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Had high hopes for this one, but was let down. :(

 

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Feather feather feather feather…

 

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Can't recommend this one. :(

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This is a great colour so if it comes to Britain, I'll have a go!

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Thanks for the review. Certainly looks like it feathers. Looks similar in color to Noodler's Purple Heart which I love; its behavior is excellent for me. Do you have PH, and if so, how does it compare to Purple Wampum?

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Thank you for another great review. This reminds me of Diamine Grape which appears (in my expereince) to behave very well in comparison to your experience of Wampum.

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Purple Wampum isn't the best behaved ink out there, but it is much more friendly in dryer pens. A bit of a bummer, since it's a wonderful color, but pen choice can greatly improve the situation.

 

Purple Heart isn't quite the same color, but similar, and is much better behaved. If I ever make it through my bottle of Purple Wampum it'll be replaced with Purple Heart.

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It seemed to have less feathering when you diluted it. Did you find that to be the case? I'll admit, it's not too my taste colorwise -- I much prefer brighter purples like North African Violet, plus this appears to have a sort of brownish undertone (at least on my screen).

Thanks for the review, though: it helps to see what other peoples' experience of different inks are (and everyone's color taste is different -- I've seen people rave about colors I personally thought were completely atrocious, and if I hadn't tried a sample of Herbin's Rouge Hematite I would never have guessed I would have like an ink that color).

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"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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Right off the bat, it remnds me of D's Eclipse. At least many company's "Aubergine". Nevertheless, it does seem to feather unbearably -- which I could accept -- but the other properties let me down too.

 

Hugh

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This is one of my all time favorite inks, even though it can feather a bit when used with certain pen and paper combos. Don't give up on it yet.

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I strongly support the suggestion to try a dryer pen. I have it in a Higgins Pengraphic with an Osmiroid Ital F Straight nib and haven't had any trouble with feathering. It is a great color if you like your colors slightly grayed (as I do) but it is the grayest of the Noodler's violets/purples (Nightshade is the brownest) so do go for one of the others if you want a "clean" purple or violet.

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I love purple wampum in a dry fine pen, my Pilot 78G F is permanently inked with wampum and it's v nice in my new Vanishing point EF also. It has some water resistance and is a nice work ink, dark and professional but not boring black.

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Reminds me of Poussière de Lune suffering clinical depression. Excellent review though, as always :thumbup:

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