Montblanc Seaweed Green Minireview

[tenurepro]

Here is mini-review of MB Seaweed Green on Rodia.... after you check out jgrasty's awesome review.

I noticed a large amount of variation in shade and colour of this ink depending on the flow of the pen. For example - the very wet 145 OB shows off the ink as more olivey and saturated, while the other nibs give it a more subtle and paler shade of green. Although i like this ink, I am not sure if I want it in all of my pens. It looks a bit boring coming out of a dry fine nib, but i love it in my flexy Nakaya soft medium, where the shading is most pronounced.

 

 

[dannyboy]

Nice review and great color--how would this compare to Diamine's Black/Green?

[lapis]

Nice review and great color--how would this compare to Diamine's Black/Green?

Nice review, especially in regard to your comparisons with different pens.

I too find the colour itself boring. In any of my pens -- from very wet BB down to F -- it still doesn't remind me of any of the seaweed I ever saw in the underwater forests west of LA. Or, for that matter, above water or on the beach.

 

Mike

[tenurepro]

Thanks Danny Boy and Lapis. Danny Boy - haven't tried Diamine's Black/Green so can't comment. Mike - i think i know what you mean - i would've preferred if it was a shade darker. The 145 is very wet, so you get a greenish hue but the shading is not as pronounced. The Nakaya shows of the range of this ink nicely from a greyish green (unshaded) to a black/green (w/ shading); but i think i would've liked it a tad bit darker.

[georges zaslavsky]

Looks like it is the new MB Racing Green but with a lighter tone

[inkstainedruth]

That is a really unusual color. Somewhere between green, grey, and greenish sepia on my screen).

It really does look like an old fashioned ink that has faded over the years, but still seems really legible -- not too light.

Thanks for the review.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[tenurepro]

Thanks Georges and Ruth -

The color is pretty unusual, and the 'faded'-look really adds some charm on personal correspondence.

 

Happy holidays!

[Patrick C]

Thanks for the review, great to see it from the OB nibs - IMHO this ink looks its best (Shading) from a stubish nib I use it in my TWSBI 540 with the Stub nib - great shaded writing...great ink

[jgrasty]

:embarrassed_smile: Thanks for the shoutout, and nice review, too.

[Truman]

Thanks for doing the review! I'm a fan of many MB inks but this one does nothing for me I'm afraid.

[dannytang]

J. Swift Seaweed Green is the only green ink I own, it's not my preferred shade of green, but I do love it's shading characteristics.