passes

Cd'A-BlS - 1 Pass

SS-Bl - 1 Pass

I. May be mistaken for One, -1-, so is not used.

J. SS-Bl from Pelikan: Smear/Dry Time, and Wet Test.

 

Observations:

Flow Rate

• Cd'A-BlS : Not quite wet.
• SS-Bl : Not quite wet.

Clogging

• Cd'A-BlS : Not noticed.
• SS-Bl : Not noticed.

Feathering

• Cd'A-BlS : None
• SS-Bl : None

Bleed-Through

• Cd'A-BlS : None
• SS-Bl : None

Show-Though

• Cd'A-BlS : None
• SS-Bl : None

Shading

• Cd'A BlS

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• SSBl

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Saturation

• Cd'A-BlS : Modest
• SS-Bl : Modest

Comment/s

• The two inks are so close that it's sort of spooky.
• Section E

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Densitometer (FWIW)

 

• Cd'A-BlS
  • Red 109
  • Grn 125
  • Blu 224
  • Lum 141

• SS-Bl
  • Red 107
  • Grn 128
  • Blu 225
  • Lum 143

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Materiel:

• Paper
  • Written Sample: Rhodia.
  • Other Tests: HPJ1124.

• Pens
  • Pelikan M200 + M200-series g-p steel M.
  • Lamy Safari + steel 1.1i.

Images:

• Scans were made on an Epson V600 scanner; factory defaults were accepted.
• Figures shown were scanned at 96 dpi & 24 bit colour.
• Images linked were scanned at 300 dpi & 24 bit colour.
• Scans went straight to the file sharing thingy.

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Edited July 25, 2010 by Sandy1

[esterbex]

They are so very, very close, but the Skrip appears to me more transparent than the CdA. Both are beautiful blues.

Thanks for the comparison S1!

[fabrimedeiros]

Great job as usual! Both are very similar and also pretty colors. I only regret that none of them are really quite waterproof, which is essential for my job. One question: How do you do "Color Densitometry"??

 

Best regards,

 

Fabricio

Edited July 28, 2010 by fabrimedeiros

[Basset]

Thanks for saving me $. I have lots of Skrip, and clearly there's no need for me to spend $ on a bottle of Blue Sky.

[Sandy1]

They are so very, very close, but the Skrip appears to me more transparent than the CdA. Both are beautiful blues.

Thanks for the comparison S1!

Hi,

Thanks for adding the word 'transparent' (transparency) to my inky lexicon.

And yes, 'in person' there is an ever-so-slight difference in transparency; and I'm glad that is seen on your monitor.

Bye,

S1

[Sandy1]

Great job as usual! Both are very similar and also pretty colors. I only regret that none of them are really quite waterproof, which is essential for my job. One question: How do you do "Color Densitometry"??

 

Best regards,

 

Fabricio

Hi,

 

For a conventional Blue ink that is highly water-resistant, I use the Pilot 'Blue' (from a bottle).

Also, at times I've used a diluted Sailor nano Blue-Black ink to get the exact light-dark density. The only thing with that ink is that one must cleanse their pens before and after use - extremely immaculately clean.

As time permits, I'll put-up a comparison of the Sheaffer Blue to the Pilot Blue. (Not much point in using the Cd'A Blue Sky.)

 

RE: "Color Densitometry":

The Epson V600 scanner has a modest suite of tools for scanning photographs and film. So it has a Tool that 'breaks-down' a selected area into Red, Green and Blue components; 'Luminosity' is just the amount of light reflected, which is the 'light-dark' aspect of a colour. So, within reason, the colour (R-G- remains the same regardless of light-dark, so I find an instance for both inks that has the same Luminosity, then read the R-G-B numbers.

I have talked to a few people who know about such things, and they have guided me to use that approach. However, they've cautioned me that it is a Graphic Arts tool, and not to put a lot of importancein those numbers - 'trust your eye' is what I was told.

 

Best Regards,

S1

[Sandy1]

Thanks for saving me $. I have lots of Skrip, and clearly there's no need for me to spend $ on a bottle of Blue Sky.

Hi,

As much as I like Blue Sky, I won't be replacing the bottle I have.

I also thought it was very honest (gutsy) of Mr Goulet to suggest a comparison of two inks, 1 of which I don't believe he carries.

I have a wee project in mind comparing a number of 'Classic Blues'. A lot of them have been reviewed, but not in a way that allows ease of comparison.

Obviously, insomnia and OCD have something to do with this.

Bye

S1